Beru Glow Plugs - W124 Performance

Even glow plugs get old!The life span of glow plugs will vary depending on regularityof use and climatic conditions. Regular cold starting willcause glow plugs to age faster. Generally, by the time theunsatisfactory operation of the glow plug is noticed, it istoo late: At the first unexpected frost the diesel starts reallybadly, knocks loud and produces great clouds of smoke.Below minus 10 °C, it may not start at all. High time indeedto replace the glow plugs; preferably the whole set.Our tip: Ask your workshop to test the pre-heating systemwith a glow plug quick-tester at the next servicing. Ittakes only a few minutes, without removal of plugs.Make your diesel environmentally fit!Beru has retrofit sets for many vehicle models, to make thatused diesel more environmentally friendly. These sets includenew generation glow plugs and a modified glow phasecontrol unit which can simply replace the existing system.The benefit of these retrofit sets is that the control unitfacilitates glow plug pre-heating for up to 3 minutesafter starting. This ensures that the fuel combustion is morecomplete and quieter during the warm-up phase. Theengine starts quicker, smoother and with up to 40% lesssoot. That benefits the environment.What now: When the time comes to replace the glow plugs,why not upgrade to the environmentally friendly retrofitset. Furthermore: This modern glow plug technology fromBeru is fitted as standard on many new vehicles.Exhaust gas cloudingwithout and withenvironmentallyfriendly retrofit sets451% previously 32% with SR sets