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Old 11-12-2001, 09:58 AM
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Turbo adjustment on 87 300 SDL

Hey,

I've seen information posted on how to adjust the turbo and ALDA on the earlier's 80's turbodiesel engines. I haven't really seen much of anything for the 6-cyl that comes in the 300 SDL. Do the same procedures apply? Has anyone overboosted a little?

Thanks for the info.

-m

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Old 11-12-2001, 09:09 PM
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Don't.

These usually produce 12-13 psi already, leave them alone.

If you have poor power, look for plugged trap oxidizer (my brother just had his changed, 87 300SDL, 145,000 miles), clogged boost control lines, etc.

Bad turbo will also give low power. Wastegate usually isn't the cause, but I don't know of a good way to test a turbo other than to blow compressed air into the turbine and see if it generates pressure. Boost pressure can be check with a gauge "t'd" into the boost control lines. Certainly, I'm not equiped to check speed, balance, bearings, etc.

Unless the catalyst is shot, you won't see much smoke on these cars, however much they are really making, so adjusting the ALDA would be difficult without proper test equipment, to say nothing of the fact that it will need to be removed for each adjustment! (unless you take the intake manifold off each time, that is!)

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