Mine collected a lot of oil at the U-shaped intake tube between the air filter housing and the turbo, but, that was caused by a blown diaphram in the vacuum pump.
Mark in Lakewood, CO
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
From: vwnate1@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 04:35:23 +0000
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Sylvia - 1983 300 SD - Major maintenance down under - "glowing" results (so far)
Engine out & on the ground (pic #2) ?? why ? .
The turbo sucks air out of the air cleaner , not spits it in .
As long as it runs well , keep it regularly serviced (valve adjustments & _HOT_ oil & filter changes) and it should be fine .
Oil in the air cleaner was a problem from near new , Mercedes tweaked the crankcase vent numerous times to deal with this , I just wipe it clean any time I'm servicing the car , since my engine overhaul , the air cleaner hardly gets any oil mist in it .
-Nate
Barton wrote:
>
> Last week, Sylvia went in to the shop for new glow plugs, to diagnose front end wobble on decel from 65-40 and the ongoing exorcism of
> the electrical demons.
>
> See my new Yahoo diesel_mercedes photo album for Sylvia here:
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diesel_mercedes/photos/album/614318898/pic/2128952407/view
>
> Final repair and parts list includes:
>
> Remove/replace new (rebuilt) steering box (did not go seal kit route)
> 2x tie rods
> 2x ball joints
> 2x control arms
> Idler arm rebuild kit
> 2x fuel filters
> 5x new glow plugs
> 1x power steering reservoir seal
> 1x bosch voltage regulator - inspect wire harness, clean as needed
>
> oil change + filter
> high speed balance 4x new Michelins on 16" rims
> alignment
> MA State inspection
>
> Due to (ahem) budgetary constraints, had to stop here:
>
> still to be done:
>
> turbo is (still) venting oil into the air cleaner implying
> bad/warn turbo? anyone want to guesstimate parts/labor for
> this task?
>
> Car now drives like it's on rails (again). Still
> accelerates like a 250,000 year old dog but started
> like a brand new car @ 23F (not sure how "warm" it
> was when I picked it up at the shop, engine temp was below 40C).
>
> Headlights still fluctuate (as they always did) at
> reduced/increased revs, but all systems (interior, radio,
> climate control, turn signals, etc) stayed on and acted
> normal (so far) on 10 mi ride home.
>
> Car passed inspection (again) on first attempt.
>
> Hopefully all you'll hear from me soon enough will
> be silence (on these topics....)
>
> As to my request for locks/keys - the reason
> I'm looking for replacements is that I don't have
> the VIN # for the car they came from, (they are not
> original - I don't know why) so there's no new keys to make.
>
> Will be dragging a magnet in the gear selector
> black hole for sure tomorrow...who knows, maybe
> the key gremlins will yield the Ring that binds
> them all... :^)
>
> -Barton
>
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