Thanx Rob ;
My Son was adamant I shouldn't rebuild the turbo charger , a buddy of his who's a top flight Mechanic did one and it still smoked the tell tale thin stream of blue smoke.....
I bought Kent Bergman's up graded kit with new shaft and worked very carefully but who knows ? .
It did help the power but not as much as did bumping the timing .
The impeller wheels were much cleaner than I expected when I took it apart .
I saved the old shaft in case anyone needed a good used one .
I'll post here what ever I find or do to it .
-Nate
Rob wrote :
Nate,
If you rebuilt the turbo, it should be fine, as long as the parts weren't damaged.
I had some smoking issues that I hoped would be sorted by a Turbo rebuild, yet they weren't.
The turbo rebuild sure helped the power, and was well worth it.
Rob
Garden Grove, CA
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On 2/28/16 7:00 AM,
vwnate1@... [diesel_mercedes] wrote:
Well Mark ;
It's grey/black smoke so I *think* so ~ typically turbo smoke is a steady thin white or blue smoke at all loads / speeds .
I overhauled the turbo last Summer so it's entirely possible I didn't do it right but before I go there , I need to address the excess fuel issue .
I was looking at an '85 300D yesterday and the IP had been removed without touching the oil filter canister ~ I'd love to hear the details of that as I want to swap out the IP on my '84 Coupe .
I'm already resigned to replacing the turbo but not until I know the fuel injection system is 100 % .
-Nate
Mark wrote :
Are you sure the smoke is coming from the IP? From the symptoms, it could be from leaky shaft seals in the turbo....
Mark in Centennial, CO
1979 300SD (which could be yours for a mere $1800!)
