Rebuilding the BOSCH diesel injection pump.
There is at least one customer per week asking if this is DIY.
ANSWER: This is not a DIY job on a Mercedes, ever...

Here are some pictures of the basic calibration and test stands needed to rebuild the BOSCH diesel injection pump correctly.

The shop owner allowed me in to take these pictures.

The cheapest machine is $148,000.00 USD..

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I dunno Whunter, just read a thread about a guy who made his own freeze plugs in the middle of the desert. I bet he could rebuild an injection pump with a hammer and a pair of needle nose pliers

I think they canceled MacGyver in '92.

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1987 300D (230,000 mi on a #14 head-watching the temp gauge and keeping the ghost in the machine)
Raleigh NC - Home of deep fried sushi!

I saw a used Calibration Stand that was the same model as the one I used to use where I used to work sold on Ebay for $780. The catch was it was pickup only and it was in the south east.
The Seller had bought it from a school that was selling off their surplus equipment. This would mean that it might not have been used much.
This one is made by the same company Bacharach but is slightly different from the one I used to use; starting bid $8,000.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BACHARACH-10-HP-DIESEL-FUEL-INJECTION-PUMP-TEST-STAND_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a1205Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318Q7c301Q3a1Q7c293 Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem250387461619QQitemZ250387461619QQptZMotorsQ5fAut omotiveQ5fTools

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84 300D, 82 Volvo 244Gl Diesel

yep I bought a really nice inspection table from Washington State Surplus. They have an ebay store. Check it lots of good deals on random junk. The Starrett Inspection Table I got was in great shape. The granite was in perect shape. I got it for $995.00. And it is a decent model. Just think all those tax dollars and they're selling for pennys on the dollar.

Taxpayers loss, My Gain haha.

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Ian White

1995 E300 Diesel w124 OM606
2014 E550 w212 M278 biturbo

2001 BMW 740i E38 M62 (past)
1981 300SD w126 OM617 (past)

That shop looks like a mad scientists laboratory!

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

They revived it recently on SNL.

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1974 240D 3.0L 4(M) - 250K -OM617.910 + 300D FW + Rajay turbo power!
1977 6.9 3(A) - 84k

In the past Schools were shutting down their "Shop" classes due to
LiabilityIssues.
I bought a brand new (American made) Bacharach Pop/Nozzle Tester that the Ebay Seller had I guess bought surplus (the schools property tag was still on the tester). Exactly the same one I used when I did that sort of work. It still had the instruction manual with it.
It was missing some of the adapter nuts; of course the one for Mercedes was missing.
I contacted Bacarach and found that they stopped making that Pop-tester 11 years ago. They could supply the adapter at $35 each + shipping.
I ended up sleeving and threading one of the other adapters that I had 2 of. (To make the whole adapter from scratch you need a left hand Tap for the tester end of the adapter and the 12mm Tap for the other end.)

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84 300D, 82 Volvo 244Gl Diesel

for new members

There was an older bench on ebay recently, sold for $50.

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