Mercedes OM 617 Turbo Diesel Intake Manifold Review of Potential Problems

Kent walks you through some of the problems you may run into that are associated with the intake manifold on the five cylinder turbo diesel engine from 1978 to 1985 (without trap oxidizer). This includes the 300D, 300CD, 300TD and the 300SD.
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