I have seen OM615 lines crack several times! Sent from my iPhone
> On Dec 26, 2014, at 11:20 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > OM60x lines routinely crack at the injector if they are not tied down > properly. > > I've never seen an OM61x line crack, although it is possible. They are much > more robust than the OM60x lines. > > I now carry a spare 603 line. When they break, you can get a couple miles to > safety, but it will be spewing a LOT of fuel on the road. It is not fun > trying to rebend one to fit whichever one broke. (never the one you have) on > the roadside, but it beats the price of a tow several hundred miles. > > >> Try tightening (or verifying that it is not loose) the nut that attaches >> the fuel line from the injector to the injection pump. Also look for a >> crack in the line, though I never had one crack at the injector. >> >> On Fri, Dec 26, 2014 at 9:36 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >>> Great input - thanks. Clearly, I need to clean the engine and watch for >>> the fuel to appear. The cloth injector lines are pristine; in every other >>> case of leaky lines they were saturated (dark colored). Mine are still dry >> > and white from one end to the other. >> > >> > This is a CA version 1985 300TD - could that have something to do with it? >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> OK Don >> >> NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! >> >> "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who >> learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence >> for themselves." >> >> WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* >> 2013 F150, 18 mpg >> 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg >> 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! >> _______________________________________ >> 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. The list owner has >> no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > > > _______________________________________ > 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. The list owner has > no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. _______________________________________ 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. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
