Hey, why buy their BS when you can buy Shell, Mobil 1and Amsoil. But putting that 617 turbo in there in place of the rather light weight 280 has to do a real number on the front suspension. My guess is that the weight increase is in the range of 250 pounds and it all sits right on the front.

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1983 Mercedes W123 240D 4 Speed 285,000 on the road with a 617 turbo, beautiful butter yellow, license plate # 83 240D INDIANA

2003 Jaguar Type X, AWD. beautiful, good mileage,
Mom's car, but I won't let her drive it!

Creative writing at its best.
I couldn't find any reference to suspension upgrades that would be required to handle the 617's increase in weight.
Maybe he just rubbed some unicorn horn dust on the existing front suspension springs and other frontend components.

Building a diesel SL was discussed here a couple of years ago and your concern is exactly what the discussion concluded.

This whole thing reminds me of a friend, years ago, who ran into some guy peddling a two-stroke motorcycle. It was very fast, my friend was told, because the engine "had a cam put in it."

Jeremy

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"Buster" in the '95

Our all-Diesel family
1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car
2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car
Santa Rosa population 176,762 (2022)
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 627,762
"Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz."
-- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970

Awesome. I'm surprised the seller didn't mention anything about dilithium crystals.

I noticed, though, the seller's feedback is 83 percent positive. I've never seen a lower number on an active eBay seller!

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76 Merc 300D, sky-blue, *86k, for driving
84 Jaguar XJ6, black, 245k, for restoring someday
71 Merc 408, 2.3 petrol 4, Avon caravan conversion (UK), RHD

Hmmm...I thought OM617s were hard to make die and they go a million miles stock. So how far are they trying to get this one to go? Then again this is a good way to sell the "coating" added to an engine that will go forever anyway.

OH! but the internal engine parts look much better with the tribo coating.

"To hear the quiet, smooth purr of this low-friction balanced Turbo 5 engine is like nothing you've ever experienced, except of course driving this powerful,
quick and efficient gem of a car."
A quiet 617. Now that's a first

Many moons ago, Walter Klatt had a diesel 220SL in DC.

Pics here.

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Agree about the huge amount of BS..
but I would sure like to have that body....

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1980 240d ,

chain elongation, cam marks reference:
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/10414-help-i-need-check-stretch.html

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/305365-9-degrees-chain-stretch.html

evap fin cleaning:

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/156207-photo-step-step-post-showing-w123-evaporator-removal-1983-240d-1982-300td.html?highlight=evaporator

A/C thread

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/297462-c-recommendations-mb-vehicles.html