Not a good day for the SD. Got home from work and noticed the smell of raw fuel so I popped the hood and found the return lines from the #1 and #5 injectors leaking. Also have an odd noise in the front and another one in the rear to search out as well as the brakes squeeling even though the pads are all good. Decided I will have a few projects this weekend. Then on the way to work this morning noticed that my hood ornament is missing. I know it was there last night as I was under the hood. Someone has been kind enough to snap it off. What a world. Oh well......

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1974 450SL White/Navy Blue

1983 300SD White/Parchment, VDO Boost Guage, 215/60R15 Bridgestone Potenza RE960AS Pole Positions on 15X7 15 Hole Wheels, Straight Piped, 298K?

2004 Ford Excursion XLT 4X4, 5.4L V8, 285/65R16 BFG AT KO

These things happen occasionally, keep up the good fight.

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83 SD

84 CD

The return lines are a routine replacement every few years item.

I keep a couple of new hood ornaments in the shop as talismans. Whenever you have the replacement part handy, the original part never goes missing (or fails).

Jim

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14 E250 BlueTEC black. 45k miles
95 E320 Cabriolet Emerald green 66k miles
94 E320 Cabriolet Emerald green 152k miles
85 300TD 4 spd man, euro bumpers and lights, 15" Pentas dark blue 274k miles

Its the battle...keep your head up. It happens to everyone.

The good news is all of those fixes are fairly cheap and easy to fix.

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2009 ML320 Bluetec
1985 300CD
1981 300TD

Past Mercedes
1979 300TD
1982 300TD
2000 E320 4Matic Wagon
1998 E430
1984 300SD
1980 300SD

I will never give up. Just a bit disheartening when people cannot leave people's things alone especially a nice antique.

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1974 450SL White/Navy Blue

1983 300SD White/Parchment, VDO Boost Guage, 215/60R15 Bridgestone Potenza RE960AS Pole Positions on 15X7 15 Hole Wheels, Straight Piped, 298K?

2004 Ford Excursion XLT 4X4, 5.4L V8, 285/65R16 BFG AT KO

I had my hood ornament stolen too. Luckily their inexpensive and easy to replace.

Looks like you have some easy maintenance to do.

Danny

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1984 300SD Turbo Diesel 150,000 miles

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My bad day for my SD this year was when the trans decided to retire. I'd have taken all of my fuel lines leaking instead! Gladly!

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'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)

I had my hood ornament broken off before I was to hear over to Chad's get together.

Didn't matter though, super glue did wonders for me in the end

Now I have a spare hanging up on my wall and no one has done any hood vandalism. If someone does rip it off again I will buy a removable star and hang it from my rear view mirror when i'm not driving.

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DON'T DO IT!!!! They'll just break in to get it.

Get a big silver chain and wear it when you're not driving.

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Chad
2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL
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"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

SOLD
1985 300TD - Red Dragon
1986 300SDL - Coda
1991 - 300TE
1995 - E320
1985 300CD - Gladys

Thank your lucky stars that those are all pretty easy fixes. The return lines are meant to be replaced fairly frequently over the life of the car. For the noises, check your swaybar bushings, those are usually the first to go.

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TC
Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth

Fixed the return lines and changed the oil this weekend. Still have not isolated the front or rear noises. Made a report with the locals (small town) as there has been quite a few issues with a few of the minors in the area. Will have to see about replacing the star. Do they actually make a removable one? Find it very distracting to drive without it. Just a little metal nub sticking up. Makes the hood seem to have more of a curve to it now. Did not notice it before. I am used to the old car thing as maintenance is a constant between it and my truck. Sure beats car payments.

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1974 450SL White/Navy Blue

1983 300SD White/Parchment, VDO Boost Guage, 215/60R15 Bridgestone Potenza RE960AS Pole Positions on 15X7 15 Hole Wheels, Straight Piped, 298K?

2004 Ford Excursion XLT 4X4, 5.4L V8, 285/65R16 BFG AT KO