Yeah, I agree. I may just play dumb and give them the donor car's VIN...
On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 9:26 AM, Rich Thomas < richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote: > It would be hard to damage the turbo internals in an engine swap unless > something got in there and buggered it. > > --R > > > On 4/12/14 11:56 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > >> I can understand, since in transplanting a drive train or engine some >> parts >> of the assembly can easily get damaged. >> >> >> On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 5:04 PM, ernest breakfield < >> erne...@backyardengineering.org> wrote: >> >> is that what the dealer told you when asked? interesting; but we're >>> not talking about a warranty, we're talking about a "Campaign" (which is >>> what MBZ did instead of letting it get to a formal "Recall"). >>> >>> >>> cheers! >>> e >>> >>> >>> On 12/Apr/14 11:32, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: >>> >>> The warranty only applies if the engine matches the VIN. Mine doesn't. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 12:19 PM, ernest breakfield < >>>> erne...@backyardengineering.org> wrote: >>>> >>>> i would certainly ask, before guessing what they might do; if "my >>>> local >>>> >>>>> dealer" were unwilling to do Campaign service work that MBZ was paying >>>>> them >>>>> for, they would not be my dealer for long. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> cheers! >>>>> e >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 10/Apr/14 10:46, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I doubt my local dealer (Euro Motorcars) would be willing to do >>>>> anything >>>>> >>>>>> of >>>>>> the sort. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 1:18 PM, ernest breakfield < >>>>>> erne...@backyardengineering.org> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> actually, what happened with the '85 300Ds was that MBZ did (at >>>>>> least) 2 >>>>>> >>>>>> separate "Campaigns" where they replaced the Trap Oxidizers with >>>>>>> something >>>>>>> else; the last one i'm familiar with replaces it with a W126-numbered >>>>>>> part >>>>>>> that seems to be nothing other than a Catalytic Convertor. >>>>>>> the campaigns were at no cost to the owners; it might be worth >>>>>>> checking to see if they're still in effect, as the last one i took >>>>>>> advantage of was already ~10 years ago. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> cheers! >>>>>>> e >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 09/Apr/14 19:29, Rick Knoble wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --------------------------------------- >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2014 14:57:27 -0400 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> From: astrasfo...@gmail.com >>>>>>>>> To: mercedes@okiebenz.com >>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Engine whine - why? W123 300TD >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Needs a replacement turbocharger. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Because the trap oxidizer cooked it.... >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Like I said a couple days ago... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> And you though we were all full of beans when we (several list >>>>>>>> members) >>>>>>>> said to do away with the T/O. MBUSA did away with them in a >>>>>>>> recall/TSB. >>>>>>>> Why keep it? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Rick >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>>>> http://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 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, >>>>>>>> those >>>>>>>> individuals are responsible for the content of the post. 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