Well my enjoyment was short lived. On the way back from the MOT I decided to give the coupe some road testing and concluded it was was down on power compared to my other CRD. Not a good sign I thought, even with all the extra weight compared to my panel van version - which is much lighter than stock.
Bearing in mind I’ve only driven this car moving it around, I had no idea how it drove on the open road. The furthest I’d driven it was to the MOT station and then only sedately.
When I booted it there was no boost, only a plume of black smoke. I’d seen this symptom before on another diesel I’d owned. I reckoned, split intercooler hose, and I was right. But what I found was pure evil.
A split intercooler hose is not uncommon on the Mercedes CRD. Replacing it is not as easy as you’d be led to believe by various guides.
I’ve never encountered such an oily mess as this in all my time tinkering on cars… I reckon this boot has been split for a long while. It covered the front of the engine, alternator and intake manifold in its grimey sludge.
Somehow I’ve got to get this clean!
Bearing in mind I’ve only driven this car moving it around, I had no idea how it drove on the open road. The furthest I’d driven it was to the MOT station and then only sedately.
When I booted it there was no boost, only a plume of black smoke. I’d seen this symptom before on another diesel I’d owned. I reckoned, split intercooler hose, and I was right. But what I found was pure evil.
A split intercooler hose is not uncommon on the Mercedes CRD. Replacing it is not as easy as you’d be led to believe by various guides.
I’ve never encountered such an oily mess as this in all my time tinkering on cars… I reckon this boot has been split for a long while. It covered the front of the engine, alternator and intake manifold in its grimey sludge.
Somehow I’ve got to get this clean!
