Alada....what can a turn hurt?

[hotwheelbill]

I am ready to get a little more out of my 85' 300D and want to turn up the boost. How can pulling off the alada cap hurt the pump? Can I pull the alada and put in a spacer instead of turning the screw?

[79-300SD]

only hurt the pump if you turn it too far and break the alda. adjust it too much one way you lose economy...adjust it too far the other way you lose power.

[Eduardo CC]

What in the name of God is the "alda" ?!

[79-300SD]

Look at the square thing on top of the rear of the Injector pump. It will have a hose running over to an over boost solenoid than the rear of the intake. It senses boost pressure and allows an adjustment to set a baseline under non-boost conditions. with wear your off boost fuel delivery will be less than optimum..therefor a slow spool then power when the boost comes in power wise.

THe Non-turbo engines don't have an ALDA but the do have an altitude compensator which works in a similar manner based on atmospheric pressure.

ALDA is an acronym for a longer german phrase.

[Eduardo CC]

Thanks!
I think I got it now...

[Haplo]

Originally Posted by Eduardo CC

Thanks!
I think I got it now...

But I still don't....

Did a quick search on this site, and Google, and passed by a lot of sites. So now I know where it sits on the engine (or beter fuel system), and merely know it's function, but still don't know what it means..

The fact that it is a shortend german phrase made me dig out my brains even more cause my german is actualy quite good.. and so is my thechnical knowledge, which gives the situation that I woulden't be amazed if I even know the name in German (or Dutch).

But i just can't figure it out..

So please help me out!!

PS (Not that it's of any use, cause I own a non-turbo 300TD. But I just have a strong need to know.. Out of interest.. Learning every day.. )

[Zedd]

Originally Posted by Haplo

The fact that it is a shortend german phrase made me dig out my brains even more cause my german is actualy quite good.. and so is my thechnical knowledge, which gives the situation that I woulden't be amazed if I even know the name in German (or Dutch).

Automatische LadeDruck Anreicherung
Literal translation: Automatic Load Printing Enrichment

There are some people (myself included) that completely REMOVE the ALDA. This gives a more instant (crisp) response to pedal input and minimizes the "rush" as the turbo kicks in.

[Haplo]

Originally Posted by Zedd

Automatische LadeDruck Anreicherung
Literal translation: Automatic Load Printing Enrichment

There are some people (myself included) that completely REMOVE the ALDA. This gives a more instant (crisp) response to pedal input and minimizes the "rush" as the turbo kicks in.

Thanks so much!

The literal Translation is a but dirty though.
Lade, is the word for the Turbo itself. Druck is correctly translated as Pressure.
So litterly its the word for the pressure wich the Turbo generates.

Correctly translated I would make it something as: Automatic Charging-pressure Enrichment.

But both German and English are not my first languages... So correct me it does not make any sense at all..

Stangly enough I could find more and interesting articles about the ALDA in English than in German (when using the actual right german translation). So that only proves i'm using the right forum (The Dutch Forum is useless anyway), for wanting to know more about the technical side of our car..

[hotwheelbill]

Originally Posted by Zedd

Automatische LadeDruck Anreicherung
Literal translation: Automatic Load Printing Enrichment

There are some people (myself included) that completely REMOVE the ALDA. This gives a more instant (crisp) response to pedal input and minimizes the "rush" as the turbo kicks in.

O.K., now I am in somewhere I know nothing about.......but I want more!
What would it take to remove the alda and what is it going to hurt or I should say, disrupt, on the motor. How would than run with burning WVO.

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...rsystem009.jpg

[Gregs300CD]

If you want a picture of the ALDA unit, it is picture 2, letter T...

http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w123...nce-pages.html