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Old 12-06-2003, 06:50 PM
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Valve adjustment on OM617 - should they be this far off???

Hi,

Because I couldnt figutre how to get the turbo off of my 83 300D with my tools, I tackled the valve adjustment myself this weekend, for the first time. I had it done twice so far, once by the dealer, once by an MB only independent. I used the thomaspin directions, and all went pretty well.
I had a few issues with the directions, but my real question mainly is, how far will valves usually get off in 15-20K?
First, my issue with thomaspin's directions:
-His order of valves for the 617 is different from what I experienced. From checking at TDC, the order I adjusted in was (from the front of the engine): 4,2,8,3,9,7,5,10,1,6. This is fidderent from his instructions. Looking at cam lobes isnt that hard, and I cant say that I messed it up, because I never had the same valve up and in position twice. What gives?????

Second, my valves were as follows (from the front of the engine):
1 (E): 0.356mm
2 (I): .302mm!!!, changed to 0.102mm
3 (I): 0.20mm, changed to 0.102mm
4 (E): 0.406mm, changed to 0.356mm
5 (E): 0.456, changed to 0.356
6 (I): 0.127, changed to 0.102
7 (I):0.102
8 (E): 0.483!!!, changed to 0.356
9 (E): 0.356
10 (I):0.127, changed to 0.102

All values being the sizes of my feeler gauge set.

Some of those were way loose... Didnt see ANY that were tight, as I would have expected due to wear. What gives with this?

My car usually required a quick shot of the starter, after glowing in sub freezing weather. It was maybe one turn, or one cylinder compression (whatever happens when it makes its noise just once). Now after sitting two days in sub freezing weather from oding the adjustment and not driving, I started it, and I didnt even hear the starter after glowing it.
So I think the valves were off a bit....

Any ideas why they would loosen so much? Should I worry about taking my car to the people that did it last, since the values were so far off on some of the valves?

Thanks for any info.

JMH

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Old 12-06-2003, 08:03 PM
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if i am reading you post correctly, your car now starts sooner than it did befor? that is great! and yes, the gap settings can be that far off.
i am assuming you did the adjustments with a cold engine.........
sounds like all went well. BILL
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Old 12-06-2003, 09:23 PM
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I dont think your valves should be very far out after 15 or 20K . If they were WAY tight when you had it done the first time then they should be checked again fairly soon but you said they were adjusted twice before, in which case they should not have been too far out. What I do is on a clip board draw your valves and label them "ex" or "in" by looking at the manifold and check them off as you do them. I turn the engine with the steering pump bolt (clockwise only).
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Old 12-06-2003, 10:39 PM
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yeah... definitely starts slightly sooner (not that it ever needed more than one crank to start), but now I barely ever hear the starter when starting after running the glow plugs until the light goes out. I think its because the loose valves effected compression a bit, and it was a slight factor when cold... I know the car should start as it does now because it used to, and I recall in another thread PEH says about one of his cars barely needs to touch the starter to get it going... Plus its only around freezing, thats not bad even for diesels...

As for stevos post, I turned the engine a few rotations via the crankshaft first before adjusting (as per thomaspins DIY page), then went at it... they werent way tight, some were way loose, not a single one was tight (which I hear is normal, that in relaity 20 or 25 k san still have the valves right in spec). I actually used the method you suggest! Worked well for keeping track!

JMH

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Current Diesels:
1981 240D (73K)
1982 300CD (169k)
1985 190D (169k)
1991 350SD (113k)
1991 350SD (206k)
1991 300D (228k)
1993 300SD (291k)
1993 300D 2.5T (338k)
1996 Dodge Ram CTD (442k)
1996 Dodge Ram CTD (265k)

Past Diesels:
1983 300D (228K)
1985 300D (233K)
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