'83 240D w/Manual Tranny

[JimS]

For some time now I have been looking for a good condition 240D with four speed to use as a commuter (100 miles per day). We owned a '76 model in CA and drove it for years. I have found an '83 for sale locally in what appears to be excellent shape. Body and interior are near perfect and it runs out real well. Everything works including A/C. It does, however, hammer quite a bit at start up and then quiets down. Should this be a concern? Possibly an injector or glow plug issue? Car has very little smoke and good power. Mileage is 262K. Any help would be appreciated.

[pawoSD]

At 262k it likely still has the original injectors/nozzles, replacing those and rebuilding the injectors would probably alieviate the problem.

If its only hammering for a couple minutes when first started then its probably due to worn out glow plugs. Replacing the glow system on these cars with the Bosch after-glow relay and plugs goes a long way to fast, smooth starts.

[turbobenz]

A diesel purge may help with those injectors also

[toomany MBZ]

Originally Posted by pawoSD

If its only hammering for a couple minutes when first started then its probably due to worn out glow plugs. Replacing the glow system on these cars with the Bosch after-glow relay and plugs goes a long way to fast, smooth starts.

Second!

[matthias08]

yea.
my injectors are leaking, and i have atleast 1 bad GP. mine's rather... dingy at start up as well.

[JimS]

Thanks for the advise guys. I plan on picking the car up this evening and will post pics in the next few days.

[Stevo]

The motor mounts could need replacing, particularly the driver side one as a leaking fuel line can destroy it.