Instructions for Changing your Glow Plugs

Here are instructions for 1998-1999 diesels.

My E320 CDI

I purchased my 2005 CDI from Sears Imported Autos in July of 2007. It had just over 80,000 miles on it. It was a lease return vehicle from Iowa. I had a bugger of a time getting service records for it as MB considers this as privacy-protected!? We needed something larger that was a diesel. I get 30mpg in mixed Hwy/Cty driving and 40mpg when strictly on the interstate. Thusfar, the dealership paid the labor to replace the glowplugs as their salesman told me that they replaced the glowplugs before I bought the vehicle. In fact, they had only replaced one. A bad #6 plug manifested itself as an itermittant glow plug circuit fault. I purchased OBDII code scanning software and an OBDII plug for $122. Two weekends ago, the water pump started leaking and that was a $500 job at my local independent mechanic. FYI, the cheapest part price was from MBZ. I will try to keep this BLOG updated with relevant inforation for all to make use of.