Diesel Engine Specific Aid
Rear crankshaft seal
It has been said that if the rear crankshaft seal is leaking, it would come out of the opening in the bell housing of the transmission. And, that one should not be confused about oil coming from further forward on the engine.
Can I assume that if my torque converter was clean and dry, that the rear crankshaft seal is not leaking?
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Valve Adjustment 83 MBCDT
Mercedessource Diesel Valve Adjustment Procedures calls for and shows the cam lobe to be straight up, ie vertical.
Mercedes Maintenance Manual: Tip of cam should be vertical in relation to the rocker arm.
Haynes states same and shows the lobe to be 1 o'clock. Diesel Giant says the same but shows vertical position in second photo of two lobe positions.
Vertical lobe or 1 o'clock looking front to firewall down the camshaft?
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Won't shut off
126120 / 300SD
Just, by hand, tried to run it up to blow a little carbon out. Everything was fine , blew alittle out, she's purring like a kitten, but now it wo'nt shut off.
Thanks for the help,
Tim
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85 300TD Loss of power, then stalls
Car started with bad idle in neutral and park (fine in drive), then loss of power on hills, finally crept down to a crawl on highway, eventually stalling. If allowed to sit for a while, would run another mile or so then the same thing. Had been set up and used with veggie oil (2 tank Plantdrive system)but after having this same problem last fall, system was bypassed to run directly on diesel. At that time and over the winter gas tank was removed and cleaned out, screen cleaned, engine breather cleaned out, filters changed (more than once) and the atmospheric compensator replaced.
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'83 300D - How to check Oil Pressure?
I recently purchased a 1983 300D with about 148k miles. There are a couple items that don't work, but I'll limit this post to the most critical. On the dashboard, the oil pressure indicator is at zero and does not move at all. I am reluctant to drive the car until I can find out if it is a faulty guage or if there is in fact no oil pressure. Any ideas?
(The other items that don't work are the tachometer and the cigarette lighter)
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Strange sound at 1800 RPM while accelerating in 91 350SD
I just changed both fuel filters and the oil on my 350SD and on my test drive the car made a strange noise or vibration at 1800 rpm. It almost seems like a cavitation. Motor mounts are good....I did a diesel purge 3000 miles ago....and it's normal and smooth at all other speeds. It has a newer non-rod bending 603. New nozzles needed??
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1987 300 sdl - odd starting problem
i am having odd start up/running syptoms. car starts and runs perfect when cold. after warm up, requires 2-3 starting attempts. intermittently will not take fuel after warm start (especially if i continue cranking on first attempt until firing - usually no more than 10 seconds). fuel filters have been changed, diesel purge performed (actually looked pretty clean). car has 241,000 miles and looks to have been pretty well maintained. timing chain is tight.
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Engine won't start
I bought a '81 300D and it would start easily through the fall, when it started to get cold (25-32 deg F) it was still starting. I went out and tried to start it when the temp had dropped into the 20's and I have not been able to start it since (even now that it is summer time). I have checked the glow plugs, I replaced the priming pump and fuel filter. I have loosened the fuel lines at the injectors and I am not getting much fuel squirting out when I crank the engine.
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Overheating 93 300d 2.5
Mmmmm so my 300d 2.5 with 176k miles started to overheat at the beginning of the summer. I replaced a worn out fan clutch which fixed the issue for a few months. However now it's starting to run hot again, even worse if I run the a/c or drive hard. I have a thermostat to install however are the water pumps known for going out or the radiators for clogging? Car has no coolant leak. No other driveability issues runs great idle is perfect.