I have an '84 300SD that's been losing coolant. I've checked for loose hose clamps and tightened a couple but the problem remains. In what appears to be a string of bad luck on this vehicle, the starter was replaced recently and the mechanic noticed that the head had been leaking in the back driver's side corner. I've owned the car for 18 months, it has about 143K miles and have not had it overheat. I'm aware that the aluminum head six can have head problems but thought that this was unlikely in the iron head engine. Is this common? The repair folks I go to though not a Mercedes shop do have some experience w/ with the diesel MBs as well as others so I trust their observation. I'm asking of the wisdom of the group... Is this an indication of other problems? Or, is this a fluike in the reputation of a reliable durable vehicle? The shop suggested that it may be a time to check other things on the headguides, valves.. If the head is warped I assume being a diesel there isn't much latitude for milling..
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17 years ago