Is that the turbo listed in your sig/ is it a liberty turbo? if it is a liberty turbo what year is it from?

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OBK #12
1980 300SD 333,XXX miles - Totaled
1986 Mazda RX-7 212,XXX miles - impounded and auctioned off
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited 33,000- SEGR, Provent, Fumoto

Yes, it is a Garrett GT2056V VGT from a 2004 Liberty CRD. The '05 turbo is the same, but with a 5th mount hole I think.

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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver

1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver

1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine

Can you do something that will replace the POS Air Cleaner mount on the 617? I'm tired of the thing breaking...

Of course, if I had a way to replace the oil sump or whatever it is, I'd go with a direct KN filter on the turbo.....but all those kits are not in the range of disposable income that I will shift to the car..

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1998 W202 C230 - The money pit of late.
1984 W126 300SD (356,800 miles) Gone to the wrenchapart
1984 W123 300D Gone to the wrenchapart
1972 W108 280SE 3.5 (sold but not forgotten)
1986 Buick Grand National 3.8l Turbo (86k miles)
1966 Glassic Model 'A' Replica http://www.glassicannex.org

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I was looking at the most economical valve adjustment wrenches for the 65-85 year non hydraulic lifter model mercedes diesel (I own a 84 300d) and couldn't believe how much they cost. Plus they don't even nest together and the head of the wrenches are too thick for there own good. I've put together a really nice tig welded 14mm wrench set (2) for $40 shipped. Can't beat that. Email me if you are interested.
p.s. the head of my wrenches are leveled to the proper thickness. No groove necessary because that makes the wrenches prone to slip.
-jon

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1983 300SD
1983 300GD

you should file the inner edge of them, I have a pair and their filed or something that way it doesnt grip the top nut. if you have no idea what im talking about I can take a pic

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1981 300SD 512k OM603

Can you machine a block and crank and head to make an OM617 based v10 ?

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green 85 300SD 200K miles "Das Schlepper Frog" With a OM603 TBO360 turbo ( To be intercooled someday )( Kalifornistani emissons )
white 79 300SD 200K'ish miles "Farfegnugen" (RIP - cracked crank)
desert storm primer 63 T-bird "The Undead" (long term hibernation)

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oil sump? I believe you are referring to the air/oil separator, get one off a 240D, late 123 chassis, it will fit right on the oil drain tube with some home made bracket work (not difficult) you can see it and the K&N filter attached directly to the turbo inlet on this post:
Air Intake Mod....
The separator could go for little or nothing off a wrecked car, new they were about $65 from the dealer (something like 5 or 6 years ago so certainly more now) and the RU1000 cost me about the same back then. Someone posted that the RU1000 was not available anymore but I haven't verified that. A car parts place that can special order it could determine whether its still made and how much but I've seen knock-offs that were very similar. I bracketed the flat fron side of the filter to my thermostat housing for stability.
DDH

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'95 E320 Wagon my favorite road car. '99 E300D wolf in sheeps body, '87 300D Sportline suspension, '79 300TD w/ 617.952 engine at 367,750 and counting!

How much are those VNT adapters going for?

Few ideas, lot of work but might sell big:

OM617 serpentine retrofit w/automatic tensioner. Trick would be finding a V-belt long enough to be used as a serp. Otherwise new pulleys all around.

X2 on the OEM OIL filter delete/relocation plate

How about a high output alternator adapter. Something big, maybe a Sprinter?

Can you CNC? I might have you make a few injection mold masters.

Off the top of my head, plastic H6024 headlight housings which accommodate Bosch bi-xenon projectors + integrated turn indicator (ala E-Klasse models over the last eight years)

Another injection project: vented ABS headlight doors. I've already ripped the cracked translucent plastic off my headlight bezels and it looks bad-ass. But no functionality. A little more air in the engine bay can't hurt.

Also CNC, aluminum door handles (anodized/powdered black) to replace the (mostly aged) fibrous plastic ones?

Billet shift knobs.

Okay no more free ideas. Let me know if you're interested in making these or collaborating.

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Vehicles:
2002 SLK 230
Gone but not forgotten:
1983 300D
1981 El Camino 'OILBRNR' - 6.2L diesel
OM617 powered '86 F150
1984 BMW 524td
2001 VW Beetle TDI
1994 Sunurban 4x4 6.5L diesel

You can already get 80 and 120amp alternators off Saabs that are bolt-in. Many electrical shops could rewind them for even higher output.

Solved.

Suggestion retracted.

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Vehicles:
2002 SLK 230
Gone but not forgotten:
1983 300D
1981 El Camino 'OILBRNR' - 6.2L diesel
OM617 powered '86 F150
1984 BMW 524td
2001 VW Beetle TDI
1994 Sunurban 4x4 6.5L diesel

hmmm.....maybe I'm missing something here.

What would you need a V-belt for in a Serpentine conversion?

In any case, call this a 2nd-vote for a serp-conversion kit for the 617 !

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WANT to BUY: 3.0L diesel engine.

My other diesel is a....

1962 Cat D9-19A, 2,000 cu-in TD
1961 Cat 966B, D333 TD, powershift
1985 Mack MS300P 8.8L TDI, intercooled, crane-truck
1991 F350 4x4 5spd 7.3 IDI NA
1988 Dodge D50 4x4 5spd 2.4 Mitsu TD
1961 Lister-Petter 14hp/6kw Marine Corp genset weekly charging 5400 lbs of forklift batt for the off-grid homestead.
1965 Perkins 4-108 Fire/water Pump
1960 Deutz 20hp/8kw genset

You need a condom dispensor to match your TP dispensor.

How thick can your water jet cut? Do you have sheet metal tools? Is your water Jet CNC? Email me, Ive got some project that would require 10-20 pieces cut its about 1/16 steel. I have a CNC mill too, but no free time. The water jet would be better for this, or laser.

Thanks.

I definitly second the suggestion for an adaptor bracket to replace the R4 compressor with something more modern (any idea or which compressor would be a good candidate for this?).
An air-intake box to fit under the fender would also be nice (mostly to free space around the turbo).
Another nice fabrication project would be a dry-sump/oil filter assembly to replace the oil filter housing.
Finally... the ultimate fabrication job (dream on dude!!!) a cross-flow head for the 617 with it corresponding intake assembly (this is as unlikely than the V10 proposed above).

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1979 300SD Black/Black MBtex239000mi
1983 300TD euro-NA. White/Olive Cloth-MBtex 201000mi. Fleet car of the USA embassy in Morocco
1983 240D Labrador Blue/Blue MBtex 161000mi

Seconding a A/C compressor bracket to replace the r4. Maybe a Seltec Universal compressor?
https://www.ackits.com/pc/10055021/seltec/Seltec+Universal+Compressor+%28O-ring+Fittings%29

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1980 240d
1999 SL500

Reason being that if you can just make up a few fancy tensioners, idlers and so on..there is no need to replace the V-belt pulleys. Otherwise every single pulley will need to be changed. Kind of a pain in the butt if you ask me, but if the pulleys can be made efficiently and cheaply enough..why not?

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Vehicles:
2002 SLK 230
Gone but not forgotten:
1983 300D
1981 El Camino 'OILBRNR' - 6.2L diesel
OM617 powered '86 F150
1984 BMW 524td
2001 VW Beetle TDI
1994 Sunurban 4x4 6.5L diesel