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Old 11-20-2013, 09:59 AM
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Why the injectors and glow plugs?
Injector(s): chances are much higher of getting a bad tankful of fuel when you are on the road and filling up at unfamiliar spots. Diesel Purge will hopefully help in that situation, along with the spare filters, but when this has happened to me (twice), I found that one injector remained gummed up.

The flip side to that is because you are on the road, you will probably be able to fill up at truck stops most of the time, which means your chances of bad fuel are greatly reduced... but eventually you may find yourself somewhere where you have to pull into "Big Bubba's Gas and Live Bait" and places like that are a bit less of a sure thing .

Glowplugs: if yours are brand new you can probably skip this one, but otherwise they don't take up much space and are cheap insurance.

You weren't REALLY going to leave with your #5 plug out of commission? Say it ain't so....

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Old 11-20-2013, 11:53 AM
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My philosophy has been to do your preventive maintenance before you leave since you can't bring every spare part and tools to change it with you. On a return leg of a ski trip to Colorado years ago, my alternator started to charge intermittently per the cig lighter voltmeter (forgot to do PM on the alternator before I left and it caught up with me). I made it to Autozone and there's a 3 day wait for an alternator. Not wanting to wait, I borrowed their tools, took the voltage regulator out and noticed the brushes were very short and worn. I pulled on them to stretch the springs, installed it and it started charging. Made it home without further incident. Moral of the story: do the PM before you leave.
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Old 11-20-2013, 12:00 PM
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Winter months-

Tire chains
Length of tow chain
Come along
Wool blanket tied up in shopping bag
If I can fit it in the trunk, a full on snow shovel. If not, some rinkydink little one
Scraper/brush
Don't forget tube sand over both rear wheels that can also be thrown down for more traction.
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Old 11-20-2013, 12:06 PM
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Welcome, Josh.

Very nice Euro 300D! Take car of her. If you need any help, let us know.

For any long trip (or any time you get in the car), I would suggest a small fire extinguisher above all else. If you were to have an electrical fire, there is nothing you can do but watch your nice car burn on the side of the road, unless you have a way to put the fire out. If the car breaks down, you can always have it towed at an expense less than what it is worth.

For the ancillary, I suggest the following as a minimum.

5+ gallons of water -for you and the car- Distilled if you can.
1 gallon ATF
1 gallon 15W40
^Both can be used as emergency fuel^
Several feet of 5/16" fuel line
Several feet of vacuum line and misc fittings
A few feet of return fuel line
2 primary filters
1 secondary filter
Assorted hose clamps
Ether or starter fluid --EMERGENCY USE ONLY--
Several spare (working and tested) glow plugs
Spare glow plug relay
Healthy assortment of fuses
80Amp GP relay fuse -I order about 5 and keep them in the glove box-
One of each type of exterior marker bulb
Metric socket set with short and deep well sockets
Metric wrench set
Breaker bar with adapters, etc
5 spare lug nuts
Jack and its accessories -including the lug wrench-
Full spare tire - stock rim and stock size tire
Portable tire inflator with work light and long power cable
Long zip ties at least 30 of them
Spare set of belts
duct tape
JB weld
brake cleaner


Change your radiator hoses now and keep the old ones as spares in the trunk. If you throw a belt, you run the risk of cutting one or both hoses. You'll be up that creek and no proper mode of propulsion if that happens. I have driven across this great land a few times and I guarantee you that when something goes wrong, you are out in the middle nowhere and everyone wants to take advantage of your situation. Plus, it will be raining and cold, so bring a good jacket and or a poncho.

One thing I would not do is carry Diesel fuel in a jug. I see no reason for that. Being in the military, you may well know that only a few things are used for one purpose in the battlefield. Adapt and overcome. You drive a vehicle that can and will run on just about any type of oil out there. Don't carry something that serves only one purpose when you can carry something that serves many purposes. I would carry more transmission fluid than anything else. It burns rather well in the engine as fuel and in an emergency, transmission fluid is a lot better than running without any engine oil. Not to mention transmissions like it, too.

Before someone mounts up on a high-horse, the suggestions above are for a survival or worst case scenario. Go ahead and tell me you would hoof it through a desert for the sake of saving a car. I wouldn't take the risk. If I lost an oil cooler line and repaired it well enough, I would dump ATF into the crankcase to get me to safety. It's a lot better than running the engine for 2 miles until it seizes up and you are back on foot!
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Old 11-20-2013, 01:11 PM
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... your poor dogs!
Oh man! I looked at that and said something is wrong, but didn't process why. Guess that is what happens when one is severely sleep deprived and dyslexic!


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I saw that too and laughed. Bowls / bowels

Generally I carry as little as possible. A few open end wrenches, wires, wire cutter, top up oil. A length of strings or wire saved me from being stranded 300 miles from home years ago when the throttle cable broke and I was able to rig a hand throttle with the string and tree branch handle, drove on cruise once up to speed.
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My philosophy has been to do your preventive maintenance before you leave since you can't bring every spare part and tools to change it with you. On a return leg of a ski trip to Colorado years ago, my alternator started to charge intermittently per the cig lighter voltmeter (forgot to do PM on the alternator before I left and it caught up with me). I made it to Autozone and there's a 3 day wait for an alternator. Not wanting to wait, I borrowed their tools, took the voltage regulator out and noticed the brushes were very short and worn. I pulled on them to stretch the springs, installed it and it started charging. Made it home without further incident. Moral of the story: do the PM before you leave.
I figure I am already over two tons, so what is an extra few pounds? It all fits in the wells behind the front seats, in the spare tire, or the emergency compartment. Especially now I got some better containers for on the floor.


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1. CO2 container with adapters for air chuck, and blow gun
2. 10mm-19mm combination wrenches.
3. small socket set.
4. set of screwdrivers.
5. both fuel filters.
6. bottle of power service grey/white (depending on season you drive)
7. GOOD spare tire!!! with tire changing tools complete.
8. fully stocked first aid kit.
9. duct tape and panty hose
10. VERIFIED good Visa card.
John, what is this Power Service? How is it different from the others?

Panty hose, why?

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All year-

Small tool kit
Good spare
4 way tire iron
Bottle jack
12" by 12" piece of steel (for under the jack in soft surfaces)
Quart of oil
Jumper cables
Little bit of wire (ala funola style, and for exhaust issues)
Good credit and debit card
Triple a towing card
Cell phone car charger and charged cell phone

Winter months-

Tire chains
Length of tow chain
Come along
Wool blanket tied up in shopping bag
If I can fit it in the trunk, a full on snow shovel. If not, some rinkydink little one
Scraper/brush
When you mean winter, you mean driving where there is a chance of snow?

I wouldn't carry a bottle jack, as heard horrible things happen when using them. What I carried in the Squareback was a scissor jack that the P.O. bought. A pain, but VERY sturdy and best of all, small. Maybe I should find a second.


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Injector(s): chances are much higher of getting a bad tankful of fuel when you are on the road and filling up at unfamiliar spots. Diesel Purge will hopefully help in that situation, along with the spare filters, but when this has happened to me (twice), I found that one injector remained gummed up.

The flip side to that is because you are on the road, you will probably be able to fill up at truck stops most of the time, which means your chances of bad fuel are greatly reduced... but eventually you may find yourself somewhere where you have to pull into "Big Bubba's Gas and Live Bait" and places like that are a bit less of a sure thing .

Glowplugs: if yours are brand new you can probably skip this one, but otherwise they don't take up much space and are cheap insurance.

You weren't REALLY going to leave with your #5 plug out of commission? Say it ain't so....
I know I can get bad fuel, but never considered an injector plugging up! Glad I found out before the weekend, as hope Friday or Saturday to make a run to the salvage yard. Maybe will get lucky and find a OM617a.

I was planning to order a box of Beru before they became N.L.A., as Bosch no longer is reliable; bad right out of the box! So, will order later.

I went all last winter and just plugged in. I was trying to put off any costs, but that has now changed. I will order the reamer.


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Don't forget tube sand over both rear wheels that can also be thrown down for more traction.
I knew there was something I was forgetting the last time I was in Petco!


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Jooseppi, I really like this post! I totally agree about carrying diesel fuel! Plus, with a dog that has a good nose, fuel smells bother her. Before I fixed the Volvo, she would sneeze when I filled up. She learned to go as far forward and stick her head out the opposite window! Smart girl!

I wonder why though a spare glow plug relay? I would think it have to be REALLY cold not to be able to start without glow plugs?

Interesting also about the lug bolts. Not sure where I would go to get those as have steel wheels.
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I feel dirty after reading all these threads. I commute 140 miles a day and I can't even tell you if I have a lug wrench. I carry AAA.
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Old 11-20-2013, 01:30 PM
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TOOLS - PLENTY OF HAND TOOLS..........

AND; a floor jack, jackstands - at least (2) / and several pieces of plywood to support your jack and jackstands - if your car is off a paved surface.

I've changed-out alternators and V-belts both in truck stop yards, and Mercedes-Benz dealerships hundreds of miles away from my homebase - that way you're right where you buy the parts
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Old 11-20-2013, 01:44 PM
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Pantyhose and coat hanger with duct tape can get you out of anything.
Tip for steelies lugs... too long is fine on front axle, so if all you can find are longs...swap them to front...
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Don't forget tube sand over both rear wheels that can also be thrown down for more traction.
Never needed sand for a heavy benz with narrow tires. Especially with good snow tires. Every 2wd pickup truck I've ever owned now, that's a different story.

The old sedans with good rubber can have impressive snow traction provided you swapped to winter wheels
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Old 11-20-2013, 04:59 PM
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When you mean winter, you mean driving where there is a chance of snow?

I wouldn't carry a bottle jack, as heard horrible things happen when using them. What I carried in the Squareback was a scissor jack that the P.O. bought. A pain, but VERY sturdy and best of all, small. Maybe I should find a second
Nothin wrong with a bottle jack provided you aren't climbing around under there. Used one for years, I throw a piece of 2x4 between the jack and car, never any damage. Attractive because a 2 ton spec bottle jack is the size of a coke can. Real space saver for the trunk. Plus I welded over the stock jack points anyway

Snow as in driving in snow. I use my car for ski trips
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yes--youb should add a spare tire, or two to the list
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Pantyhose and coat hanger with duct tape can get you out of anything.
Tip for steelies lugs... too long is fine on front axle, so if all you can find are longs...swap them to front...
Reading this reminded me of the McGyver adventure I had when the shredding AC V-belt blew on my W126 300SD on a +98F afternoon one Summer day out on the Interstate. The shredding belt punctured the starboard spring-covered flexible transmission cooler line from the radiator, which I patched over using a bit of an old truck inner tube found behind a truckstop, held on with a small screw-clamp, which was cut using a razor blade in my tool kit.

Add a sharp knife/razor blade, and assorted screw clamps and several square inches of flexible inner-tube line. If in the boonies - a gallon of premixed coolant to refill radiator if necessary.
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I see a huge trailer in someones near future.

Is it true they drastically effect mileage ?
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X2 on the trailer.

I really don't bring much extra stuff apart from winter traction stuff and blown tire stuff. Lots of stuff on this thread listed as issues to repair on the road, you can really live with and get the car home. Irritants I ignore until its convenient to repair later.

Stuff like a blown tire though, that will stop you. Same as getting stuck in snow. Therefore I carry more tools for those emergencies plus some basic other tools that are useful in any car

Cell phone is the number one tool though
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I see a huge trailer in someones near future.

Is it true they drastically effect mileage ?

Dang I was going to say that, for the amount of stuff every one says to bring.
Ya know we don`t live in a 3rd world country......yet. you can buy things you need along the way for the most part.

Since you might have to add a trailer, maybe throw in a spare engine case you throw a timing chain and bend valves and crack the head.

Be sure to take a close look at your Oil Cooler hoses so this doesn`t happen.








These threads of what to take on a trip come up from time to time.
Preping for a long road trip


Be sure to have room in the car for your luggage.

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