Ken Rushing wrote: > To review: > > Within a couple of days my car began to smoke terrible (thick grey smoke) > and idle very rough. There is no oil in the coolant or coolant in the oil. > The radiator hoses are not pressurized when the engine is cold. Also the > coolant level has not changed and there are no fuel leaks. I've changed the > plugs, the camshaft timing is good, ran it with fresh diesel > then ran with diesel injection cleaner. I removed the injectors and viewed > the spray pattern on each and they look good. EGR valve is not stuck open. > All ball pins in the prechamber are intact. The exhaust tappets have only > about 1-2 mm play. I ran a compression test but I'm not sure what the limits > are. The highest was 460 psi and the lowest was 410 psi. The other four were > 440-450 psi. Thanks again for all your help.
Smoke is caused by incomplete combustion! Too much fuel, not enough air or insufficient compression. Timing errors can alter all three. Your compression numbers are just fine. Marshall -- Marshall Booth Ph.D. Ass't Prof. (ret.) Univ of Pittsburgh School of Medicine [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________ 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
