Glow Plugs and Controller
06-21-2017, 10:49 PM
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2009 MB ML320 CDI
Glow Plugs and Controller
Hi
I'm wondering if I should replace our glow plug controller (09). It's got a metal base and a plastic top.
First glow plug failed in say 18 months from new (replaced under warranty). Since then 4 more have failed, one replaced twice. At that stage I replaced them all (2 hadn't failed). I see another one has gone now. We've only done 90,000km. Glow plug failure warning is glow plug light stays on for a bit after starting. Replacing failed glow plug, the one with some resistance, corrects this. (NO I HAVEN'T GOT A CODE READER.)
So wondering if replacing the controller with part number 6429007701 - is this the latest version? Would the glow plugs give less trouble?
Thanks.
I'm wondering if I should replace our glow plug controller (09). It's got a metal base and a plastic top.
First glow plug failed in say 18 months from new (replaced under warranty). Since then 4 more have failed, one replaced twice. At that stage I replaced them all (2 hadn't failed). I see another one has gone now. We've only done 90,000km. Glow plug failure warning is glow plug light stays on for a bit after starting. Replacing failed glow plug, the one with some resistance, corrects this. (NO I HAVEN'T GOT A CODE READER.)
So wondering if replacing the controller with part number 6429007701 - is this the latest version? Would the glow plugs give less trouble?
Thanks.
Last edited by Kiwi Ed; 06-21-2017 at 10:52 PM.
06-26-2017, 08:52 AM
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