My 190D did that once too, I was only about 10 miles from home though. I had a return line fall off once too, drove it 20 miles before I checked and saw what the issue was... The return lines on my 300TD were terrible but it got through several test drives before it was sold.
-Curt Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2007 10:30:14 -0500 From: "Rick Knoble" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] I hate gassers To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original > An old diesel with fuel leaks under the hood is not quite so likely to > spontaneously combust. Something I can attest to, since my 190dt sprung a leak from an injector line seal last night 70 miles from home. Rick Knoble '85 300 CD '87 190 DT --------------------------------- Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Jun 09 16:37:09 2007 Received: from [127.0.0.1] (helo=wx-out-0506.google.com) by server8.arterytc8.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) id 1Hx3w4-0008BZ-Lj for [email protected]; Sat, 09 Jun 2007 16:37:09 +0000 Received: from wx-out-0506.google.com ([66.249.82.224] helo=wx-out-0506.google.com) by ASSP.nospam; 9 Jun 2007 16:37:08 +0000 Received: by wx-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id s14so942299wxc for <[email protected]>; Sat, 09 Jun 2007 09:37:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.90.35.15 with SMTP id i15mr2866000agi.1181407024901; Sat, 09 Jun 2007 09:37:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.90.50.17 with HTTP; Sat, 9 Jun 2007 09:37:04 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2007 12:37:04 -0400 From: "Sunil Hari" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[email protected]> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Assp-Whitelisted: Yes X-Assp-Envelope-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Assp-Intended-For: [email protected] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.9.cp2 Subject: Re: [MBZ] High mile car article. X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9.cp2 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <[email protected]> List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes_okiebenz.com.okiebenz.com> List-Unsubscribe: <http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Archive: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com> List-Post: <mailto:[email protected]> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2007 16:37:09 -0000 outstanding work messrs booth and faeth. On 6/9/07, Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Loren Faeth wrote: > > The high mile car article may have only been in the NY City issue of > > last Sunday's NYTimes, not in the version sent to the rest of the > > country. If anyone has seen a copy in print, I'd appreciate seeing > > it or getting a copy. > > > > I have a few photos from the photographer now. I have attached my > > favorite, in front of the campanile at Iowa State for y'all to look > > at There is one taken the other way, from the campanile side with > > the Memorial union in the background. I like it pretty well also. > ------------------------------------------------ > NY Times > > June 3, 2007 > Motoring > 533,000 Miles and It Runs Like a Top > By JOSEPH SIANO > > THERE is no one secret to getting your car to live to a ripe old > odometer reading. Luck could get you there, but it is no surprise that > many vehicles that have reached 200,000, 400,000 and even 500,000 miles > have received extraordinary care and maintenance, often with the owners > doing the routine work themselves. > > Many people owning high-mileage vehicles are proud of the accomplishment > and they all seem to have pet strategies to extend the lives of their > cars. Clyde Thurston of Tallassee, Ala., credited frequent oil and > transmission fluid changes for getting his 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT to > more than 220,000 miles. Patrick Swift of Elsmere, Ky., said not taxing > the engine and brakes by using cruise control helped his 2000 Chevy > 2500-seriesvan reach 533,000 miles. And Loren Faeth of Ames, Iowa, said > his 1986 Mercedes-Benz 300SDL ran like new with over 400,000 miles > because he changed all the fluids himself. > > "The commonality I've seen among people who drive cars 300,000 or more > miles is that they do their own service on the car," he said. "That way, > you know the oil has been changed and it's changed right." > > Whatever strategies owners are using, cars are indeed staying on the > road longer. Ashland Inc., which runs the Valvoline Instant Oil Change > centers, said it had been seeing more high-mileage cars. Barry Bronson, > a company spokesman, said the number of vehicles serviced with 75,000 > miles or more rose 8 percent from February 2004 to February 2007. In > that same period, he said, there was an 18 percent increase in vehicles > with more than 120,000 miles. > > Automobile repair experts said that while using the right oil and > changing it frequently were vital for a car to last that long, little > things also help. Michael Florence, a co-author of "The Everything Car > Care Book" (Adams Media), said that owners should heed service > recommendations and other tips found in their car's owner's manual. > > "Any part of the car that's supported by lubrication or has fluid in it > should be carefully maintained," said Mr. Florence, an auto mechanic who > lives in Flemingsburg, Ky. "Like the brake system. The fluid should be > changed every two years because it helps stop corrosion." > > He said that spirited driving could also shorten a car's life. "The more > pressure you put on parts, the sooner they'll break," Mr. Florence said. > > His co-author, Rob Blumer, recommended having a mechanic check the > timing belt periodically. "If that breaks, it will affect the timing, > which can lead to engine damage," Mr. Blumer said. > > His rule of thumb utilizes his index finger. "I hold up the middle joint > of my finger against the belt, and if I can count three cracks in the > belt in that span, it's time to replace it," he said. > > Cosmetic issues can also shorten a car's life if they are left untended. > Mr. Blumer suggested waxing a car twice a year and buying a > scratch-repair kit from a dealer. > > Vladimir Samarin, a mechanic in Toronto who has a car-care Web site at > samarins.com, suggested that drivers living where the humidity was high > or the winters were harsh get underbody rustproofing when they buy a new > car. He said rustproofing also protected brake lines beneath the car. > > Relying on oil-change centers to alert owners to chassis problems is a > bad idea, Mr. Samarin said, because most companies park the car over a > mechanic's pit instead of raising it on a lift where the wheels can be > jiggled to check for loose suspension. > > And as soon as an engine starts to run hotter than usual or the coolant > level drops, he said, check for coolant leaks. "Overheating can lead to > real damage," he said. > > Mr. Samarin also warned drivers not to overfill their fuel tanks. > "Otherwise you could get fuel into the vapor canister," he said. If that > happens, the charcoal in the canister could find its way into the fuel > lines and cause damage. "When you get that first click of the gas pump, > stop refueling." > > Mr. Swift, who owns the high-mileage Chevy van, said one reason it has > lasted so long is that he has always used oil designed for high-mileage > cars, even when the van was new. > > Tom Olszewski, Exxon Mobil's technical adviser for North America for > automotive products, said the high-mileage oil category was more than 8 > percent of motor oil sales at auto parts stores. He said it was designed > to keep engine seals like those around the distributor shaft and the > rear main bearing soft and pliable to prevent leaks. But he said using > those oils early in a vehicle's life, as Mr. Swift did, was not necessary. > > "I wouldn't say there's any harm in it," he said. "I just don't think > you need that kind of protection until the vehicle has seen the mileage." > > Mr. Faeth, who has the Mercedes with 400,000 miles on it, takes oil > changes very seriously. He recommended that owners who want their cars > to last should get a chemical analysis of their used engine oil. The > analysis could turn up metal particles and show areas of excessive wear. > That knowledge helps determine the optimum grade and formulation of the > oil the car needs. > > Mr. Faeth uses the Oil Analysis Company (youroil.net) of Chester, Va. > "Originally, I had hoped to keep it until I got a million miles on it," > Mr. Faeth said about his Mercedes, but he isn't sure the body will last. > "So I'm hoping for one million kilometers." That would be 620,000 miles. > ------------------------------------------- > > Is that what you wanted? > > 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 > -- Sunil Hari 1992 300D 2.5T - 290Kmi - for sale [EMAIL PROTECTED] 513-205-7474
