Well I am hooked! I just bought my 2nd 87 300 td. I love it! My woes are with the wagon. After hearing my wife complain that her 87 300 TDT felt like it had been castrated, and taking it for a test ride. It seemed like the turbo was not functioning (properly). I had taken it out to renew the oil seals to fix a leak in the drain tube several weeks ago, but when re-assembled, it worked well. This time upon removal and inspection i did find that there was some play in the unit, and it didnt seem to stay spinning for very long (almost binding). So I did read about one person in this group that got a replacement cartridge and installed that. I did not see any markings To identify my turbo by when it was out. Ive been told that there are 2 brands of turbo used in these cars (1 KKK, 2 Garrett) does anyone have a list to cross this with and who has anyone delt with for parts and possibly rebuilding their turbo.
Dean
05-24-2004, 02:38 PM
OM603 turbo woes
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