W211 glow plug relay... glow time
I have replaced glow plug relay and have same problem as before replacing it... Glow plug light goes out too quickly (1-2 second) and (hard) wont start in temp lower than -4C. I made custom wiring battery+ direct to all plugs for testing purpose. I connected a switch off course and pushed it aprox 3-4 second before cranking... and it started immediately -8C. help please.??
I have 0 voltage when glow light is on ..
Last edited by MB_user; Oct 18, 2021 at 12:44 PM.
Even without a glow cycle, the car should start without too much trouble even when it's COLD outside - like easily down to zero F.
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If there is no voltage on the red wire, you'll find the fuse from the passenger footwell (under the carpet, styrox pad and steel plate), second fuse from the left, 150A fuse.
Last edited by Heguli; Sep 13, 2022 at 05:22 PM.
If there is no voltage on the red wire, you'll find the fuse from the passenger footwell (under the carpet, styrox pad and steel plate), second fuse from the left, 150A fuse.
please fix your profile with the year and class designator like “ 2005 E220 CDI” people like me, are not familiar with all the car models. Do you have a 6 cylinder vehicle?
Last edited by ot1; Oct 5, 2022 at 12:22 AM.
The glow plug relay is located under the intake. And hard to get to.
If there is no voltage on the red wire, you'll find the fuse from the passenger footwell (under the carpet, styrox pad and steel plate), second fuse from the left, 150A fuse.
please fix your profile with the year and class designator like “ 2005 E220 CDI” people like me, are not familiar with all the car models. Do you have a 6 cylinder vehicle?
Have you come to any closer to an answer for the fault code 23EA?
I have changed the relay (output stage) and plugs. One pug had couple ohm resistance, the rest had Megaohm resistanse. The relay had drowned in oil. Actually a friend helped, I had to be somewhere else. And he didnt disconnect the battery and noticed there at least been incoming voltage to the relay. Thats why I was searching for a fuse - but this car doesnt have it either. MY 2008.
I still have the same fault code.
The relay is placed so idiotic so its going to be hard to even measure the pins at the connector.
So before anything - I pulled out a resistance box I have built.
Removed connector to coolant temp sensor and put in 40 kohm. Measured voltage at the glow plug connectors - and nothing. The glow light was lit for more than the 1-2 seconds at ambient temp 10C. It was lit for quite a meny seconds. So that works.
There was one other NEW fault code after my friend changed the relay and plugs (and shorted the incomming voltage connector) - 20A5-8 - probability fault, temperature sensor exhaust
The 23EA is NO SIGNAL - fault code. And Xentry tells me to test resistance for the LIN buss wire between pin 12 at the relay connector and the pin 66 at ECM connector. THAT is going to be fun to do! ...or NOT!
If there is no resistance, then to check ground points. If that too is ok - then its the relay...
Guess the best way to test LIN buss is to learn how to do it with my oscilloscope. Rather than trying to connect to the relay itself.
Ill update when Iam done.
I have also bought one day prepriction from MB. And have the wiring. The ground is located together with other stuff, on top of the engine.
The 150 amp fuse is on cars up to 2006. After that - there is no.








