Thank you so much Fred but I already have the tool! Sent from my iPhone
> On Jun 27, 2024, at 2:37 PM, Frederick Moir via Mercedes > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dimitri. > I have the socket for the valves on a 60x injection pump. > Yours if you want it. > Fred. > >> On Thu, Jun 27, 2024 at 12:41 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> I did the delivery valve seals on my '84 190D and IIRC the injection pump >> seemed louder after doing the job than before. Also as I remember (and it's >> been probably 10+ years) that noise declined over time. >> >> I'd throw a bottle of motor oil or ATF into the fuel tank and run the car >> a little to see what happens. I wonder if maybe the leaking delivery valves >> get quieter because of some looseness and the tightening of them makes them >> louder. >> >> Almost 20 years ago I paid a "trusted mechanic" to replace dv seals on my >> '85 190D. At some point he shifted one of the valves which then caused the >> engine to try to run away. He had to bring in a specialist to get it right >> again. I ended up paying him something like $1000 on a like $200 job. >> That's why I did it myself on the '84 190D. Its not a hard job, but you >> need to go slow and keep your wits about you... >> >> That was when I decided "Why pay somebody to screw up something I can >> screw up perfectly well myself?" >> >> -Curt >> >> >> On Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 08:12:21 PM EDT, Dimitri Seretakis via >> Mercedes <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> To keep things less confusing, I’m asking this question separately from >> the idling issue which Kaleb identified as the voltage overload relay. >> >> So I took my car to the shop three weeks ago in order to fix a broken >> lower ball joint- stupid Boston potholes. They ended up rebuilding the >> whole front suspension- replaced lower control arms, shocks etc. Car drives >> great now. >> While it was there I asked them to replace the delivery valve seals and >> washers since I just don’t have time to do it. Now the car makes a nailing >> noise at idle. They say it could be the injectors. I’m wondering if they >> screwed up the delivery valve job. It is actually a very good shop so I >> don’t want to just jump to conclusions of incompetence because they really >> are a very competent and exceptional shop. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 >> >> > > -- > Fred Moir > Lynn MA > Diesel preferred > _______________________________________ > 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
