1983 Mercedes maintenance

1983 Mercedes Diesel Wagon 300TD-T 5-cylinder history

November, 2006 MBI

• adjusted transmission (to extend life)
• fix heater blower button
• fix door locks
• new starter
• replace rear wiper gasket
• tried to fix leak in back door (still fills with water)

December, 2006 Jiffy Lube

• oil change
• new radiator cap
• change fluid in rear differential

December, 2006 MBI

• adjust headlights
• stop back door from filling up, rear drains both sides
• fix rear wiper (new motor?) [postponed until leak is confirmed fixed]
• connect front windshield washers, fix tank, replace grommets, replace hose from pump to valve

October, 2007 MBI

• replace thermostat (was overheating)
• replace oil filter housing (fix leak)
• oil change
• tune up

April, 2008 MBI

• roaring noise at 30-60mph

it was the front wheel bearings. Repacked and greased.

• blowing heater fuses all the time

cleaned connections.

• rear wiper isn't working

rivets had popped. Drilled new holes and secured wiper motor.

• trim missing on passenger door

installed used molding.

October, 2008 MBI

• new brake pads (with warning indicators)
• fix driver window switch
• AC recharge
• oil change
• door trim installed
• AC aux fan fuse fixed

October, 2009 MBI

• oil leak
  • found and fixed oil leak near air filter
  • replaced dirty air filter
  • found and fixed fuel leak at fuel filter (fuel filter was not tight enough)
• vibration noise
  • found and fixed vibration noise due to loose air filter
• broken backup light
  • fixed backup lens and light

• found missing rear axle boot
  • replacing rear axle
• found brakes at 10%
  • replacing brakes

• found exhaust manifold leak. It would cost $700 to fix. Not fixing.

October, 2009 Les Schwabb

• four new tires

October, 2009

• new battery

December, 2009

• hard to start when cold
• glow plug light doesn't always come on when starting
• blows lots of smoke when it finally starts
• probably will use this procedure from Diesel Giant

http://www.dieselgiant.com/glowplugrepair.htm

• ordered 4 glow plugs and a relay from partsgeek.com for $103

January, 2010

• now it won't start
• replaced glow plug relay, still won't start
• ordered air filter, fuel filter, oil filter

Notes and Part Numbers

replacement bulbs

Osram/Sylvania Light Bulb
1979-1987 Mercedes Benz 300TD
12V - 10w - Tail & Clearance Lamps.

Osram/Sylvania Light Bulb
1979-1987 Mercedes Benz 300TD
12V - 21w - Blinker, Stoplight & Backup Light. Nickel base

tire size

P195/70R14 90S

fuel filters

There are two filters, primary and secondary.

• The primary is the smaller, in-line plastic filter.
• The secondary is the larger, metal filter that looks a lot like an oil filter.

These need to be changed regularly when running on bio-diesel or else power is significantly reduced.