Topic: 1984 Mercedes 300D Tune-Up
Alright, SpaceFrank bought a 1984 Mercedes 300D from an 'exotic dancer'. If you're surprised, don't be. It's the five cylinder turbo-diesel with 240k miles and a slew of broken bits.
Anywho, it runs like a....well...nevermind... It runs bad, just plain bad. So, we are thinking of doing a tune-up on the clattering heart - an OM617.912 (Thanks Wikipedia!).
For those of you willing to out yourselves as knowledgeable about old diesel 'Benzes, what would you do for a budget friendly tune-up?
Let's assume the maintenance was dependent on a 'good nights performance...', so not very good.
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