603 heads replacements A note on OM603 replacement heads alda ALDA repair Yes Virginia, this is a DIY project. cams Oil flow to the cams One cam company says there's a little hole that needs to be enlarged. coldstart How to start a diesel in cold weather Yes Virginia, there is a trick. A few actually. cummins Performance increase While it applied to cummins motors, the brave of heart may wish to think about applying some of these ideas to Mercedes Benz motors. egr Plugged EGR For informational and off road purposes only. globurn Glo plugs burning up? Ah, yeah about that... hoses Diesel vacuum hoses Not many cars have vacuum controlled transmissions and when (not if) your hoses start to go south it's a good idea just to replace all of them. Here's the list of parts you'll need. injectors Injector replacement Injectors are really only good for about 100,000 miles. Here's how to take them out and why. injtiming Setting diesel injection pump timing If your injection pump is not in time with yout engine properly things just aren't going to work right. italian The Italian tuneup Vroom vroom. Floor it and clean your engine out.

mounts morecold More cold starting Another tip for diesels that are recultant to start in the cold. nostop Won't shut off? If your Mercedes diesel will not shut off you don't need a ton of parts to fix this, almost always there's just one part you need to replace. Easy and cheap to fix. notes General tips An excellant article that appeared in an industry journal. plugs OM617 Gloplug R+R A trick to make replacing gloplugs on an OM617 a lot easier. This will save you a half hour. rackbolt OM617 Rack Damper Bolt How to adjust it, when and why. rebuiltinj Injector Rebuild How to rebuild your injectors. seals Replacing Seals on Turbo Oil Drain Pipes Of course if yours doesn't leak you won't need this. But they all do, so you will. turbo adjust How to adjust your turbo Chances are your turbo is not up to factory spec. Here's how to do it. vpump