You mark the position of the turbines on the shaft and put them back in the same place when you are done. You are just swapping some frigging brass bushings. You can believe they are somehow magical and that you need to belong to the club or end up in hell if you try to break the code of silence, but I believe in physics. I have seen inside the wonders of the turbo and can tell you from experience that there ain't no magic in there.
I am fully aware that I risk royally screwing things up by working on them myself - and I still choose to do so. I learn NOTHING by sending it out for repair. I'll admit that I have made some expensive mistakes with this philosophy, but they were mine to make. If you follow the Mercedes Guidelines on 'user-serviceable', we would not even be changing our own oil. -Dave Walton 87SDL, 94S350, 99E300 On 9/7/06, Steve MacSween <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
There is some difference of opinion here, on whether turbos are 'user-serviceable' or not. I fall on the side of the fence that says they are a machine-shop service item, and even then only a shop that works on turbos regularly. If you have a heavy truck service outlet in your area, ask them who rebuilds their turbos. You may find they send them out of town to a big turbo rebuilder; often these operations sell on an exchange basis. Put it this way: I know two guys who rally on the pro circuit, and build their own engines, and even they won't mess with a turbo themselves. -- "Mac" Steve MacSween Aylmer, Quebec (Canada) Mercedes: '82 300sd / '82 240d (x2) / '60 220s on 9/7/06 9:45 AM, dave walton at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Mercedes will be more than happy to sell me an entire turbo for about > 10 times more than I paid for my first car. They know me well and when > they saw the price, they just shook their heads knowing I would not > like what they had to tell me. They do not sell turbo parts. They do > not fix them either - at least not the dealers around me. > > -Dave Walton > 87SDL, 94S350, 99E300 > > On 9/7/06, LarryT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> you wrote:<<if I could get the parts, I would not need to buy a used one >> from the junkyard. I'd >>> rebuild the one I have.>> >> >> Does that mean MB does not sell the parts? Or you haven't tried to get the >> rebuild parts? I wonder if they're available from the turbo manufacturer? >> Can't recall the name at the moment but they're a subsidiary of >> Allied-Signal now Honeywell. >> >> Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) >> www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts >> Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil >> PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net >> Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs >> Porsche Road Test http://members.rennlist.com/roadtest/ >> . >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "dave walton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 10:10 PM >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] '82 300 CD excessive oil usage-update >> >> >>> Yes, I replaced the bent rod (# 1). Cylinders looked good. Blowby is >>> minimal. >>> I am relatively confident the problem is with the turbo, but am >>> unwilling to spend the $400 to buy one from a junkyard that was pulled >>> from a wreck and probably needs a rebuild. But if I could get the >>> parts, I would not need to buy a used one from the junkyard. I'd >>> rebuild the one I have. >>> >>> -Dave Walton >>> 87SDL, 94S350, 99E300 >>> >>> On 9/6/06, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> dave walton wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I have the same problem in my S350. >>>> >>>> Ouch. >>>>> >>>>> Increased inter-cranial pressure caused by blowby. >>>> >>>> That's supposed to be common, said blowby being caused >>>> by bent connecting rods and oval cylinders. >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >>>> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >>> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> >>> -- >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>> Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.0/439 - Release Date: 9/6/2006 >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
