Just bought a 84 300SD
08-20-2015, 03:40 PM
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Just bought a 84 300SD
I just bought a 300SD for $1100 So far I have been catching up on maintenance:
New oil
New transmission fluid and filter
Flushed coolant
New upper and lower radiator hoses
New expansion tank
New fuel filters
New air filters
New diff fluid
Adjusted valves
Diesel Kleen
EGR vacuum hose plugged
Exhaust rehung
Breather form the air box wielded back on
Lubricated throttle linkage
Things that will be done in the next week:
New pads and rotors
New brake fluid
New shocks (KYB Nitro pressurized)
Fixed rust in the trunk
Charged A/C
New rack damper bolt
New brighter Headlights
Everything going in it is Mercedes approved. All oils are top of the line full synthetic. All parts are from reputable suppliers.
I'm Getting this thing ready for at least a million miles.
The car is at 300,000 Miles, burns no oil and seems to have zero wear on the cam lobes. All fluids came out looking great. Chain guides look to be in great shape and there is plenty of tension on the chain. It starts up fast with some shaking at idle that I hope to fix.
My Turbo has a bit of vertical play and from idle takes about 8 seconds to spin down. Considering replacing it...... Do these have aluminum impellers of steel. If it is steel I might replace it since a shard of steel will be much worse then a shard of aluminum in my cylinders.
What are your are your opinions on the turbo????
New oil
New transmission fluid and filter
Flushed coolant
New upper and lower radiator hoses
New expansion tank
New fuel filters
New air filters
New diff fluid
Adjusted valves
Diesel Kleen
EGR vacuum hose plugged
Exhaust rehung
Breather form the air box wielded back on
Lubricated throttle linkage
Things that will be done in the next week:
New pads and rotors
New brake fluid
New shocks (KYB Nitro pressurized)
Fixed rust in the trunk
Charged A/C
New rack damper bolt
New brighter Headlights
Everything going in it is Mercedes approved. All oils are top of the line full synthetic. All parts are from reputable suppliers.
I'm Getting this thing ready for at least a million miles.
The car is at 300,000 Miles, burns no oil and seems to have zero wear on the cam lobes. All fluids came out looking great. Chain guides look to be in great shape and there is plenty of tension on the chain. It starts up fast with some shaking at idle that I hope to fix.
My Turbo has a bit of vertical play and from idle takes about 8 seconds to spin down. Considering replacing it...... Do these have aluminum impellers of steel. If it is steel I might replace it since a shard of steel will be much worse then a shard of aluminum in my cylinders.
What are your are your opinions on the turbo????
08-20-2015, 03:47 PM
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I'm Excited to start learning about Diesels and Mercedes vehicles. I am astounded at the quality and ease of access for all the components. (Not to mention the dirt cheap prices for everything)
Working on this car is a welcome break from working on my Range Rover which is only slightly less complicated then the Mars Rover.
Any advise for owning and maintaining these cars is greatly appreciated. If anyone here is in the Lynchburg VA area and needs a hand turning wrenches, PM me I would be happy to help!
Working on this car is a welcome break from working on my Range Rover which is only slightly less complicated then the Mars Rover.
Any advise for owning and maintaining these cars is greatly appreciated. If anyone here is in the Lynchburg VA area and needs a hand turning wrenches, PM me I would be happy to help!
08-20-2015, 04:00 PM
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1987 300SDL
Welcome to the machine! These are truly fine vehicles from a day where German engineers were not reigned in by bean counters and pencil pushers. There are faster, smoother, quieter cars out there, but none (that I have found), with the soul of a 126! Happy trails!
Rob
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