Mercedes Turbo

[rabbitman]

Look in the FAQ for where to get the thermocouple and where to mount it.

[peacedub]

i took of my turbo today, it has a little VW / AUDI sticker and it says garrett but no other markings how do i identify it?

also my head has little cracks between cylinders, is that bad? i heard most turbo diesels have them and it no big deal.

what do you think?

[rabbitman]

i took of my turbo today, it has a little VW / AUDI sticker and it says garrett but no other markings how do i identify it?

also my head has little cracks between cylinders, is that bad? i heard most turbo diesels have them and it no big deal.

what do you think?

You mean between the valves? It's normal, there's a limit but I forgot what it is .

[peacedub]

alright thanks, i really need to get a bentley... is there a diesel specific or shouldi just get the mark 2 kind?

[rabbitman]

alright thanks, i really need to get a bentley... is there a diesel specific or shouldi just get the mark 2 kind?

I forget what car you're dealing with, mk2 bentley combines gas and diesel while mk1 has separate books for gas and diesel.

[peacedub]

ok sweet ill get the mk2 kind.

another question haha, what kind of headgasket should i get? 1,2 or 3 notch? i know i cant get the metal 1.9 hg, is there anything else i should look for?

i have a mechanical lifter head, right?



how can i tell if its from an n/a diesel or turbo diesel? (did they ever make mechanical lifter TDs?)

[Rabbit on Roids]

oh yea, they made lots of mech headed td engines. anything before 84. you have to check piston protrusion to know what head gasket you need. you cant just look at the outside of the engine.

[peacedub]

does anyone know a place that sells coolant flange to head gaskets?

[theman53]

Yeah the engine going in my car was out of a car made 12/85 and is a solid lifter MF block.  Granted the engine was probably cast long before assembly.
Don't know about that flange new, but someone in the for sale section might have one.

[peacedub]

i just need the gaskets.

[Rabbit on Roids]

if its not a head gasket or an exhaust gasket, why dont you just make your own? gaskets are just paper... there are soo many oil filter box top gaskets in everything i own.

[peacedub]

haha nice, thats what i was gonna do, but then i thought i should get real ones...
thanks

[Rabbit on Roids]

real gaskets are not necessary, take your gasket paper, lay it over whatever you want to make a gasket for, and start tapping on the outlines of the part with the hammer, it cuts the gasket paper to the exact right size. ive made millions of gaskets out of random pieces of card board and poster board. but i like using real gasket paper better.

[peacedub]

Merry christmas everybody, is there high heat paint i can use to paint my exhaust manifold? what do you think?
id paint it black or some plain color, i just dont want it rusty... or is it gonna rust anyways??/

[Rabbit on Roids]

i know paint just burns off. even the high heat bake on stuff.