1979 240d, 146k miles.

1 second after starting - 3 bar
After 20 minutes, 2.25 - 2.5 bar
Anything above low idle pegs the needle on 3 bar, instantly.

Right now my car has 0-40 full synthetic.

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1979 240D, 4spd manual, Power Sunroof, manual windows, 147k miles, Pastel gray/Black MB Tex.
1991 300D 2.5 - Smokes like it's on Crack!

83 300sd
161k miles
1 - 3 bar at cold idle
2 - 1.5 bar at warm idle
3 - 3 bar warm at 1200+ rpm

1990 300d
192k miles
1 - 3 bar at cold idle
2 - 1.8 bar at warm idle
3 - 3 bar warm at 1000+ rpm

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VegStew
1983 300SD 70,000 WVO Powered miles
1990 300D In driveway with Head Off - Cracked

1987 W201 OM602 approx 180k - 200k miles (odo was broken for several years)
1. 3 bar pegged
2. Just under 1.5 bar
3. 3 bar pegged
3 bar achieved at about 1500 RPM

Oil is Mobil1 0W-40
(I think the oil type and grade would be a very worthwhile addition to all these posts.)

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1987 W201 190D

My additions
1983 & 1984 300cd #s are the same-83 stopped at 233k,84 stopped at 244k
1) pegged
2) 1.8 bar
3) pegged
1985 300cd -stopped at 303k /newer motor and trannie
1) pegged
2) 1.9 bar
3) pegged
1985 300cd - 63k car- unusual rare low mileage car
1) pegged
2) pegged -not driven due to tags but ran for 20 minutes
3) pegged
All use rotella 15/40
The 190d car I sold always read alittle lower after warm up than the 300d model ,not sure why.

1985 300SD - 148,000 miles

1) 3 bar
2) 2.2 bar
3) 3 bar

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Michael LaFleur

'05 E320 CDI - 86,000 miles
'86 300SDL - 360,000 miles
'85 300SD - 150,000 miles (sold)
'89 190D - 120,000 miles (sold)
'85 300SD - 317,000 miles (sold)
'98 ML320 - 270,000 miles (sold)
'75 300D - 170,000 miles (sold)
'83 Harley Davidson FLTC (Broken again) :-(
'61 Plymouth Valiant - 60k mikes
2004 Papillon (Oliver)
2005 Tzitzu (Griffon)
2009 Welsh Corgi (Buba)

1985 300D
198,000+ miles (slow odo, wrong brass gear)
Rotella 5/40 fake syn.

1.) 3 bar pegged
2.) 1.8 bar
3.) 3 bar pegged

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AJ

1985 300D (SOLD)

MAKE MB
MODEL 300SDL
YEAR 1986
MILEAGE 307500
(Gauges from 1981 300SD so the oil pressure does not have a hard stop at 3bar)
#1 )at cold start up 3+ Bar
#2 )after 20 minutes of driving, then ,at a stop 1.7 to 2bar
#3 ) the car at 30 mph or more after 20 minutes of driving 3+bar (as soon as the engine revs over 1000RPM. the pressure goes right up)

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"I have no convictions ... I blow with the wind, and the prevailing wind happens to be from Vichy"

Current
Monika '74 450 SL
BrownHilda '79 280SL
FoxyCleopatra '99 Chevy Suburban
Scarlett 2014 Jeep Cherokee
Krystal 2004 Volvo S60
Gone
'74 Jeep CJ5
'97 Jeep ZJ Laredo
Rudolf ‘86 300SDL
Bruno '81 300SD
Fritzi '84 BMW
'92 Subaru
'96 Impala SS
'71 Buick GS conv
'67 GTO conv
'63 Corvair conv
'57 Nomad

Im doing a survey of 3 different readings of your cars oil pressure.
TO START
MAKE : W124 300D 2.5 (OM602.962)
MODEL: 300D 2.5
YEAR: 1992
MILEAGE: 290K
#1 )at cold start up: 3Bar+
#2 )after 20 minutes of driving, then ,at a stop 1+ BAR
#3 ) the car at 30 mph or more after 20 minutes of driving 3+BAR

Designed to make light of your diesels oil pressures health and some recommended remedies that may be needed for follow up service.

Keep em runnin for a long ,long time.

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92 300D 2.5L OM602 OBK #59

300 TD
1981
236,850

Start - 3.0
Idle - 1.8-2
Runs at 3.0 almost immediately

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1981 300TD "The Green Lantern"
1980 300TD
1983 300D Euro "China Cat"

300D
'82
262,500

1) 3 bar (pegged)
2) 1.5+ or 1.5 w/a/c compressor engaged and in drive
3) 3 bar (pegged) at or over 1000 rpm.

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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.

99 W210 E300 TD Turbo, chipped. Still needs EGR Delete, 228K

90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K

79 240 d
310,664 mi when odo stopped
1) after 7-10 seconds climbs to 45 psi
2) after a good hard run up the hill drops to 30+
3) always pins guage right off idle

Schaeffers 5/40 9000 series full syn.

I think trere may be something wrong in my oil filter houseing?

1987 300 SDL, 214k, Shell Rotella "synthetic" 5w40
1. 3 Bar upon startup
2. 30 minutes of highway followed by idle pressure of 1.3-2.1 Bar (bouncing needle)
3. 3 Bar at 30 mph when warm or cold.

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1987 300SDL, 220k

1981 300SD, 319,375, Delo 400 CI 4+ 15w-30.
1. 3+ bar at cold start.
2. 1.6 bar 80 Deg Celsius eng temp at idle
3. 3+ bar at 20 when warm or cold in third.

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Regards,
Ian White

1995 E300 Diesel w124 OM606
2014 E550 w212 M278 biturbo

2001 BMW 740i E38 M62 (past)
1981 300SD w126 OM617 (past)

3+ bar on startup
1.8 bar hot idle
3+ bar above 1200 rpm
Shell Rotalla T 15-40

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1991 350SD (updated rods)
Biodiesel B100 when I can find it.
Dino when really cold outside

1982 300D, 67k miles

1) 3 bar
2) 3 bar
3) 2.5 bar

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- Brian


1989 500SEL Euro
1966 250SE Cabriolet
1958 BMW Isetta 600