Price is a touch high, but not out of range compared to other comparable sales I’ve seen.
Yes, you must remove the plastic cover over the cylinder head to see the effects of the “Black Death” condition, if it exists. It will be obvious if affected. Look around the base of each injector for a buildup of black crud, which is burned oil and fuel that’s slipped by the injector. This is caused by the sealing ring at the base of the injector failing and allowing combustion products to leak out of the cylinder. At the very beginning, it appears as bubbling around the base of the injector and gradually worsens over time. Really bad examples can have the whole cylinder head area completely filled with the black crap that has to be literally chipped away to get to the injectors and head. Repair is not fun and will require some special tools, like an injector puller, but they’re not terribly expensive. It does have some risk, however, as the hold down bolts can be run in too far and puncture the water jacket. I’ve done it and I don’t ever want to do it again. -D Sent from my iPad > On May 18, 2022, at 11:17 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I'm half tempted to check this out. It's not terribly far away. > > I assume that "black death" is not readily visible without at least removing > the plastic engine cover? What would I look for? > > >> On Tue, May 10, 2022, at 2:14 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: >> Realtor spec. Looks clean. >> >> https://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/d/clarksville-2005-mercedes-e320-cdi/7481634459.html >> _______________________________________ >> 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 > > _______________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
