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Old 08-12-2010, 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by funola View Post
How much have you driven this car? If it sat for a long time, or if it was babied by the PO, maybe all it needs is a dose of good ol Italian tuneup! When I bought my 83 300D turbo, it was slow, sluggish, and the exhaust was smokey. Changing all the fluids and filters and driving it hard cleaned it up good and the engine became more and more responsive with more power over time.
I've driven it for about 3500km - but it has been out of action since April or so. However I don't hang about when I'm driving... I was hoping that a bit of pedal to the metal would help with the car's behaviour but in this case it seems as though it has been sat for too long (even before I bought it) and so I guess every rubber component needs to be replaced.

I've just renewed every rubber part underneath - looks like the engine is next.
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