# Mercedes OM314 Engine

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercedes-om314-engine/42765>\
**Category:** Power/Fuel\
**Tags:** diesel, mercedes-benz\
**Created:** [January 18, 2010, 7:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercedes-om314-engine/42765 "2010-01-18T07:17:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![baudretsch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f9ae1b/32.png) [@baudretsch](https://community.cartalk.com/u/baudretsch)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 7:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercedes-om314-engine/42765/1 "2010-01-18T07:17:18Z")

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After being left for a month and a half, the truck was very difficult to start, when it finally did start, it ran at a very, very high idle.  
  
 Any ideas?