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Originally Posted by Lampbum2
To answer your question Tom W. I bought this car in June of 1999, It had 166,000 miles on it then, It used maybe 1/2 a quart of oil in 5,000 miles then, this is when I change my oil at 5,000 miles.
My car is always plugged in and I count to 10 when the glow plug light goes out, then I start the car, It doesn't miss at first start or ever and the glow plugs are all good.
I would think that valve steam seals being bad, the oil should burn off by the time the temp is at 80c, I may be wrong on that judgment, I'm sure they are as hard as a rock and need to be changed.
I have heard that these motors can just let go, I hear when they start using oil is when you want to make a plan to rebuild the 3.5 or go with a 3.0 bottom end. So I am going ahead with my plan, The 3.0 liter motor.
My 84 300SD never burns blue and I keep it outside in the cold (Washington State) and it has no block heater, It does have a bit of smoke, but not blue, more like a light gray.
Thanks again for all your help.
Jim
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Hi Jim.
I have blue smoke on start up. When I bought my car in March, 2007, the odometer read 84K something. No way is it the original odometer is what I guess (see signature). I use to start when the glow plug light went out (newbie), now I wait until I hear the relay CLUNK. I have less blue smoke now.
My oil pressure light came on ONE time right before an oil change. The oil was about 1 quart low, but I don't think I filled it all the way the full line --- I was just learning then. My car definitely has a little miss at idle. I'm guessing it one injector that doesn't quite have the right spray pattern, but I haven't bothered with it yet.
My plan is to keep on fixing the little things and drive it until I find something nicer. I do REALLY like the color, though. My next BIG expenditure is going to be front seats........at least I HOPE that is my next big expenditure. *crosses fingers* None of us like the unpredicatable things that happen.
And yes....I have that ticking noise. If I press down on the shock absorber on the belt tensioner assembly then the ticking noise stops. So, I have to fix that soon.
So, here's to SDLs that are still on the road racking up miles as daily drivers!!! The first round is on me.
CHEERS!