Does this happen to pretty much all of them eventually, is it rare, or ballpark how likely is it to happen?
On Thu, May 19, 2022, at 7:51 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: > 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 _______________________________________ 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
