Greetings,
New to your forum.
If all works out I will be picking up a one-owner, dealer maintained 1986 190D with 148K miles on it next week . I will start reading diligently about any issues common to this somewhat scarce 5 cylinder diesel. The one big change the car will get right away is a dose of Biodiesel and maybe a fuel filter change.
Look forward to any advice you may have.

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Kevin
Vehicles:
86 190D
93 Jeep Cherokee
2000 S10
2002 Jetta TDI
2007 Grand Prix
2007 Mazda6

Welcome!

Buy extra filters (primary and secondary) because, if you dose it with biodiesel, you'll definitely be changing filters.

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Never a dull moment at Berry Hill Farm.

Welcome Kevin. Good to have you around. Many folks here will have many answers for your 190D. I won't be one of them, but have test driven an '87 190D and really really liked it. It needs a tranny rebuild, and paint is fading, but I think with a good tranny I would rather have it than my wagon.
Post pics of your 190 when you get it. Sounds like a nice car....

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

Thanks,
Just picked it up today and will go over it and see what may need to be done…so far looks like A/C and cruse control are out. Has a brand new battery, but the radio is out as a result. The lady I bought it from said I would have to take it to the MB dealer to have it reset. Is that true?

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Kevin
Vehicles:
86 190D
93 Jeep Cherokee
2000 S10
2002 Jetta TDI
2007 Grand Prix
2007 Mazda6

I have a 1986 190D as well.

After the third time going back to a repair shop to have my radio reset, I finally pulled out the stock radio and put in an aftermarket replacement. Disconnecting the battery will disable the stock radio, so any time you need to do electrical work, it's going to happen.

I do really like the car, despite its idiosyncracies (sp?).

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MB 1986 190D in my past
MB 1987 300E on the street
MB 1994 'Smoke Silver' E420 in my driveway
1999 Mazda Miata in the fun stable
1964 E-Type Jaguar Coupe- Sold
1970 E-Type Jaguar Coupe- Sold
1968 Corvair Monza Conv. with Turbo Transplant- Sold
1986 Merkur Xr4ti- abandoned
various mundane American autos

If I'd known then what I know now...

Hell, I'd probably still have done it anyways.

So far I love it too, but I think the radio gets pulled next. Gota have some tunes!

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Kevin
Vehicles:
86 190D
93 Jeep Cherokee
2000 S10
2002 Jetta TDI
2007 Grand Prix
2007 Mazda6

if you call the dealer with your vin number they will give you the magic code. write it down in your owners manual and you are all set.

tom w

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.