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Forum: Diesel Discussion

09-10-2014, 09:57 PM

Replies: 104

Rebuild (or rings) on OM617 NA

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Posted By Douglas.Sherida

I've heard that some will consume at the top half...

I've heard that some will consume at the top half of the dipstick, too.

This one will fall below the dipstick if I don't add the oil at least every 1,000 km.

I do want to switch back to dino...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

09-10-2014, 09:45 PM

Replies: 104

Rebuild (or rings) on OM617 NA

Views: 16,254

Posted By Douglas.Sherida

No offense taken. I did in fact do a leak...

No offense taken.

I did in fact do a leak down test last year on a couple cylinders and found it to be inconclusive. Unfortunately, I seem to have not written down the results.

Let's review the...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

09-09-2014, 09:10 PM

Replies: 104

Rebuild (or rings) on OM617 NA

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Posted By Douglas.Sherida

Aside from burning oil the condition is very...

Aside from burning oil the condition is very good. I have probably close to 10 years before I need to address any rust repair and the paint quality is "shiny original with wear" (i.e. lots of small...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

09-09-2014, 08:13 PM

Replies: 104

Rebuild (or rings) on OM617 NA

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Posted By Douglas.Sherida

And more importantly, how does that data drive a...

And more importantly, how does that data drive a decision or action.

Let's say results are x% leak on some/all cylinders, with y% noise from tailpipe and z% noise from oil filler and q% bubbles...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

09-07-2014, 10:49 PM

Replies: 104

Rebuild (or rings) on OM617 NA

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Posted By Douglas.Sherida

I really appreciate all the input, but I feel...

I really appreciate all the input, but I feel kind of like this thread has reached its useful conclusion.

I need to talk with Metric and find out what the options are. I would want to make sure...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

09-06-2014, 08:02 AM

Replies: 104

Rebuild (or rings) on OM617 NA

Views: 16,254

Posted By Douglas.Sherida

So I brought it by the local Benz specialist...

So I brought it by the local Benz specialist yesterday.

After everyone was done snapping pictures and offering to buy it, the first thing the owner said when I mentioned it was burning oil was,...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

09-04-2014, 08:57 PM

Replies: 104

Rebuild (or rings) on OM617 NA

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Posted By Douglas.Sherida

I never met the guy who owned it from 60k to 90k...

I never met the guy who owned it from 60k to 90k km. I bought it through a third party.

I Googled "FSM 01-040 + OM617" and got back an OM617.95x service manual. Perhaps I wasn't clear, this is a...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

09-03-2014, 08:23 PM

Replies: 104

Rebuild (or rings) on OM617 NA

Views: 16,254

Posted By Douglas.Sherida

I firmly believe the mileage to be true and...

I firmly believe the mileage to be true and accurate. I have records from the second owner going back to 1999. He bought it with 40,000 km on the clock and sold it 8 years later with 70,000 km. I...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

09-03-2014, 08:07 PM

Replies: 104

Rebuild (or rings) on OM617 NA

Views: 16,254

Posted By Douglas.Sherida

I know it was not burning oil when the guy I...

I know it was not burning oil when the guy I bought it from got it at 60,000 km and it was burning oil within 500 km of my acquiring it at 90,000 km.

Not sure what you mean by engine breathing...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

09-03-2014, 08:09 AM

Replies: 104

Rebuild (or rings) on OM617 NA

Views: 16,254

Posted By Douglas.Sherida

So, I ran this test over the weekend. It was very...

So, I ran this test over the weekend. It was very simple actually. I plugged a length of heater hose I had lying around into a two necked pyrex bottle and clamped that to the air cleaner (I happen...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

08-27-2014, 09:01 PM

Replies: 104

Rebuild (or rings) on OM617 NA

Views: 16,254

Posted By Douglas.Sherida

How's this for a test method? Run the far...

How's this for a test method?

Run the far end of the crank case breather into a double necked round bottom flask (secured in the engine bay), with a filter over the second neck to prevent oil...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

08-26-2014, 09:06 PM

Replies: 104

Rebuild (or rings) on OM617 NA

Views: 16,254

Posted By Douglas.Sherida

Yes, understood. That was why I replaced them...

Yes, understood. That was why I replaced them (hoping for a quick fix).

I was trying to avoid doing a "boroscopy", but it seems like there really isn't any other source for oil consumption than...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

08-26-2014, 07:51 PM

Replies: 104

Rebuild (or rings) on OM617 NA

Views: 16,254

Posted By Douglas.Sherida

To be clear, the smoking is not only at start up....

To be clear, the smoking is not only at start up. It may have more to do with backing out of my garage than anything else.

I did install the valve stem seals myself, I am pretty comfortable that...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

08-26-2014, 06:46 PM

Replies: 104

Rebuild (or rings) on OM617 NA

Views: 16,254

Posted By Douglas.Sherida

I just pulled the air intake hose off the intake...

I just pulled the air intake hose off the intake manifold and can see "some" oil in the manifold, but I don't know what is an "excessive" amount of oil to see in there. Its definitely "a" source of...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

08-26-2014, 06:13 PM

Replies: 104

Rebuild (or rings) on OM617 NA

Views: 16,254

Posted By Douglas.Sherida

It seems to look like that one. Its a "single...

It seems to look like that one. Its a "single body unit" with a single cover facing the radiator fan. The only connections I can see are that it is bolted to the front of the engine block and the...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

08-26-2014, 05:47 PM

Replies: 104

Rebuild (or rings) on OM617 NA

Views: 16,254

Posted By Douglas.Sherida

Are the starters the same for an automatic and a...

Are the starters the same for an automatic and a manual transmission?

Forum: Diesel Discussion

08-26-2014, 05:45 PM

Replies: 104

Rebuild (or rings) on OM617 NA

Views: 16,254

Posted By Douglas.Sherida

I tried that. Also did a daily dose of Marvel...

I tried that. Also did a daily dose of Marvel Mystery oil into the injector holes with engine rotation over a two week period and switched from dino to synthetic oil for the last 15,000 km (see the...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

08-26-2014, 08:06 AM

Replies: 104

Rebuild (or rings) on OM617 NA

Views: 16,254

Posted By Douglas.Sherida

It does not leak a drop of any fluids. Coolant,...

It does not leak a drop of any fluids. Coolant, front and dear differentials, brakes, clutch, front and rear differential locks, transfer case, transmission and engine are all leak free.

Yes, it...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

08-25-2014, 08:38 PM

Replies: 104

Rebuild (or rings) on OM617 NA

Views: 16,254

Posted By Douglas.Sherida

Its just not what I'm used to from my ex-w123s....

Its just not what I'm used to from my ex-w123s. Once warmed up I could restart them without a glow cycle.

I'm fully aware of multiple glow cycles in the dead of winter, pouring a pot of boiling...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

08-25-2014, 07:59 PM

Replies: 104

Rebuild (or rings) on OM617 NA

Views: 16,254

Posted By Douglas.Sherida

Thanks for the responses. When I got the...

Thanks for the responses.

When I got the truck (25,000 km ago) the intake valves were all a bit tight (not too surprising) and the exhaust valves on cylinders 1 and 2 were also tight (~ 0.010"). I...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

08-25-2014, 07:44 AM

Replies: 104

Rebuild (or rings) on OM617 NA

Views: 16,254

Posted By Douglas.Sherida

Shouldn't the compression be more in the 400+ psi...

Shouldn't the compression be more in the 400+ psi range?

What other source of oil consumption? It doesn't leak a drop and its consuming a liter per fill up.

Forum: Diesel Discussion

08-24-2014, 01:10 PM

Replies: 104

Rebuild (or rings) on OM617 NA

Views: 16,254

Posted By Douglas.Sherida

Rebuild (or rings) on OM617 NA

Vehicle: 1980 300GD cabrio, 116,000 km true mileage on the clock, original normally aspirated 617.931 engine and 4 spd manual (all numbers matching), truly rust free original paint and unmolested...

Forum: Mercedes-Benz Used Parts For Sale & Wanted

12-14-2013, 03:23 PM

Replies: 0

FS: English language euro w123 T owners manual (wagen)

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Posted By Douglas.Sherida

FS: English language euro w123 T owners manual (wagen)

SOLD.

I have an English language (British) owners manual for w123 estate wagens, published in 1984.

It is 120 pages long and covers both left hand and right hand drive models: 200T, 230TE,...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

08-27-2013, 08:34 PM

Replies: 33

What is this rust-free 1980 300GD 5-speed worth in the usa??

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Posted By Douglas.Sherida

The body looks decent. The money was spent...

The body looks decent.

The money was spent on some "bling" mods (white turn signals, fender air vents, chrome spare tire cover, running boards, w463 style front bumper), but there are other things...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

08-26-2013, 09:07 PM

Replies: 33

What is this rust-free 1980 300GD 5-speed worth in the usa??

Views: 4,733

Posted By Douglas.Sherida

So the black cabrio in the link is interesting,...

So the black cabrio in the link is interesting, but the condition is not nearly as good as the white LWB in your original post.

The white LWB looks very original and unmolested. Guessing that the...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

08-25-2013, 11:37 AM

Replies: 33

What is this rust-free 1980 300GD 5-speed worth in the usa??

Views: 4,733

Posted By Douglas.Sherida

Condition drives everything, but for a W460 it...

Condition drives everything, but for a W460 it has desirable options (for some folks): LWB, 617 engine, 5 speed manual, ATS wheels and barn doors. Color is nice too. (Personally, cabrios are my...

Forum: Events & Gatherings

08-25-2013, 10:59 AM

Replies: 1,499

Southeast PA Benzfest - Official Event Thread

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Posted By Douglas.Sherida

Yes. Thanks very much to Chad and Raquel for...

Yes. Thanks very much to Chad and Raquel for being so generous and hosting an event like this.

Always great to meet new people and see some terrific cars. I love to be able to drive other...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

08-15-2013, 08:27 PM

Replies: 96

New (to us) family hauler

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Posted By Douglas.Sherida

What about the new BMW 328d x drive sport wagon. ...

What about the new BMW 328d x drive sport wagon.

They have the option of two rear facing seats in the wayback.

Its not a high up ride though.

BTW, I take offense at the assertion that a...