What happend to this GLOW PLUG??

[Dieselkraut23]

My friend has a 240 with 120k on the clock....car is clean and nice and USE to run well.

He said it didnt start right and the gps were fine so he tried to time it but messed it up.

i checked the timing and even removed the ip and checked it with the harmonic balancer and the cam shaft and all is spot on but it still was having starting problems.

Removed the gps and one was almost completely gone (gotta love Auto Lite) and the others were Beru. So he told me he replaced them and it was better but still not as good as before. Well i guess he used some Beru and some Bosch.

Well here is a Beru we pulled out tonight that was in the same hole and the Auto Lite that was GONE.

The picture speaks for its self but i have never seen this and there is no funny noise or anything......so anyone got any ideas whats doing this?

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Looks like it just blew out.

[TchTchr]

Were the GP holes reamed before installing new GP's? I'm thinking it may have been tight in there and the end snapped off. Just a guess.

[Stevo]

I've seen an "Auto Lite" GP (loop style) destroy a 616 engine when the tip fell off and part of it came to rest on top of the piston. Auto Lite=BAD

[pawoSD]

Originally Posted by Stevo

I've seen an "Auto Lite" GP (loop style) destroy a 616 engine when the tip fell off and part of it came to rest on top of the piston. Auto Lite=BAD

How exactly would the tip have fit through the tiny holes at the bottom of the prechamber? Seems unlikely.....

[Stevo]

Originally Posted by pawoSD

How exactly would the tip have fit through the tiny holes at the bottom of the prechamber? Seems unlikely.....

I dono, it doesn't have to be a very big piece with the clearance there is, the MB mechanic showed me the damage and the broken plug from that cylinder. I'll ask him about that when I see him next.

[KarTek]

Is the impingement ball or whatever it's called still in place in the pre-chamber?