Personally, I'd sell it and buy something with an OM602 engine. If the engine goes while you own it, you'll lose your investment as the car will become almost worthless.
There is a chance that one of the previous owners had your engine replaced with an updated one. Sincerely, Tyler William H Backman 1987 190D Turbo Biodiesel On Sep 18, 2008, at 10:32 AM, Nick Gilles wrote: > Hi all, > > OK, so I started making biodiesel about a year ago. It's running > very well > in my tractors and skid loaders. I get the bright idea to look for > diesel > cars as I already have a gas pickup (that's paid for). I started > with the > VW's , wanted a little bigger vehicle. A friend suggested looking > into > Mercedes diesels. > > > > I set my Ebay search to watch for MB diesel cars. I find a S350, very > reasonable price, very nice condition. I win the bid, get it home > and then > find out I bought a "rod bender"! > > > > I'm trying to decide to sell it again or keep it and give it a > shot. It > runs great, doesn't seem to be consuming hardly any oil. Body & > interior in > great shape. > > > > I've done quite a bit more research and I've been getting about > 10-1, horror > stories to good stories with the S350's. I'd sure like to hear from > others, > good or bad. Keep it or sell it while I can! > > Thanks > > Nick in Wi > > > > _______________________________________ > 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
