Inherited a 300TD Estate Elegance from my Dad 2 weeks ago and now the engine knocks and has black smoke from exhaust pipe, which has done 32,345 miles. The car has been looked after by Merc dealer, has all stamps in the service book, and has had regular oil changes in between the car is M.I.N.T.
The car drove 25 miles into work on an A road perfectly left for an hour or so and then started. On starting, it had a heavy engine knock so I switched it off straight away and checked under the car for oil and then checked the oil level no sign of leaks or the oil being low. Recovered to a local and very trusted garage where we started it left it to idle for 30seconds and listened to the knocking.
It sounds like big ends knocking and the black smoke from the exhaust is something quite awesome (as they say in the colonies) and no low level or oil pressure warning light on.
Just like to ask before the engine is stripped is there any thing else to look for apart from what sounds like engine damage.
Gut wrenching that a car, which has been looked after from day 1, just turns into a heap of junk in such a short time.
The car drove 25 miles into work on an A road perfectly left for an hour or so and then started. On starting, it had a heavy engine knock so I switched it off straight away and checked under the car for oil and then checked the oil level no sign of leaks or the oil being low. Recovered to a local and very trusted garage where we started it left it to idle for 30seconds and listened to the knocking.
It sounds like big ends knocking and the black smoke from the exhaust is something quite awesome (as they say in the colonies) and no low level or oil pressure warning light on.
Just like to ask before the engine is stripped is there any thing else to look for apart from what sounds like engine damage.
Gut wrenching that a car, which has been looked after from day 1, just turns into a heap of junk in such a short time.