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190D vs 190E
So I've been looking around briefly for a 190D, maybe a 1987 190D 2.5 turbo. But it seems to be a pretty rare car and parts might be hard to find. But in the process, I'm seeing a lot of 190E's that look really nice, low miles, and newer even, like 1993.
I know I would like a diesel, but can anyone tell me more about the 91-93 190E's ? Is it a good car to have and fix up ?
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190e will need a lot more engine related maintenance. When running nice they are fun cars. MPG will be a lot less with a 190e than 190d. My 190d was originally a 190e 2.3, engine gave it up around 205k, so I swapped in a diesel with 240k on it....still going strong. I've driven it thousands of miles with 0 issues.
The gas ones are more fun because of the performance factor, but expect it to cost more to own and it will need repair more often.
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Was it expensive to swap out the engine like that ?
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The 190E was available as a 4cyl 2.3 M102 and 6cyl 2.6 M103, both with 4sp AT or 5sp MT. I'm not familiar with the M102 but the M103 wrote the book on needing head gaskets every 100K miles, and early ones came with poor valve guides. A 91-93 2.6 should be out of the woods as far as valve guides.
If a 190E is an option, why not a W202 (C220, C230/K, C280)? Seems to be a lot more car for not a lot more money. Parts shouldn't be hard to find for the 2.5 turbo. Most of it is a 190E, a bit of it is a 190D 2.5, what little is left is a 90-93 300D 2.5 turbo. If you're looking for a project, a 190E 2.6 has all the room and fittings to become a 190D 3.0 Sixto 87 300D |
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Searching for a rust free Mercedes in my climate is particularly frustrating - W201s are bad W202s are a joke.
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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! |
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Some folks also do a 190E 3.0 (m103) swap if you want to fun factor of the more powerful 3.0L m103 gasoline engine. The chassis is very tossable, and feels go-kart like.
My 190E was problematic for the first few years, due to bad compression in #2 and #4 but since doing a top overhaul and timing chain + head gasket, it's been a good daily driver. Sixto might be on to something, mine had valvetrain problems.
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190e is a good car but I wouldn't recommend the 6cyl. The engine bay is just too tight. The 2.3 is an excellent engine, low maintenance, cheap to run. Try to find a 5 speed (extremely rare). Its about 30% more fuel efficient than the slush box.
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Cost of converting to diesel was about $1900 + I paid about $600 for the car with dead motor (but rebuilt auto trans). Paid $700 for the engine total (including cost of picking it up 750 miles round trip), replaced full belt tensioner setup, $175, vac pump $325 (ouch) Then I needed the diesel style transmission cooling hard lines and various other bits (radiator shroud). I also needed the engine support arms from a late 190d 2.5 which an awesome forum member helped out with. Overall it was a fun project and took about 2 months to do. If I did it again I'd probably find an OM602 non turbo or turbo for a bit more power. The OM601 is exciting in its own way, that being making the best of 72HP. I've put about 3,500 miles on it and have had 0 issues so far.
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3.2 in a 201 is pretty fun so I hear.
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While you're at it, 190E 3.6 AMG or however MB would have badged it.
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Maybe to drive but not to fit into the engine bay!
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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life- '15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800) '17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k) '09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k) '13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k) '01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km) '16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k) |
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While you're at it, just go for the M117! Why mess around? :p
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdKJawKNU5Q
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The M102 is not EFI, its CIS, which is a hybrid electro-hydraulically-adjusted-mechanical fuel system. EFI means electronic fuel injection.
When working properly its great, when its not, its a pain. For some reason in my experience the smaller motors (M102, M103) seem to be a pain to keep running right vs. the bigger engines like the M116. We've put 35,000+ miles on our two v8's in the family and have had virtually no issues with them at all. The M103 and M102 I had both were a pain and rarely went over 2-3k miles without issues. Edit: I see you have converted your M102 and M103 to MS system. Thats cheating. I'd love to convert my M116 to MS, but the cost and work required would probably be huge....
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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life- '15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800) '17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k) '09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k) '13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k) '01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km) '16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k) |
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