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08-25-2010, 12:32 AM
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Russian VIN# site down?
When I tried the VIN# decoder site it produced an error (service not available) - looked like it wanted me to sign up (my limited russian...
 ) - could someone else plz try this vin#: WDBEB28E6PB964353
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08-25-2010, 12:43 AM
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Its been down a while now, its been down before and come back.
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08-25-2010, 08:51 AM
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This time it has been at least 6 weeks already I think
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08-25-2010, 09:10 AM
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Is there an alternate location for decoding VIN#?!
More background info: friend of mine had a nice reliable MB '91 300D (2.5litre) - that had some type catastrofic engine failure - I didn't get more details but it sounds like it a broken rod or some type of piston failure from the description... he found the vehicle with the above VIN number as an engine donor, but that vehicle supposedly is a 1993 model which he claims has the same body style and same 5 cylinder engine... possible?! Will '93s engine fit in my friend's '91 body? Wanted to run the VIN on the donor to see what this car really is... but it seems I can't...
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1987 Mercedes 300SDL; SOLD 1985 Mercedes 300D; SOLD 2006 Honda Pilot - wife's ride; 122K; 1995 Toyota Land Cruiser - 3X locked; 182K Last edited by MercFan; 08-25-2010 at 10:23 AM.
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#5
08-25-2010, 10:38 AM
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You can send your VIN to the MB Classics Center and they will send you the build info. Sometimes they send a jpg of the build sheet as well.
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08-25-2010, 11:09 AM
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A '93 300D engine is the same as the '91 300D engine, with IIRC possibly a slight difference in wastegate control (easily swapped), not sure about the wastegate though, might be the same.
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08-25-2010, 12:07 PM
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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread "as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do! My drivers: 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 560SL convertible 1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!  1987 300TD 2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB 1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!
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08-25-2010, 12:44 PM
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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 157k miles 06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 175k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU 91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 144k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete 19 Honda CR-V EX 70k mi Fourteen other MB's owned and sold 1961 Very Tolerant Wife
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08-25-2010, 02:00 PM
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Russian Website Vin Decoder Registration
Regarding the Russian website and the VIN decoder.
Today - August 25th, 2010 I registered with the site and went to a page where people post there VIN number and the moderator posts a .pdf file with the results of what they call a datacard. The format of the post was simply: VIN# English Indicating that I wanted the datacard in English (default is russian). My conclusion is that the site will no longer allow self service VIN lookup and still offers the service for free. I did not wait even 10 minutes for the reply post. So it was quick. But really, can we please get a site here in the USA that is in English and does the same job ? Another note: years ago when I used the Russian site in self-service mode I got much more detail about my car. This datacard had very, very little detail for my old car.
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