'Melted pistons' had been reported several times when injector keeps pissing fuel in cylinder. It could have happened during long drive, but usually such failure can be found because it is causing lumpy and noisy idle.
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If anyone is interested in the chain of events that can happen then have a look a Mercedesource series on 'saving Digby' on Youtube. Very interesting what can happen if injectors are not checked.
It is also encouraging how resilient those older Merc Diesel engines were.
Running at Vmax for extended periods can lead to significant engine failure, especially if there are pre-existing underlying problems.
Lobbing another similar engine (from a breakers), shouldn't be too expensive. However given the age and value of the car, and the trend away from legacy pre Euro6 diesels, fitting another engine may be waste of time and money.
Lobbing another similar engine (from a breakers), shouldn't be too expensive. However given the age and value of the car, and the trend away from legacy pre Euro6 diesels, fitting another engine may be waste of time and money.
