Mercedes 220D Diesel Rod Knock, Motor Seizes On Video

If there’s one thing that most gear heads having common is that we like taking old things and tinkering with them to see exactly what they’re made of and where their limits lie. Heck, in the process, we might even learn a useful thing or two for the next job at hand.

This time, we check out a pretty rare phenomenon to catch on camera as this guy is messing around with an old Mercedes 220D diesel-powered sedan when he catches an engine seizure on camera after after trying to film the side effects of some rod knock.

It really does look like this Benz has just been knocked off of the cliff passed its life of usefulness maybe to be salvaged only by an enthusiast two needs a couple of parts here and there to complete their project with their very own Mercedes at home.

Check out the video below as the guy behind the camera tinkers with this old school ride and we catch a pretty neat event on screen.