Did you use nylons in addition to Mobil 1? Dwight E. Giles, Jr. 1978 240D 4 speed. 218K miles. 1979 240D- auto -250K + miles. (SOLD). 1990 300D 2.5t 160K miles. Wickford, RI-----Original Message----- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Curt Raymond Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 9:35 AM To: Diesel List Subject: Re: [MBZ] If it's not one thing it's another...
I hadn't heard of nylons before... The bacon thing I think is from the days of babbit bearings. You could pull the rod caps off and squash a piece of bacon in to make an engine sound good long enough to sell... Fred I'm surely hoping that my experience mirrors yours. We took the 190D this morning to get breakfast and my wife commented on how much quieter it is. Perhaps, perhaps.... -Curt Date: Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:57:15 -0400 From: Frederick W Moir <fred.s...@verizon.net> Subject: Re: [MBZ] If it's not one thing it's another... To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Message-ID: <0kmj005qzsbg2...@vms173005.mailsrvcs.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Curt, Dwight, et al. In Olde Yingland, we used cut up nylon stockings to "thicken up the diff. oil" and quieten down the howling. Also provided some lubrication. On the 87 190DT I changed the diff oil to 85W90 M1 and it has slowly gone quiet. About 5k miles, so far so good. Had a slight whine at 35-40 steady throttle, now gone. Squirrelly Olde English Nut. Fred Moir Lynn MA At _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
