Well my 240D glow plugs failed this morning

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Well my 240D glow plugs failed this morning

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02-23-2015, 08:13 AM

pj67coll

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Originally Posted by BillGrissom

The other measurement you can make is w/ red probe on glow plug and blk probe on ground, w/ plug in and "glow on", see if you get ~12 V across each glow plug. You only have ~20 sec each time. That is the best way to judge that your car is doing its job supplying them.

I'll check that when I get home from work this afternoon.

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Re ground, I usually use the fuel filter mount since close, but last time I got less resistance using the power steering pump. That matters more for the ohms test, not the volts test.

Good info, thanks. I've been using the fuel filler mount for ground as well.

- Peter.

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