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1982 240D Low oil pressure repair @ home?

So my 240 has low oil pressure at hot idle. Kent's "Diesel Performance Tuning and Repair" says that this is caused by either worn oil pump gears or crank bearings.

I am currently unemployed so I'd like to try to fix this without a mechanic, but I love my car and I don't want to risk f*cking something up royally and ruining it. Would this be the kind of thing I would be able to do myself? I can already do basic stuff like changing oil and I've installed the glow plug relay manual override so I have some pretty basic experience.

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W123

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1983 300D MELTED "C" FUSE

AN IMAGE OF THIS PROBLEM IS AVAILABLE AT http://www.gosla.com/EBAYPICS/melted.jpg

My car has been sitting for several months now as I've done various work to its engine. The moment came to start the car and it wouldn't start. The horn wouldn't sound. Some lights worked. I believe the problem is that the battery went dead while it was off the road. It's an old battery anyway and I'm about to drop a new optima into it.

While trying to find out why it wouldn't start, I checked the fuse box. All aluminum fuses were corroded. I already have the new fuse kit that is sold here - just didn't get around to putting them in.

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W123

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617 turbo valve stem seal differences?

Hi all; Well, I screwed up. I was just about to install the valve cover after replacing all 10 rubber valve seals and a valve adjustment and realized that I installed the seals on piston #3 backwards... I don't want to go back and do the job over now, if I can get away with it. I planned on changing the chain with the next valve adjustment, and I wouldn't mind getting another valve seal kit and re-doing the job then. Anyway, what would the consequences be of "leaving it as it is" for the next 12,000 miles or so?

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W123

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84 300d hard/won't start warm

I just got the car. its a 1984 300d The engine sounds and drives very good; smooth and quiet, scored really great on emissions, %3 opacity. The problem: when warm, if I shut it off for more than a few seconds it won't start, like it's not getting air; egr maybe? If I wait for about 15 minutes, It will then fire just fine with a bump of the key. I figured out, through necessity, that I could repeatadly bump the key to get a start after 5 or 10 bumps, but had very little power with that method, (lack of turbo?). this sound familiar to anyone? thanks first post

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W123

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82 300D Idling too fast

Hi Kent, Brook here...(of the Larry Mans clan)... 1982 Turbo W123 My car (Sherman) is idling way too fast these days. I took it into my MB shop at closing time the other day, so they didn't have much time to diagnose but we did notice that the "arms" that one pulls on from the engine to "rev" the engine (say, during a diesel purge) are sticking somewhat and not allowing the engine to relax into a normal idle. My mechanic sprayed some lubricant on the arm "joints" hoping that would release them a bit and yet after a few days, it's still happening.

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W123

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