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Old 01-02-2017, 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by sixto View Post
The turbos might not be spooling quickly enough to keep us with fuel enrichment. In the '92 you can swap the vacuum wastegate actuator for a pressure actuator and/or adjust the ALDA. I don't think it's that easy in an electronically controlled 606. Is there more than a hair's width of radial play and any axial play in the turbos?

Sixto
83 300SD
98 E320 wagon
My silver E300 has a rebuilt turbo at 290k, and I checked my e300 and the shaft has next to no play...

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Originally Posted by Diseasel300 View Post
some smoke is going to happen on an IDI diesel, there's just no way around it. The quantity is what's important. Is it just a haze of black smoke, or are you belching out a portable hazmat site like the Cummins boys do? If the latter, you may need to look into it further.
Nothin' like the cummins boys. It's nothing more than a haze. I figure if it is something serious I'd see a drop in fuel economy.

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Originally Posted by t walgamuth View Post
Are you seeing it at night? Its always very visible in the rear view at night with a car behind.
Yes, this is at night mostly.
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