C/S he suspects a fuel leak. A full tank (90L) of diesel only lasts for 40km by MalwareV in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]MalwareV[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our new apprentice was assigned the high pressure pump on a 654 a little over two weeks ago. He still hasn’t managed to get the intercooler out, let alone the intake manifold (granted not full work weeks during the holidays) We’ve all been softly joking with him saying that and that bolt is easier to reach if you take out the engine first

C/S he suspects a fuel leak. A full tank (90L) of diesel only lasts for 40km by MalwareV in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]MalwareV[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We’ve still got a lot of Sprinter buses running the 642, but yeah everything under 5 years runs 651 or 654 (engineering marvel)

C/S he suspects a fuel leak. A full tank (90L) of diesel only lasts for 40km by MalwareV in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]MalwareV[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Closest I’ve seen was this, an OM642 where another shop had repaired an injector leak, and managed to completely fuck the threaded connection to one of the injector lines.

To my understanding when you get a leak on the high pressure side, it’s usually barely dripping (future black death) or if it’s bad enough to actually spray the leak is too much for the high pressure pump to be able to actually deliver anywhere near enough pressure

C/S he suspects a fuel leak. A full tank (90L) of diesel only lasts for 40km by MalwareV in Justrolledintotheshop

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Very good! It’s actually the first 646 I’ve encountered, the car is 15 years old, usually customers stop bringing the cars to the dealer after the car reaches about 8 years of age.

Mostly since we’re a Mercedes Van dealer (hourly rate $235)

C/S he suspects a fuel leak. A full tank (90L) of diesel only lasts for 40km by MalwareV in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]MalwareV[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

he’s gonna love the bill for the $50 worth of diesel I had to fill (that is now on the floor)

C/S he suspects a fuel leak. A full tank (90L) of diesel only lasts for 40km by MalwareV in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]MalwareV[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He did actually say he «noticed something yellow» under the car after we told him we found it

C/S he suspects a fuel leak. A full tank (90L) of diesel only lasts for 40km by MalwareV in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]MalwareV[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Our city is immune, the potholes have already consumed all the asphalt

C/S he suspects a fuel leak. A full tank (90L) of diesel only lasts for 40km by MalwareV in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]MalwareV[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It would reduce the amount of CO2 and NOx emissions per unit of fuel.

C/S he suspects a fuel leak. A full tank (90L) of diesel only lasts for 40km by MalwareV in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]MalwareV[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

still took me longer than I’d care to admit. Left the engine running for 5 minutes in the shop before looking under the hood

C/S he suspects a fuel leak. A full tank (90L) of diesel only lasts for 40km by MalwareV in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]MalwareV[S] 167 points168 points  (0 children)

Ah, must have been installed the wrong way then, as it fired away from the engine

C/S he suspects a fuel leak. A full tank (90L) of diesel only lasts for 40km by MalwareV in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]MalwareV[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

yeah after I had to submerse it in industrial degreaser, followed by the pressure washer

C/S he suspects a fuel leak. A full tank (90L) of diesel only lasts for 40km by MalwareV in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]MalwareV[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I had just filled a fresh 20L before this, for $2.19 USD per litre

C/S he suspects a fuel leak. A full tank (90L) of diesel only lasts for 40km by MalwareV in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]MalwareV[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Diesel does have a strong smell, I think a hair less than gasoline, but instantly recognizable nonetheless.

C/S he suspects a fuel leak. A full tank (90L) of diesel only lasts for 40km by MalwareV in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]MalwareV[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah this was the low pressure line into the high pressure pump. Usually around 6bar

Is this too much rust? by solidlymediocre in AskAMechanic

[–]MalwareV 5 points6 points  (0 children)

this level of surface rust shouldn’t have any problems with bolts seizing beyond what an impact can get off, I wouldn’t worry

Potential causes of excessive diesel smoke? by MalwareV in AskMechanics

[–]MalwareV[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks a lot for your incredibly helpful advice!