The SDL's fuel system is leaking like crazy! Last fall I was getting a slight diesel smell in the cab, and figure something was leaking. I didn't see anything so I figured it was nothing, well sitting for a month will do amazing things for fuel leaks. The injector's are leaking at the joints! WTF these are 4 year old rebuilds. Indian Bosch junk! I learned my leason well, I will never replace original injectors again unless they fale a pop and spray test. 20 year old originals are better then this new junk! I'm going to yank them in a few weeks and take them to the local Bosch shop. I bet half of them are pissing. I think they have been slightly leaking all summer, it was slight so the fuel burned off when I ran it.

The IP or the fuel thermostat is also leaking! I suspect its the bottom seal on the IP.

Ever since the switch to ULSD I have been having pretty annoying fuel system leaks everytime I store the car! The ULSD must rot the seals or something if it sits. It looks strange in the pre filter, almost has a blueish tint. Last year the return lines, now the injectors and something else.

This is just the fuel system! I just finished sealing up the boost leak in the intake manifold, several boost leaks actualy. I need to rebuild the PS system because its puking fluid, and I'll take this chance to get a couple of oil leaks while I'm at it. I find if I don't take care of a couple a winter they get ahead of you.

Thankfully for now the transmission is not leaking! I think I may have won that battle, for the moment! I have also won the coolant, brake, and AC system leak battles! I will win the war!

I love German cars! Sealing leaks is like playing Whack-a-Gopher!

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I stop/fix the gushers....the minor drips, I just provide them a nice landing spot! A large piece of cardboard on the shop floor to park over really helps my composure. As a bonus, it allows me to monitor existing escapes while scouting for new eruptions.

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Mark
1983 300TD Wagon
Even a broken watch is right twice a day

LOL, just think of each leak as a "restoration opportunity." It's just the benz gods way of keeping you from having too much free time/money to get in trouble.

I learned something from owning two Harley-Davidsons and now a Vintage Benz-They aren't leaking-they are merely marking their territory-like wolves...

DS

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Der Dieselschnell
1987 300D Turbo "Greta" 170k
1990 Ford F250 "Marnie" 93k

Well I think I got rid of all the drips, so I can reinstall the belly panals after 4 years!

MB's love to mark there territory!

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

My strip club money is going into MB parts; guess its for the better!

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Do they ever wonder why you always pay for your parts by sticking one dollar bills in the parts guy's belt?

J/K!


Last time I went I had like $200 in singles, big wad with a couple of $20's wrapped around the outside. Those girls like most girls are really good at getting your money!

But the nice thing about the strip club is that I can pay them to pretend to be interested in me, and then go somewhere else and not have them call me and pester me, like a GF. Its cheaper to!!

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I love it.... LOLOLOL

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the sooner you start... the sooner you'll get done If it ain't broke, don't fix it.. Its always simpler to tell the truth...
2007 Honda Accord EX
2007 Honda Accord SE V6
96 C220
97 Explorer - Found Another Home
2000 Honda Accord V6 - Found Another Home
85 300D - Found Another Home
84 300D - Found Another Home
80 300TD - Found Another Home
Previous cars:
96 Caravan
87 Camry
84 Cressida
82 Vanagon
80 Fiesta
78 Nova
Ford Cortina
Opel Kadet
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