I just bought a 99 E300 turbo diesel with 200k on the odometer. It runs good but has not started like it should from day one, meaning that it would turn over a couple of times before firing up in warm weather. Now that it's cold, it will not start at all. It is acting like it's out of fuel. Can anyone tell me where I could be losing fuel due to cold weather? Or is there something I'm overlooking?

Most likely it is a Glow Plug issue. One or more not working.

Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works

I was under the impression that, if a glow plug was bad, there would be a message on the dash computer. That would truly suck if that was the case ��

Filters and GP's are the 1st places to go.

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1985 300D 198K sold
1982 300D 202K
1989 300E 125K
1992 940T

"If you dont have time to do it safely, you dont have time to do it"

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."

That would be nice if those sort of things worked like they were supposed to. (This reminds Me of what I was told when I was in College taking My Respiratory Therapy Training. No matter what Lab Tests or Electrical Monitors indicate you need to focus on what is going on with the Patient.)

Pull off the Glow Plug Relay and inspect the Relay Fuse for cracks or burnt. See if the Screws that hold the Fuse down are snug.

Take your Volt/Ohm Meter and follow the Diesel Giants Pictorial on Glow Plug Repair (this is not an endorsement to buy parts on that site). An adequate digital Volt/Ohm Meter is cheap at Harbor Freight stores.

You don't need to get dirty and the whole check will take about 3-5 minutes and you will be 95% sure if the Glow Plugs are working or not.

If your year and model has a Vacuum Shutoff on the Fuel Injection Pump disconnect the Hose at the Fuel Injection Pump and plug the Hose end. If it starts OK like that you may have an issue with the Vacuum Shutoff Valve on the Steering Colum Lock.

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84 300D, 82 Volvo 244Gl Diesel

There is about a 99% chance it's a glow plug issue.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

Can you update your profile under User CP to indicate your location? I think I know who this is, but want to be sure it is you Justin.

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daw_two
Germantown, TN

Links:
Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior
Cluster Needles Paint
New Old Stock (NOS) parts

Past:
3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda"
04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben"
& many more

What's up David? Is that you?

I forgot to mention something. If the Glow Plug Relay was not working correctly it might not send any error signal to the Glow Plug Light.

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84 300D, 82 Volvo 244Gl Diesel

Update on the condition of my condition.... It was hell but I finally got her started. Upon starting, I noticed lots of smoke coming out of the tailpipe and now, my check engine light is on. It ran great but Autozone was closed so I will take it tomorrow and check the code(s) for the check engine light and have the glow plugs' resistance checked. I will post all information ASAP. Thanks for all of the advice and support, guys.





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My check engine code was P1369. Autozone's system pointed me in the direction of glow plug number 5. I did a resistance check at the glow plug relay and confirmed that number 5 and number 2 are bad. Should I go ahead and replace all of the glow plugs or just the bad ones? I'm not sure when they were all changed. The previous owner said they were changed last year but had no paperwork to back this up.

In Mississippi it usually doesn't get very cold. Replace the known bad glow plugs and you should be good until another one goes bad.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

Does anyone know of where to get a reamer for the glow plug sockets on a 99 E300? Or how to make one?