So I am the only one who has a very needy and cranky car?

I call my the car a old women, because like any old women...shes cranky and needy....until she is at the right temp

She drives me insane, first crank of the morning...worst when its cold, I get groans, clanks, vibrations, and no power...

After a few minutes to warm up, she is smooth as silk....great power and just floats along...

Oh and don't get me started on how much she loves her interior cleaned

I love to drive her, but man....at times I say fine be pissy and drive the young man...my euro who has no issues with dirt or cold

So who else has this sort of relationship???

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Similarities can be drawn further - lubrication helps! (Though I'm not sure this 100% applicable for you?)

Anyway new motor oil will help her spin a bit quicker

As will a redone starter...

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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!

hehe that is the thing....she has a new stater, new fluids in everything, new battery, new glows....even her evil servo is functioning......but she still does this stuff to me

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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!

My '76 240D is like that too. The engine is quite loud and clanky/clacky just after startup, but once it gets to around the first tick on the temp gauge, the noise goes away and it seems to run fine.

She has her moods. I spent Sunday doing what I call "ascetically motivational" items. Fixing the dome light, putting the headlight switch in the dash instead of hanging, glueing the headliner back up. Motivates me to get dirty and do serious stuff.

Got on the freeway last night and went right up to 70 mph without realizing it.

I think sometimes you just have to remind them that they are beautiful.


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Which were you talking about liking the carpet groomed... The car or your old woman?

I understand vacuuming the floor pads is pleasing, but how would it improve the operation ov the car?

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

I personally believe the positive vibes you project from having a clean car effect the way it runs. I only come to this conclusion because there is no other good reason why my car makes it down the road. It runs on luck.


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maybe you can be the first arizonan to use a block heater.

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'77 240D, 504H, OM617.952, etc.

I will say though, the one time I had the 240D up at the cabin in Flagstaff where it's 7,000 feet and was in the mid 20s, it took a few glow cycles and an extra few minutes to just sit and warm up before I felt like I could drive off. I remember lots of black/grey smoke and lots of clackety clacking. She was pissed.

It's been single digit temps all week in Chicago, but I've taken the 240D out a few times. It will start on the first glow cycle if I give a little gas and adjust the idle to high. If I drive right away, lots of little clack sounds from the engine, but if I let it warm up to around 100º it runs smooth and no noise. Not sure the source of the sounds, but I assume it the cars way of telling me it needs a little time before we're off and running. Just like a lady.

The interior on my 190 needs a lot of work but it runs just fine. It is clean though.

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Current: 1975 450SEL, 83 300D, 88 Yugo GVX, 90 300D OM603 swap, 91 F150 4.6 4v swap, 93 190E Sportline LE 3.0L M104 swap, 93 190E Sportline LE Megasquirt, 03 Sprinter, 06 E500 4Matic wagon.

My dad says his 617 has been starting fine, first glow, just a little blip of the throttle and its up and running.

My 602 starts up no problem at all, no pedal movement. Just turn key, wait, start and thats it.

Maybe you need injectors and/or valve adjustment? We also upgraded his alternator to a 115A unit so the battery is always nice and charged up.

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82 300SD 145k
89 420SEL 210k
89 560SEL 118k
90 300SE 262k RIP 5/25/2010
90 560SEL 154k
91 300D 2.5 Turbo. 241k
93 190E 3.0 235k
93 300E 195k

Valve timing? Once I get my new head on I'm going to get serious about valve and IP timing. I really want a smooth cold start.


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Visit your injectors these are symptoms they are on the decline.