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11-16-2005, 06:01 PM
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124 trap oxidizer help
Do I have it? do I need it? where is it? what does it do?
Should I take it out? and if yes how and why? help Thanks
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1987 300SDL __________________ Pic of this car: http://www.gigapipe.net/300SDL/index.htm 
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11-16-2005, 06:27 PM
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Open recall on removal
The trap oxidizer is on a recall for removal. It tends to get clogged and stuff from inside the trap can break loose and pass through the engine. It is a big coffee can looking thing about eight inches in diameter that comes off the exhaust and goes to the turbo (passenger side of the engine).
A MB dealer can remove it. Just call in your vin and they will verify that it is part of the recall.
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Owen 87 300TD 603 I-6 94 Jeep XJ I-6 4.0 (see the pattern) 89 750il seventy-two hundred feet above sea level (kinda cold up here)
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11-16-2005, 06:44 PM
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Update
This is how my car looks like, I don't have it, right?
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1987 300SDL __________________ Pic of this car: http://www.gigapipe.net/300SDL/index.htm
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11-16-2005, 06:54 PM
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You're all set
Last edited by whunter; 08-04-2008 at 11:53 AM. Reason: attached picture
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11-16-2005, 06:58 PM
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Thank you for your help
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1987 300SDL __________________ Pic of this car: http://www.gigapipe.net/300SDL/index.htm
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11-16-2005, 07:15 PM
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As part of the trap oxidizer recall MB installs an oxidation catalyst in the exhaust system downstream of the turbo. It'll look like your Diesel has a catalytic converter. This device can also clog and cause problems.
Sixto 87 300SDL
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11-16-2005, 08:14 PM
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1987 300SDL 167k 1992 Volvo 740 140k 1990 Volvo 740 250k 1989 Volvo 240 269k Anyone want to trade an old Volvo for an '87 300sdl? 
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11-16-2005, 08:49 PM
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Yeah no kidding, I would also like to know how you can check or replace it. Can I remove it altogheter? Dieseles do not require smog check in California, but I don't want to damage my car or the envirnment
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1987 300SDL __________________ Pic of this car: http://www.gigapipe.net/300SDL/index.htm
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01-02-2007, 11:41 PM
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Had the recall work done
Just got my wife's '87 back from the dealer. They replaced the entire exhaust system including the turbo. No charge. Photo of service invoice attached. Great service from Smothers European in Santa Rosa.
Jeremy
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 "Buster" in the '95 Our all-Diesel family 1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car 2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car Santa Rosa population 176,762 (2022) Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 627,762 "Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz." -- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970
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