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Is A Valve Adjustment Needed?
I have a Mercedes Benz 1989,with a non turbo 2.5,,,the valves are "TICKING" every once in a while,not all the time,if I reve the engine the TICKING stops then comes back or not,I also noticed a puff of black smoke at cold start up and smoking under hard excelleration.I took it to a mercedes mechanic and he told me this engine has hydralic valves and they are self adjusting.Is this so?What could cause the smoking?Do I need to look for another mechanic?The car has 300,000KM on the clock.
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Ticking valves is a common occurrence on the engines with self adjusting hydraulic valves...its age related, but will not cause any problems. You can ignore it, or try running a synthetic oil like Mobil 1 turbo diesel oil. Some have reported the ticking going away with synthetic diesel oil. Otherwise don't worry about it.
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What would cause the smoking
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What color is the smoke?
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Smoke is black,car does not burn oil.
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Black is either too much fuel or too little air. Check the air filter
You car does not have manually adjustable valves. Check for a sticky EGR, and also have the injectors checked for pop pressure and spray. A leaky injector, or late injector can cause this. Also check your glowplugs. A cold cylinder can cause this when cold. Also, prechambers missing the "balls" can also cause this.
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RRGrassi 70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car 13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete. 91 W124 300D Turbo replaced, Pressure W/G actuator installed. 210K 90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K |
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I wonder why I've never heard any complaints about the OM606 having ticking lifters. Did MB finally fix this issue with that engine?
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