Glow plugs failure, has this happened to you??

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Asked by Mark Aug 25, 2017 at 09:50 PM about the 2011 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 170 Extended Passenger Van

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Recently, one of the glow plugs went out on my Mercedes Benz Sprinter...3 litre
V6.   Had all six replaced for peace of mind.... dealership said that it seemed a
little premature with under 30,000 miles... They said that the glow plugs
normally go for 100,000 miles...    

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Mark answered 6 years ago

YES, the dealer said it was VERY unusual. Things happen, and no one was willing to tell me if the original owners may have done something i.e. wrong starting procedure, to quickly hasten the problem. May never know.

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Vangreen answered 4 years ago

What about a 2004 2500 P0299 comes up .i change the oil and oil filter and air filter yet now says -400 before was-100? Help green machine down

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Mark answered 4 years ago

Try this..... http://www.reset-service.com/oil-reset-light/service-light-reset-sprinterhttps://oilreset.com/2007-2013-mercedes-sprinter-dodge-sprinter-maintenance-light-reset/

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