I posted my intent many years ago, approx '07:

Putting a 116 617 into my 126.

Got some excellent advice from LUVMBDiesels in that one and this previous thread:

116 3 liter into a 126?

Yes, I too am a project-aholic. My landlord at the warehouse where I rent the space that has patiently contained my rig and the donor engire (in the hidding parking in front of my unit - Google Earth shots later) from heaven that I found and let sit languishing for 5 years is issuing motivation for me to get it running and registered. I should probably thank him.

At any rate, the engine was well covered (mostly) during its himbernation. Thick plastic with a layer of good blue tarp above that and a layer of trashy blue tarp above that. Sun was never on the plastic. One time though, in a mostly dry season, I discovered the tarp off. Couldn't have been more than a couple of weeks but there is a chance it got rained on slightly.

My Beemer parts guy tells me I should take the tranny out along with the blown engine, hook the tranny and starter up to the donor engine and crank it for an audible inspection - this after removing the oil pan, inspecting and renewing, and with new oil.

I'm guessing its easier all in all to put in the engine/tranny as a unit than trying to leave the tranny in while pulling the old engine, and putting the new one in with tranny already in place. Seems like trouble could come from the that. I can imagine that one might ought to raise the front end of the car an extra foot or so off the ground to have room for the tranny hanging down low if installed as a unit.

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

With an engine hoist and a tilter-thingy you should be able to get the engine & tranny out as a unit, so long as the radiator & fan are out.

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$60 OM617 Blank Exhaust Flanges
$110 OM606 Blank Exhaust Flanges
No merc at the moment

What's a tilter-thingy? A google search didn't help.

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Te futueo et caballum tuum

1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

Tilt Bar - Engine Hoist Bar.

It allows you to more securely remove and install an engine by allowing you to tilt the engine. As always, safety first.

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1981 240D ChinaBlue (Got her running with a donor engine.)
1983 300DTurbo w/sunroof.
1984 300TD manual sunroof. (Electrical Gremlins)

You'll see pictures of a load leveler / load balancer in this thread

How I took out my 1981 W123 300D (euro) non-turbo engine

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

Harbor Freight under $40 for 2 ton load leveler

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1981 300TD "The Green Lantern"
1980 300TD
1983 300D Euro "China Cat"