It was a private seller.

I didn't get the feeling of BS artist.. just that he was just pretty clueless about that car.

Yeah.. I didn't like seeing the shiny new lower oil cooler hose.

The old wastegate hose looked like it had rotted off on its own.. didn't look like a cut, and looked like it had been plugged for a while (crud buildup).

Now there's a thought: how many of us who ar enjoying nice powerful accelerations have surrepetiously leaking wastegate hoses?

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good thing to check...and its not easy to see with the stock air cleaner assembly on it....

these don't last forever.........too much boost doesn't give you too much power either....you get excessive intake charge temps..you get exsesive boost pressure putting stress on the head gasket and pistons..and connecting rods and bearings.

I wonder how many "Head Gasket falures" are due to exxcessive boost due to this hose having failed. It only takes a small hole where you can't see it to keep the wastegate closed...

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1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

That's sort of what I meant. Being clueless didn't stop him from pulling flowery prose out of his a$$. Seems like it never does.

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2004 C240 Wagon 203.261 Baby Benz
2008 ML320 CDI Highway Cruiser
2006 Toyota Prius, Saving the Planet @ 48 mpg
2000 F-150, Destroying the Planet @ 20 mpg



TRUMP .......... WHITEHOUSE
HILLARY .........JAILHOUSE
BERNIE .......... NUTHOUSE
0BAMA .......... OUTHOUSE

I think the only way I could (and have been able to tell) when my wastegate hose went bad was I heard whistling noises. The hope probably is that when you took your MB into the dealer every oil change, they would probably eventually change out that hose.

Mine cracked and let air out...I noticed that when I floored it my boost pressure shot up past 20psi at times but for the most part the overboost protection keeps it from getting much past 15psi (safe limits).

Thats probably what the overboost valve is there for...people notice their car surging on acceleration and take it into the dealer and they replace the hose. Fix

Yes..assuming it works....and isn't bypassed.

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

Good point...even mine was disfunctional when I got it...

I am local, if you are looking for a diesel.

Please join our local http://mercedes.meetup.com/58/ and consider joining MBCA http://www.internationalstars.org/

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Prototype R&D/testing:
Thermal & Aerodynamic System Engineering (TASE) Senior vehicle instrumentation technician.
Noise Vibration and Harshness (NVH).
Dynamometer.
Heat exchanger durability.
HV-A/C Climate Control.
Vehicle build.
Fleet Durability
Technical Quality Auditor.
Automotive Technical Writer

1985 300SD
1983 300D
1984 190D
2003 Volvo V70
2002 Honda Civic

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I currently have a 1980 300d and my lastest find a 1984 300sd.
I am always looking to upgrade the fleet .

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I found the meckanick!

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84 300D Turbodiesel 190K with 4 speed manual sold in 03/2012

Wow that is a bright red w126!

I took that pic right after I rubbed it out, it has since faded again in less than a month, so I will be painting it soon.



Originally Posted by moetown
I currently have a 1980 300d and my lastest find a 1984 300sd.
I am always looking to upgrade the fleet .



Wow that is a bright red w126!