If you go look at it, pull the oil cap off. Blowby is normal but if it’s blowing oil out all over the place then I would pass. I could be the guy is just a dummy and thought this might enhance the performance or something since the EGR is disabled iirc.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 20, 2019, at 12:32 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > So how much blow by is too much blow by? > > Bob R > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jan 20, 2019, at 9:06 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >> I wondered about the blowby issue with my car as well since it had the >> aftermarket “can” installed. Blowby wasn’t bad at all on the car, I think >> someone just got lazy when they looked a the cost to fix what was broken in >> the system and went for the cheapest approach. >> >> -D >> >> >>> On Jan 20, 2019, at 11:03 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> There is supposed to be a plastic hose that goes from the valve cover to >>> the intake hose between the air box and turbo. The fact they have this >>> thing rigged up makes me think it’s got way too much blow by. Or maybe >>> somebody is just stupid and thought this was better. In any case, the 124 >>> 2.5 turbo is one of the best cars they made. Very economical. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Jan 20, 2019, at 9:54 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes >>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> I’m not smart enough to know what normally should be in place instead of >>>> that stainless catch can thing? >>>> >>>> Bob R >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPad >>>> >>>> Begin forwarded message: >>>> >>>>> From: nore...@craigslist.org >>>>> Date: January 20, 2019 at 8:52:18 AM MST >>>>> To: azbob...@gmail.com >>>>> Subject: ----1991 Mercedes Benz 300D---- >>>>> >>>>> azbob...@gmail.com forwarded you this from craigslist: >>>>> >>>>> ----1991 Mercedes Benz 300D---- >>>>> >>>>> https://tucson.craigslist.org/cto/6793373578.html >>>>> >>>>> Please go to the preferences page if you don't want to receive >>>>> email-a-friend messages in the future. >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> 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 > _______________________________________ 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
