jamesNB,

Some of your post may have merit but changing the fuel filters when there is no power loss is ridiciulous.

The reason diesels smoke is because the mixture is too rich. Gasoline engines will also give off black smoke if the mixture is too rich. Ever have a stuck choke or bad carburator?

Ever see a tractor pull where the Diesel tractors pour out volumeinous amounts of black smoke? That's because the IPs are adjusted for a very rich mixture and maximum power.

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P E H

I must have the only MB in the world that does not bellow, belch, or blow huge clouds of black smoke. I never get black smoke, even at WOT...no smoke. Therefore, all YOUR MB's must be out of adjustment.

Black smoke = unburnt fuel....heck it even still smells like diesel. And every time I see it, I think....what a waste! Frankly, I don't understand the sense of pride some have in being able to produce these "big black clouds of smoke" when merging on the freeway. Why does wasteing fuel and spewing black smudge over other motorists seem fun or cool?? My rant for the day is now ended.

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

Re-read my post. Maybe it's not clear but I'm not saying changing the filters will fix the problem. I'm saying change the filters because they will need it.