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02-13-2011, 11:02 AM
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Eye Candy: Cleanest Diesel engine compartment pictures
How about some pictures?
After installing two new cooler lines I seen how the yellow Zinc plating shined among all of the oil and crud. I then searched for pictures of clean engines. All that turned up was low sulfur fueled and emission controlled motors. That's nice on the lungs but I'm talking about the eyes. These cars with all the aluminum and plated lines must have been mechanical masterpieces under the hoods when new. Lets see New or as close to new the blood sweat and tears has gotten it. So If you've take the time to make your engine clean enough to eat off of why not show it off ? Same goes for just overhauled ones. lets see some pictures.
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02-13-2011, 11:39 AM
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my 87 wagon looked AMAZING when I got it, at 171K. I also have a very clean 83SD with original cosmoline on the lines and other parts of the car.
I'll see if I can find the pics from when I picked up the car.
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02-13-2011, 12:14 PM
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 Didn't say you had to have an engine in there  this was after a deep clean and lots of scrubbing before my OM617 went in...and will inevitably oil everything nicely.
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02-14-2011, 12:06 AM
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I could have made that cleaner. There are a few super clean diesels on this forum. I kept the SDL super clean as well. I keep that going with the cabriolet. I pulled the battery and battery tray and cleaned that all out and polished and waxed the paint under the tray for some protection from the elements.
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02-14-2011, 12:25 AM
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Where is MBeige? His engine bay is so clean, you could picnic on the valve cover.
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02-14-2011, 01:12 AM
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02-14-2011, 12:23 PM
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Mine is still a work in progress - here it is so far (sorry if you've seen these before):-
 
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior  Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!
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02-14-2011, 04:13 PM
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!
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02-14-2011, 04:26 PM
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HA my engine bay is so dirty, you California kids would probably wonder how it keeps going!
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02-14-2011, 07:49 PM
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Mine will never "bless" this forum, at least in the near future. If I were more unscrupulous I might wait a few more posts and try to pass Colin's off as my own.
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02-14-2011, 11:08 PM
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I went down to collincoon's and actually seen the color of the vacuum lines. Nice! How you guys keep the oil on the inside of the engine is beyond me. But then the subconscious said did we see that right on Brad123's ??? So I did a double take. Yes it was ................................ CLEAR blow-by hoses!!!! Now that's just plain showing off !!
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Experience : what you receive 3 seconds after you really needed it !! 86 300SDL 387,000? Motor committed suicide 81 300SD 214,000 "new" 132,000 motor 83 300SD 212,000 parts car 83 300SD 147,000 91 F700 5.9 cummins 5spd eaton 298,000 66 AMC rambler American 2dr auto 108,000 95 Chevy 3/4 ton auto 160,000 03 Toyota 4runner 180,000 wifes
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02-15-2011, 12:18 AM
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I've seen cleaner engine bays, but here's mine, taken in 2008. Doesn't look that much different from this photo, except for the MB battery and a few small changes.
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02-15-2011, 12:32 AM
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1984 240D Euro 5 speed from Belgium now in So. Ca.
  Nice and simple
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