BENZ AID - COMMON QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

I noticed a bit of soot in the instrument panel of my '84 300SD. I also get a few specks of soot on the grille and under the hood. My guess is that I have a minor leak somewhere on the exhaust side of the engine. Is there anywhere that seems prone to leakage? Exhaust manifold gasket, turbo gasket, etc.? Thanks for any advice you can provide. Tim Delaney Stewiacke, NS, Canada 1984 300SD, 225,000km

the transmission in my 6.9 has become all neutral. no engagement in any gear. this happened just after i started the car in the morning. i backed up about 3 feet, and that was it. prior to this, it worked perfectly, with no noises or malfunction of any kind. when i checked the fluid level it was very high. can anybody tell me anything? it was suggested that i check the auxiliary trans pump located below the ac compressor? help!

I believe I have the simptions of a faulty neutral safty switch. How difficult is it to replace on a 1976 300D 115 chassis?

I recently purchased some of your manuals and was checking out my newly purchased 82 300td and noticed it has excessive blow by and was 3 quarts low on oil after roughly 1000mi! I did your plug the breather trick and it goes for 3-4seconds before shutting down. This car starts great on frosty mornings and has lots of power, no smoke and no oil spots on the driveway. What do you think is the best method for freeing up sticky rings? (if that's my problem) I have a friend who fills his crankcase with biodiesel after draining the oil and idles for 10min or so. Do you think this is a bad idea?