1998 - E300TD Cold Start Problem

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mickthebrit - 20 Apr 2008 09:22 GMT

I have a 1998 E300TD and have ben very happy with it .. very happy. It
worked fine until last week. Twice last week it failed to start on a
cold morning .. the plugs are good. When the weather is a little
warmer or tehcar i shot then there are no problems it starts first
time everytime. Can anyone shed any light .. thx

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trader4@optonline.net - 20 Apr 2008 15:05 GMT

> I have a 1998 E300TD and have ben very happy with it .. very happy. It
> worked fine until last week. Twice last week it failed to start on a
> cold morning .. the plugs are good. When the weather is a little
> warmer or tehcar i shot then there are no problems it starts first
> time everytime. Can anyone shed any light .. thx

Did you verify that voltage is getting to the glow plugs?

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Tiger - 21 Apr 2008 15:20 GMT

Are you positive your glow plugs are good? What are the resistance readings
of each one?

If glow plugs are good, then I would say you need to change your glow plug
relay.

Does the glow plug light lite up?

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