I have yet to have any leaks on my 82 turbo 617, but it seems the 616/617 is less prone to the leaks than then 603 and 606 engines. That NRC report is scary, though. I'd imagine the freight industry would have some sort of lobbying power that could get the problem fixed, because if our diesels (and the ones at nuclear power stations) are having these problems, semis probably have something similar. Of course, the current political climate will probably put "the environment" first.

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1992 300D 2.5T 249k - Parked with a bad transmission
1981 300SD 142k - Daily driver