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Old 07-26-2014, 09:20 PM
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Noob to noob advice - replacing glow plugs (1983 300d)

First time I had to replace my glow plugs... 'Be a badass' I thought, 'dont need to remove no hard lines' I thought. I've got a ton of fancy wrenches with extensions and adapters and crap - probably fairly easy.

The job, I've read, takes ~approx 1 hour. Took me 4 hours.

So my noob advice: Remove the hard lines! (Esp if you're going to ream each chamber... Mine needed it badly)

2 or 3 glow plugs are kinda easy with the hard lines still in... The rest range from '@%^#$%^#%^' to 'I want to kill myself'. Save your hamstrings / lower back!

Lesson learned.

Ps if you let your injector fuel lines really deteriorate they'll often break off on the injector nozzle when you try to pull them off. Not fun either. You either have to gently wiggle them off with pliers or something, or just rip them apart around the nozzle (all without damaging the nozzle).

Vodka time

Last edited by vstech; 07-26-2014 at 09:39 PM. Reason: profanity is not allowed
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