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Originally Posted by BullGator2020
I really appreciate everyone's input.
Originally the symptoms I was getting, was significant blow by and oil dripping out of the exhaust. The car for the most part was running fine, other than a performance issue when I accelerated, which after reading other posts could be related to the ALDA, but that is a different issue.
So I don't believe a piston is cracked but who knows.
I will run a leak down test as you suggested. I haven't inspected the open port to see if something is amiss.
I don't have a glow plug adapter so I will make adjustments you suggested.
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O K. . .. .( long drawn out pause ) . . . . You have significant blow by and oil dripping out the exhaust. Where do you think the blow by gasses are coming from? ( Blow by is defined as: combustion gasses making their way into the crankcase. )
The engine is already broken the way it is broken, not wanting it to be broken in that way won't change that.
Read this thread
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/313655-how-could-my-om617-compromised-so-quickly-3.html and look at the pics in post 43. The owner is so delusional he claimed that a previously good running engine was damaged in the length of a couple of city blocks at 35 ish MPH by a " botched oil change using a pair of too small oil filters ". ( He had a double filter mount, these are usually a parallel system to allow for more flow. )
I stated these 2 filters still had more surface area than one stock filter but he ignored that. Also, the connecting rod bearings are in excellent shape and not starved for oil.
Later, in post 63 he claimed the pics that _HE POSTED_ in post 43 were faked. . . Someone else in post 66 felt the same way so and summed it up beautifully.. . . This thread is starting to get that feel.