Mercedes 300D? Yes or No? - Maintenance/Repairs - Car Talk …
WEBBaxter_s_Dad October 8, 2007, 6:15pm 12. The Mercedes 123 chassis is considered by many to be one of the best cars ever made. It is certainly one of the best cars Mercedes ever made. The 300D turbo diesel is, in my opinion, the pinnacle of the 123 line. At it’s core is it’s basic engineering and it’s simplicity.
1984 Mercedes 300D Gear Shift problems - Car Talk Community
WEBMar 25, 2013 · Thousands of new OEM and aftermarket Mercedes-Benz parts in stock. Easy to use on-line catalog. Two-year parts warranty and free shipping on $65+ orders. Recently, a problem has developed with shifting gears in my 1984 Mercedes 300D. The shift feels too smooth as I move the gear shift knob from Park to Neutral and back.
1984 Mercedes 300D Turbodiesel Won't Stop - Car Talk Community
WEBOct 31, 2009 · MB diesels, the 300D is shut off by the fuel shutoff valve, which is a vacuum actuated device located near the injector pump. The key “ignition switch” is the control valve to port the vacuum to the shutoff valve. The most common “failure” mode is a vacuum leak which does not allow actuation of the shutoff valve.
Old Mercedes 300D - Maintenance/Repairs - Car Talk Community
WEBJul 5, 2007 · Maintenance/Repairs. moon161 July 5, 2007, 4:39pm 1. I’m looking at 75 mercedes 300D, 290k miles with a supplemental fuel system to burn vegetable oil from greasecar.com. Seller says he can demonstrate contiuous good maintenance. What sort of maintenance demand can you expect from such a beast, and how hard are the simple …
Mercedes 300D? Yes or No? - Page 2 - Car Talk Community
WEBOct 12, 2007 · I think the factory gives a 123 chassis 1600 lbs with brakes and 1000lbs without brakes. I’d stick with 1000 lbs and a tongue weight of no more than 100 lbs. The turbo diesel should handle this just fine if you resist overloading the small trailer. Don’t even think of pulling a trailer with the four cylinder non-turbo 240D… Benzman
Mercedes diesel - Maintenance/Repairs - Car Talk Community
WEBMay 22, 2010 · The highest documented mileage car I’ve ever sat in was a 300D turbo at 487K and counting. I’m sure it took a lot of $$ to get it there, but it was an inspiration. If you want a good older car to run on bio-diesel, I’d say go for it.
2019 Mercedes-Benz GL-Class - Worried about oil consumption
WEBNov 5, 2019 · Dear Ray, I bought a new Mercedes GLC 350e which has a 2.0 liter turbocharged engine along with electric drive last December. It’s a plug-in hybrid and I am very happy with it. I have a concern, though. After I brought it home I opened the owners manual and read through it, I discovered that Mercedes considers oil usage between oil …
Mileage savers that actually work? - Car Talk Community
WEBSep 27, 2008 · I’m not sure a short-term test on an ancient Mercedes 300D is relevant to today’s applications. Any 300D still on the road is beyond its designed useful life. Home
Timing chain and belt tensioner - The Show - Car Talk Community
WEBRanck July 20, 2007, 8:25pm 2. If it has a chain it doesn’t need a belt tensioner. If it has a timing belt, then yes, replacing the tensioner at the same time as the belt is a common recommendation. Ranck July 20, 2007, 8:27pm 3. I meant to say, if it has a chain it should not need to be replaced, ever, at least until the engine needs to be ...
Car vibrates - Maintenance/Repairs - Car Talk Community
WEBAug 2, 2010 · I have a 300d 1984 Mercedes. I have had a intermittent vibration. The car vibrates after about 10 minutes on the roaf but Sometimes it is a bad vibration and sometimes it is very light. You can feel the shaking in the steering wheel and in the brake pedal when I press on the breaks. I have changed the fuel filters, got new tires, and …