after changing the fuel filter and (finally) bleeding the fuel system correctly, i got it on the road. after about 30 miles of driving, the car began to sputter when i got into my neighborhood on the way home. when i was doing the fuel filter, i checked on the air filter. completely shot. i removed the gasket off the top of the filter housing too. other faults include my exhaust which is about to fall off, and motor mounts which make a terrible knocking noise whenever the car's backing up. i'm just about ready to give up on it. What's going on?

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1980 240D, 197580 miles - "The Stuttgart Stomper"

Is that fuel filter singular? Did you change both the canister type and the clear pre-filter?

Sounds like the same thing my 240D was doing awhile back. A good rough italian tune-up and two new fuel filters did the trick.

T

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'82 240D, 215,000 +
Classic White, Regenbogen

You could try some diesel purge before final filter change. Also, do a search on "tank strainer". Also, make sure your tank vent is working properly. Again, use the search. It really sound like you might need a full tuneup (not much money, but a little bit of time).

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1989 300E 144K

If your car has almost 200K and the little things havent been fixed along the way...Your gona have to fix em. Then you'l have a car that will be a "keeper"

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