Cheers Frank, on the first setting ADTC the engine is clearly consuming oil and lots of it, so i imagine the timing is leaving valves open when cylinders are under partial compression driving oil from rocker area directly into valve inlets.

Engine was running very bad when purchased due to carbon amongst other things, cam sprockets were zip tied on head removal with chain kept tight on pull side to avoid any jump of injector pump sprocket.

head returned from shop, replaced but may have changed to ATDC as mentioned above given how far out the other setting is.

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David


1996 Mercedes S124 E300TD - 129k - rolling restoration project -

1998 Mercedes W210 300TD - 118k (assimilated into above vehicle)