Hey..
My glow plugs weren't working on my 84 300SD... Plugs good, wires good.. Fuse good.. Crap... The relay..
I removed it this morning-- planning to steal one from my other SD..
I made a "jumper" for the glow plugs-- showed my 17 year old daughter how to "make 'er glow..." I'm going to have to make a better version of THAT to have her keep in the glove compartment-- for "self rescue..."
But then decided... Let's open this up, before we drive across town..
The contact points on the solenoid were dirty... Cleaned them good with an emery board...
FIXED..
Tools needed. 10mm and 8mm sockets, A u-joint/short extension or some serious flexibility to get on the bolt holding the "invisible" bolt on the glow plug relay. And a small flat head screw driver to open the relay. (4 screws-- visible from the plug in side...)
....I can't see how you could do this, without removing it from the car. Sorry!
I took pictures of inside the box-- I'll post them later. But it's a VERY easy fix..
A late but Merry Christmas, to my Mercedes Diesel family!
Anthony
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