RustyDefender · Oct 26, 2023

This looks like a bigger problem.

Anaconda · Oct 27, 2023

Cheep for a reason. OP seems to have accepted that and is working his way through it.
Son's Ninety also has the fuses inside and no glow plug relay.

Dub Siren · Oct 29, 2023

miktdish said:
The later cars/300tdi have a timer relay that provides power to the glow plugs, the earlier cars relied on a spring in the ignition lock.

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Thanks! That makes sense.

Here is a photo of fuses as mentioned. Really appreciate this help! Slow response as been away working for a few days.

Dub Siren · Oct 29, 2023

RustyDefender said:
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This looks like a bigger problem.

Yes indeed. I got this when I bought it so have ordered full cam belt and gasket and pulley kit to change the belt and check. Thanks!

It does beg the question as someone mentioned - how on earth did this happen! Cheers

Dub Siren · Oct 29, 2023

KISSMYAURA said:
Yes it is severly deteriorated as shown by the cracks / delamination etc.
Gates or Dayco are the only ones really, everything else is total pants.
Be sure to change the tensioner and idler pulleys at the same time, its not a lot of money.
Check the idlers with the belt of give em a spin if you hear anything replace them, the other pulleys give them a wobble much the same as checking wheel bearings on normal car.
Only takes a few miles of no belt and then potential goodby engine, so makes sense to get good ones.
Allmakes, terrafirma, bearmach all the same stuff and total garbage!

Thanks I have ordered all Dayco replacements. Cheers for the heads up.

Brown · Oct 29, 2023

The damage may not have happened inside the car. If I know anything about scrap yards it'll have been yanked out of the donor vehicle with a forklift or telehandler, and been lying around the yard with people driving into it or over it for a while. You've only got to look at the state of the secondhand engines depicted on Ebay!

jimleshed · Oct 30, 2023

My 300tdi doesnt have a Glowplug relay either. Just a push switch (possibly off a series), and I very rarely needed to use it.

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