The first long drive I took with my '83 240D (the ride home actually) took me on the Taconic Parkway south of Albany, NY. I stopped at a little gas station in the middle of the night (I was MASSIVELY lost) and got a gallon of water with my fill-up. The engine got noisier and lost power. Of course with a 240D when you lose power you notice!
A quart of Diesel Kleen (thank you 24 hour Wal-Mart) fixed the issue eventually. -Curt Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2011 18:45:47 -0700 From: Craig <diese...@pisquared.net> To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] The gospel according to...... Message-ID: <20111226184547.96d69922.diese...@pisquared.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII On Mon, 26 Dec 2011 20:35:47 -0500 Jaime Kopchinski <jaime...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yeah, what exactly is the issue here? > > We've had mercedes diesels in the family since the early 80s and never > had water/fuel related issues, and always used factory filtration. > > Is fuel quality that bad in some parts of the country? There was a fuel station just south of Yellowstone Park at which I got some diesel a number of years ago. That was a mistake. It had a lot of water in it. I had been fishing in Yellowstone and heard a Benz diesel drive north through the park about 100 yards from where I was. I could not believe the horrible noises his car was making. Pinging is way too mild a description. When I headed south and got that batch of fuel, I suddenly knew why that fellow's car was making noise. When we got back to Colorado Springs, the AC compressor was loose from the engine's rough running. I have a Racor in the garage waiting installation. Craig _______________________________________ 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://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
