'95 E300D: Can I put an OM602 into this car? Or will the computer be upset?

Any insight would be appreciated.

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Josh
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Bangor, ME

Cab 2: '87 300D
Cab 3: '92 300D
Cab 4: '90 300E 4Matic Wagon
Cab 6: '96 E300D
Cab 7: '87 300TD
Cab 8: '91 300E 4Matic Wagon
Cab 9: '98 E320 4Matic Wagon
Cab 10: '98 E300D
Cab 11: '98 E320 4Matic Wagon

'96 Suburban 6.5 Turbodiesel

Depending on the smog laws in your state, you may not be able to put an older engine in a newer chassis without updating the engine to the laws in effect for the 1995 model year. Then again, for diesels it may not matter and if you don't say anything, I promise not to either.

The '95 is less computerized than the '96 (which is a W210 chassis). I don't think that the computer does more than control the EGR valve and the electronic idle. The '95s did have some kind of crude pre-OBDII "check engine" system that you might have to trick. The '95 has a cable-operated direct-connect throttle that could be adapted to an OM602. I've never owned a '95 so I don't know how fussy it will be. Cetainly would be worth a serious look.

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"Buster" in the '95

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