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Old Aug 3, 2010 | 11:05 PM
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1985 300SD White Smoke

Newbie here and my very first post.
I just inherited this 300SD and it smokes at idle and when you first get going. Once on the freeway, no smoke at all. Then when i get off the freeway and back on surface street for a while, white smoke comes back.
Dip stick does not look milky and no external leaks seen/detected.
Power is still strong and gets up to speed and cruises 80mph with no problems.
Help needed to get rid of James Bond like smoke screen.
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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 01:02 AM
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Are you using excess oil or coolant ?
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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 01:08 AM
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Just got the car two days ago. I'll check 2morrow for any oil/coolant consumption.
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no consumption of coolant or oil.
could the Injection Pump timing need adjustment. if so, how would I go about adjusting timing of pump
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