Thanks for the reply. The filter is good but its good and wet all around the delivery valves. it runs down and makes things wet all around the lines but I cant yet tell if there is more leaks until the parts show up and I dig in. I found if I hang on the starter the engine fires and goes to about 300 RPM. If I were to get off the starter at that point it would quit but if i stay on the starter and wait the RPMs go down then will climb to about 700. then its safe to get off the starter and the engine will stay running. its just a temp fix until I fix the leaks. I must fix it because the wife cant cope with the new starting procedures. I only just got her to understand glow plugs.

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2007 ML320CDI
1986 Jeep CJ10a 6.2 diesel