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Recipe - Ram ProMaster 3.0L EcoDiesel I4 (2014-2016)

Specific Fix build

Reliability tier: aggregated - verify before ordering, see /disclosure/

Flashing glow lamp or rough cold starts on the ProMaster EcoDiesel (F1C): the lamp names the cylinder - measure plugs before condemning the module (mode Glow plugs and module: cold starts).

Parts

• F1C Glow Plug (68576776AA, current) - glow plug (68576776AA, current) (qty 4)
• F1C Glow Plug Module (68167867AA) - glow plug module (68167867AA) (qty 1)

Install order

1. verify battery health first
2. read the glow codes per cylinder
3. measure plug resistance before condemning the module
4. replace the failed plug(s), or the module if the plugs test good

Expected outcome

Glow lamp stays off; clean cold starts.

Do not

• do not replace the module on a lamp code before measuring the plugs

Parts budget

About $60-$140 in parts. It depends on what the diagnosis finds; each option below is what you buy together. Prices marked "at Dave's" are Dave's Auto Center's, the same as in his store; the others are approximate prices from OEM and maker catalogs, rounded (a manufacturer's list price can run higher). Parts only, no labor.

• about $60: 4 × F1C Glow Plug (68576776AA, current) (about $15)
• about $140: F1C Glow Plug Module (68167867AA) (about $140)

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