Fan belt.
Fuel filters.
Tools to change these.


Anything else besides std lugnut wrench and jack???

Flashlight, duct tape, and quarters to call home!

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Mark
1983 300TD Wagon
Even a broken watch is right twice a day

anyone? beuler... beuler... anyone?

A good spare tire. Last week I got a flat on the explorer and put on my spare which looked new and was manufactured in 2001. It blew out within about 60 miles of highway driving. Then I was ****ed!

This discussion was about tools to maintain our cars, but there is a spot
that started working on what to carry.

What tools are essential to maintain a diesel?


I do not have the original tool kits for my cars and just last week bought some fabric to make tool rolls.
Went to a local tool supply and picked up some essential wrenches, pliers, and a 4 bit screwdriver.

I am going to toss jumper cables in the trunk of each car too.
So I'll end up with: 3 belts, two fuel filters, wrenches and pliers, spare fuses, jumper cables.

And... My Auto Club Premium membership that allows towing up to 100 miles.

I thought it was important to focus on only the the sizes needed.
A lot of things in off the shelf tool kits you will never use.
Let's list what sizes are essential.

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80 300D 340K Owned 30 yrs
83 300SD 440K Owned 9 yrs - Daily Driver 150mi/day
02 Z71 Suburban 117,000
15 Toyota Prius 2600 miles
00 Harley Sportster 24k
09 Yamaha R6
03 Ninja 250

A wrench for connecting/disconnecting the battery cables. I think that's the 12 mm?

Quarters for calling home - that's a classic. A good idea, though.

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Ralph

1985 300D Turbo, CA model
248,650 miles and counting...

Factory tool kit...

All my mechanical systems have been evaluated and restored so I have no worrys about breaking down. I would not hesitate to drive it cross county as soon as I get off work. Well oil change first.

I did carry a set of jumper cables during the winter AFTER my father killed the battery 2 times leaving the lights on. He's spoiled with new automatic everything Cadillacs.

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Adam Lumsden
(83) 300D
Vice-President of the MBCA International Stars Section

Don't forget a set of fuses of different amp, and light bulbs for the headlights, sidelights, and backlights. I also like to carry a folded piece of cardboard for lying on in case I need to look under the car. I also carry a good jumpstart as an insurance.

Fuses, oil, Macguyver tool (like a leatherman with pliers and all the stuff), nitrile/latex gloves, butt connectors, electrical tape, short piece of 5/16 fuel hose, flashlight. Oh and a large bottle of wesson oil to at least let you drive off the freeway in case of running out of fuel.

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1984 300D, 246k, veggie, sold
1982 300SD 301k

MEtric wrench set, socket set, Biocide, both fuel filters, belt set, Fuses, Diesel Additive, Rotella T, G-05 and Water, Rags, hand crank flash light and bandaids for me.

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91 350SD
14 F150 Eco
19 Fusion Hybrid
11 GT500

Firestone anyone?

double axle aerodynamic box trailer to carry all this stuff.

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currently
[1981 300 td tdidi 165500 dark brown/palamino-Brownie-mine-3k miles of ownership
1983 240d 162+++ Anthricite grey w/ henna red interior and hella lights-wifes car-Red

the above two cars are for sale
and can be seen on the cars for sale thread here. pix also available.


240d-144+ Manilla Yellow w/ palmino interior-greasecar kit-Blondie-the college kids car

23" gt 21 speed still on original tires-still got the nubs
21" khs tandem

battery cables on battery are 13 mm or 1/2 inch.

cell phones are awsome.

filters are good

i always have had a big box of tools for my vehicles that i am in, but i went to harbor freight and got some el cheapo tools to get me off the side of the road. now i've come up with a tool bag for the td:

metric wrenches and sockets
strap wrench
screwdriver(5 way)
hose clamps
length of fuel and vac lines
wire ties
pliers
tire plug kit
2 gallons of ready made veggie fuel

i seem to always break down far away from home, though. and every other weekend i go 100 miles south to the boathouse.

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1984 123.193 372,xxx miles, room for Seven.

1999 Dodge Durango Cummins 4BTAA 47RE 5k lb 4x4 getting 25+mpgs, room for Seven.

Be sure and have the wrench that fits the fuel filter nut and blue latex gloves. I carry a can a diesel purge to fill the new filter for a hassle free "restart"

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1985 Euro 240D 5 spd 140K
1979 240D 5 spd, 40K on engine rebuild
1994 Dodge/Cummins, 5 spd, 121K
1964 Allice Chalmers D15 tractor
2014 Kubota L3800 tractor
1964 VW bug

"Lifes too short to drive a boring car"

A small fire extinguisher. Having seen what a dry chemical extinguisher did to a friend's sailboat (alcohol stove fire -- what a mess, white powder everywhere), I prefer Halon or CO2 extinguishers but anything is better than nothing. Fire in a diesel is, I suppose, less of a risk than in a gasser, but you could always put out someone else's fire.

Jeremy

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"Buster" in the '95

Our all-Diesel family
1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car
2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car
Santa Rosa population 176,762 (2022)
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 627,762
"Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz."
-- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970