I've read a lot of threads on Turbos but could not find one that tells me how to identify which Turbo I have on my '85 300D?! How can I tell if it's KKK or Garret Turbo - please clarify.

Thanks,
James

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1985 Mercedes 300D; SOLD
2006 Honda Pilot - wife's ride; 122K;
1995 Toyota Land Cruiser - 3X locked; 182K

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The most obvious thing, as you can tell from that pic, is the location of the wastegate. On the KKK, its that big round thing that's facing you. On the Garret, it faces the front of the car. I do believe the KKK builds boost faster, but tops out earlier than the Garret, which takes slightly longer to spool up but has more boost potential. The Garret's wastegate is also tougher to adjust because the innerds that need to be messed with are under a cover that has to be removed, while on the KKK they're right out in the open. I think most OM617's came with the Garret.

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Seth

1984 300D 225K
1985 300D Donor body
1985 300D Turbo 165K. Totaled. Donor Engine. It runs!!!
1980 300SD 311K My New Baby.
1979 BMW 633csi 62K+++? Dead odo

I have yet to find any data that tells me what the criteria was for getting a KKK or Garrett. All the KKK's I've seen have been on '84 300SD's with federal emissions. I can't find anything specific like "Only 1984 300SD's sold in Colorado and Oklahoma got them." I know some SDL's got them too, but again, why some got them and the rest didn't is still a mystery.

It's like why MB named some cars "250D" in europe but "300D 2.5 Turbo" in the USA.

Every '85 D/SD I've seen with Fed emissions has the Garrett, mine does. I'd bet money so does yours.

The KKK I plucked for my SD came from a blue '84 SD with 398K The few '83s I have seen for parts have Garretts.

My '87 SDL has the KKK. Almost all have the Garrett. Dunno why. Probably due to supply

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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look.

'85 300SD 245k
'87 300SDL 251k
'90 300SEL 326k

Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford.

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my 85 300D has a triple K and a friend of mine's 83 300D has a triple K

Just walked out and looked at the wagon. I have the Garret, to add to the rollcall. 1985 300TD

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'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

kkk for my '85300d

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Rob M
Norwich, VT USA
1980 240D Euro delivery 4 speed manual silver/blue
~160K miles

Garret in my 90 300D 2.5T or 250D or whatever the heck MB wants to call it . Says so on a little plate on the shaft housing next to the compressor.

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1990 300D 2.5 Turbo -155k
2000 E430 - 103k
2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Ecodiesel 4x4 - 11k
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My 1983 300CD came with a Garrett, but I replaced it with a KKK. Not much difference between the two (when working properly). I bet you couldn't tell without looking under the hood.

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