OM617.952 valve adjustment. How tight is too tight where the engine will not run? - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

charmalu · #21 03-13-2011, 09:26 AM

Thank You Roy For the info. The girl wants to pick up her car today, so don`t know if i will ever see it again, she lives 40+ miles south of me. she has no clue about cars.

I jacked it up last night and drained the Torque Converter and pan. sure was some brown fluid coming out, and had a strange smell to it. then today I`ll replace the filter and gasket. hope this helps to what is causing the doggy get up and go. but can`t hurt.

The engine oil also had a strange smell to it. never noticed it on any I have changed before. I did have a thought it could be the feed pump maybe leaking into the engine oil. I remember reading about a repair kit a few weeks back. I`ll look that up and reread about it.

I replaced the ALDA with a Virgin one, someone had messed with the original one. when I took it off it had a rattle inside of it.
I took the car down where I use to work and steam cleaned it some. got about 60% of the stuff off. mainly wanted to get the crap off the trans pan.

it is still doggy on get up and go, and can`t believe the black smoke it blows out the back from a start. and the looks I get

. I am in the Hippie, Yuppie, tree hugger capitol of the world.

when I steam cleaned the engine last night. I removed the air cleaner housing. plugged off the oil drain hole, valve cover blow by pipe, and turbo inlet. the lid off a rattle paint can fits perfect on the inlet. after cleaning the eng, I blew off the excess water with an air hose. then went to start the engine. nothing, just turned over

. now what did I do to it, or blew off? I forgot to remove the paint can lid.

when i got back home I gave it a quick bath and tried to scrub off the caked on brake dust from the wheels.I`ll throw on some tire dressing, and she will think it is a new car.

Charlie