[MBZ] '82 300CD excessive oil usage-update

Marshall Booth mbooth+ at pitt.edu
Thu Jun 8 21:06:50 GMT 2006


Luther Gulseth wrote:
> 
> Fuel economy is better than 25 and most of the time 27-29 running on pure 
> diesel.  I haven't timed 0-60, but it will easily out run my SD or my parents 
> 300D.  

Unlikely to be the timer then. This may actually be one of those times 
when it really IS the turbo oil seals (that's rare, but it does happen).

Only way you're going to tell for sure is to replace the turbo.

Marshall
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	  Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions)
       "der Dieseling Doktor" mbooth at pitt.edu
'87 300TD 182Kmi, '85 190D 2.0 161Kmi, '87 190D 2.5 turbo 237kmi, '84 
190D 2.2 229Kmi (retired)



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