Hi everyone,

I just got a new (old) 240D project and I am about to jump into an engine overhaul. This being my first diesel, I am very excited about tearing into this baby. It is a tired, oil burner that suffers from a lot of blow-by and low compression.

I've got the engine out, but haven't yet gotten things torn down to take a good measurement of the bores or anything yet, so I don't have a good idea of whether I'm going oversize or with new sleeves. In either case, the question is what questions should I ask of the machine shop people? Such as whether it is important whether they have experience with Benz diesels, what to look for or ask, etc. I hate to ask such a newby question like this but I would rather look stupid here on the net than look stupid in person at the shop.

Thanks for all of the advice that everyone has provided to me in the past here. I just wish that I had some good knowledge to return the favor. Thank, Jim