Experiments in diesel longevity
11-11-2015, 12:05 PM
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Experiments in diesel longevity
Bought a 98 E300 Turodiesel with 246,000 miles with engine having 60,000. Body is decent. I posted on new member area. Just took it to mechanic to solve fuel leak and have #2 glow plug extracted plus other miscellaneous items.
So we will see.
Dan
So we will see.
Dan
11-12-2015, 07:28 PM
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The key is preventive maintenance. Change all fluids at stated intervals or a little before. I bought my 99 E300 with 89,000 on it. I'm almost at 225k. I took the head off to replace the gasket at 180k. You could still see the machining marks on the inside of the cylinder heads. My mechanic told me that's a great sign of regular oil changes. Check your trans, diff, brake, power steering fluids. Replace them all if you don't know when the last time they were done.
11-13-2015, 07:27 PM
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Do you know what caused the first engine to expire at less than 200K miles? It should have gone double that mileage.
