Dieselvolk, While inspecting my '87 300TD voltage regulator, I took a look around to see what else looked like a problem, and noticed a good bit of oil on the bottom of the intake side of the turbo. Related to this I believe, I've got oil seeping from around the plug for the breather tube coming from the top of the valve cover, and also there's a good bit of oil seeping from under the edge of the valve cover. There's also oil seeping from the intake manifold at one of the connections for the over-boost protection switch (or that area anyway).
To me, all these point to excessive blow-by, and I conclude that the oil consumption (~1 qt / 3000 miles) is probably mostly due to this blow-by, or the oil is being burned after it gets by the rings. Could this also be bad valve seals? I know it could also be a bad turbo. Very respectfully, /s/ Max Dillon '87 300TD 317k miles '95 E300 274k miles '73 Balboa 20 Charleston SC _______________________________________ 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
