That is similar to what happened when the head gasket blew on my 1994 S350. Except that it happened all at once, got gradually. The failure caused oil to dump into the #1 cylinder. The cylinder still fired (until oil pressure built up), and the compression actually went up in that cylinder - probably because all the oil caused the rings to seal better. There was sooo much smoke that it appeared more white than grey or black, but smelled like motor oil. I've since heard this is a common failure for that engine (one of many). I rather doubt your problem is similar, but throw I'd throw it out there just in case...
-Dave Walton On 6/27/07, Ken Rushing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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. > > Ken > _______________________________________ > 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
