I'm getting a weird "tick tick tick" sound on start up of the 1984 300DT. Strangely, after the car warms up, the "tick tick tick" isn't heard.......

Can I use a cam corder to make an audio/video recording of the engine running so I can post it here?

If you can upload a vid to Youtube that's an easy way to do it. It's easy on my iPhone, with a camcorder there are likely more hoops to jump through, but if you can get the vid in your computer, you should be able to get a Youtube spot for it.

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

Any audio recording device should suffice. One that records natively in a digital format makes it easier to share via computer. Position the microphone near the source of the sound, and avoid a breezy day as the wind will create loud static in the recording.

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1998 E300 turbodiesel

America's Rights and Freedoms Are Not The Enemy!

And don't flipping talk through the whole thing like most people.

-Rog

Making a mixed tape with a little MB diesel backgrounds ?Purrfect.Ive found that your cell phone provider will walk you through just about anything if asked ,that is if its not around the holidays,these are ridiculously busy at these times.

Someone told me a straightpiped 300SDL isn't that loud.

We'll I guess open mid pipe is louder than out the back.

https://youtu.be/E_gOAEXoCRE

I need to bolt it back on because it's pretty loud, but not horrid. The turbo really does quiet things down compared to NA engines.

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1998 Ford Escort ZX2 5 speed - 279,000 miles My Daily

1992 Mercedes 300D 2.5 202,000 - Pure junk
2000 Mercedes E320 Black - 136,000 miles - Needs repair

Don't forget to grease the screw and threads on the spring compressor.

Here's some of my recent work. The production values need some attention. As I was filming at night, lights could have been better. This was via iPhone uploaded with the app:

http://youtu.be/c21_xj4mesc

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

OK, I have a Samsung Galaxy Sky (model SM- S320VL) phone that has no SD card. I recorded video/audio this morning of the car. However, when I downloaded to my PC, the folders showed up for photos and video but there were no files shown. I checked the google play store and it shows an app for USB mass storage. I downloaded several of the apps but was unable to get any of the apps to enable USB mass storage.

I'm thinking I need to install a micro SD card (32 or 64 mb) into the phone before I can install a USB mass storage app. Any thoughts or ideas are appreciated.

Looking at the specs for the Sky, you should have plenty of storage onboard without adding an SD card, depending on the length of video and quality level you intend to upload, of course.

If you're having trouble transferring the video from your phone to your computer, have you tried using the YouTube app to upload directly from your phone? Obviously make sure you're on wifi when you do this, unless you have a robust data package.

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617 swapped Toyota Pickup, 22-24 MPG, 50k miles on swap

I finally figured out how to do it; the video is in the subfolder "camera" under folder "DIMM". The video I took this morning sucks, so I am going to take another one in the morning and upload it to the forum. These phones can be a trip to figure out........

Need to post a video of a Cold OM603 with an open downpipe, it sounds good.

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1998 Ford Escort ZX2 5 speed - 279,000 miles My Daily

1992 Mercedes 300D 2.5 202,000 - Pure junk
2000 Mercedes E320 Black - 136,000 miles - Needs repair

Don't forget to grease the screw and threads on the spring compressor.

Need to post a video of a Cold OM603 with an open downpipe, it sounds good.

sounds like an air plane.

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1998 Ford Escort ZX2 5 speed - 279,000 miles My Daily

1992 Mercedes 300D 2.5 202,000 - Pure junk
2000 Mercedes E320 Black - 136,000 miles - Needs repair

Don't forget to grease the screw and threads on the spring compressor.

LOL! More like a dump truck! BTDT.

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Current stable:
1995 E320 149K (Nancy)
1983 500SL 120K (SLoL)

Black Sheep:
1985 524TD 167K (TotalDumpster™)

Gone but not forgotten:
1986 300SDL (RIP)
1991 350SD
1991 560SEL
1990 560SEL
1986 500SEL Euro (Rusted to nothing at 47K!)