I pulled the old BB in the EGR vacuum tube, and was real shocked.
I drove it up to about 60 on a old military access road, and it was acting funny.

It sounded like poop. Second when I floored it it deposted soot all over the road in one spot and the same when I came off the go pedal.

I also didn't hear my TURBO at all. Did I do it right? Mine has a rubber elbow that Slips on the top of the egr tube, and the other side is s vacuum line. I put the bb in the vac tube side and skip the rubber elbow back on the egr tube....

Is it just a coincidence.

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85 300CD Turbo "Das Polluter" 230K sold for $3,000

98 BMW 323is

If you made the EGR functional again it may not be working correctly.

I not sure what you mean. What should I do. I put it back like it was...minus the BB, is there anything I should check or do?

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85 300CD Turbo "Das Polluter" 230K sold for $3,000

98 BMW 323is

What he means is that by removing the BB you removed the disabling device for the EGR, thus restoring it to working order, or attempted working order.

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'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

Put the BB back, the EGR is pointless it does nothing good for these engines.

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1969 280SE
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2007 Tiara 3200

I put it back and also plugged the ARV vacuum line.

It seems to be running fine, but lots of smoke and soot coming out. Is that going to remain , or is it just initial, like when you do the diesel purge.

I need to do some seaches on my turbo, it is not really operating all of a sudden, I can barely hear it spooling, unspooling, and it is not coming on very often like it used to..

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85 300CD Turbo "Das Polluter" 230K sold for $3,000

98 BMW 323is

You shouldn't be able to hear it. If you can that means there is a torn intake boot or a problem with the turbo.

This is probably a non helpful response but can you post a pic of the exact line you put the BB in, There is no chance you put the bb in the wastgate line is there?

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1984 Euro 300SDC, (4spd standard)
1986 Toyota Landcruiser Diesel HJ60 5spd X2

Gone but not forgotten (some sold, some stripped)
1983 300 SD, 1985 300 SD, 1983 240D, 1986 300 SDL, 1985 300 SDL, 1983 300 D, 1984 300 D, 1985 300SD, 1987 300 SDL, 1983 300 SD, 1985 300 TD Euro, 1983 380SEC, 1990 300 D, 1987 300D, 1982 300D, 1982 300D, 1994 E420, 1987 300 TD, 1987 300 D, 1984 300 D

Does your car have California emissions, i.e. a trap oxidizer?

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84 300D Turbodiesel 190K with 4 speed manual sold in 03/2012

No, not a Cal, and I thought of taking a picture, since most of the 100 threads I read through had no pictures....

Why should I not hear the turbo. FOr the first year of my ownership, I heard the thing when I jumped on it and the RPM's went over 3K, as soon as I came off it would spool down. I high pitched ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!! That would loose speed as I came off the go pedal...Kinda like a dump truck....

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85 300CD Turbo "Das Polluter" 230K sold for $3,000

98 BMW 323is

Being able to hear it means that a joint is leaking air in or out to cause noise like that. If all the intake/exhaust joints are sealing as they should, the air filter assembly and resonator will muffle turbo sounds to the point it cannot be heard over normal engine noise.

Check the rubber rings inside the u-tube that goes between the air filter and the turbo.
Get some soapy water in a spray bottle, revv the engine to ~3000rpm and spray the joint between the turbo outlet and intake manifold. If the o-rings are not sealing you will get bubbles at the joint.
Look at the gasket between the manifolds and the head and look for clean streaks or black streaks and check for black streaks at the exhaust manifold (cracks) and turbo flange.

If I am not hearing it anymore isn't that good, and should I only check it if the noise comes back....

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85 300CD Turbo "Das Polluter" 230K sold for $3,000

98 BMW 323is

not always, those later 123's you actually could hear the turbo a bit, not exceptionally loud but it was there. I've noticed this more on cars with the KKK's on them.

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