...back to an internet search then...

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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!

Any luck finding a new coolant expansion tank? Are there no after market suppliers of these tanks? I have spent the last few hours searching and every site says NLA or currently out of stock. Guess I will keep searching and maybe call the Classic center on Monday. Mine is still in ok condition, just looks awful. I currently have radiator pulled to thoroughly flush A/C system and thought no better time than the present to go ahead and replace resevoir/tank. Any suggestions as always appreciated.

Received email back from Classic Center this morning, they have no tanks either. Guess I will just stockpile a few when I run across them in the pull yards.

The expansion tank, part # 1245001849, is no longer available NLA. What would you suggest to do? I am thinking of hacking a W124,W126 expansion tank to fit. Which one would be a better fit or available?

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W124 Keyless remote, PM for details. http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/mercedes-used-parts-sale-wanted/334620-fs-w124-chasis-keyless-remote-%2450-shipped.html

1 X 2006 CDI
1 x 87 300SDL
1 x 87 300D
1 x 87 300TDT wagon
1 x 83 300D
1 x 84 190D ( 5 sp ) - All R134 converted + keyless entry.

Could you post some photos? When I needed a new tank for my 190DT, the stock oem item was something like $250. But Mercedes apparently invented the same thing over and over again. I found that the tank from a V8 124 was a different part number, but identical in every dimension at 1/3 the cost.

I just bought, supposed to be new old stock, from eBay. They don't have picture but the part number matches. We will see whether the seller can deliver! This is the picture I found from the Internet. I am sure I can hack something from other models as a last resort.

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Not MBZ nor A/C trained professional but a die-hard DIY and green engineer. Use the info at your own peril. Picked up 2 Infractions because of disagreements. NOW reversed.

W124 Keyless remote, PM for details. http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/mercedes-used-parts-sale-wanted/334620-fs-w124-chasis-keyless-remote-%2450-shipped.html

1 X 2006 CDI
1 x 87 300SDL
1 x 87 300D
1 x 87 300TDT wagon
1 x 83 300D
1 x 84 190D ( 5 sp ) - All R134 converted + keyless entry.

I was lucky! I found one!

The 300e ones are available for just $18 but the 300d ones are all NLA, "No Longer Available".

It really doesn't look different from the gasser tank, which carries pn 1245001349:

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You can't use one from a 300e on a 300d, won't work.

What is the difference?

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92 300D. 163K. Brown on Beige
87 300TDT. 213K. Black on Saddle.
85 190D. 183K. Red on Saddle
83 280SL. 165K. Champagne metallic
87 300TE. 240K KM. Parts for the 300TDT
87 300D. Thanks DieselPaul
84 190E.

So what exactly is so damn special about the 300d tank vs the 300e tank?

The only diff I see is the thin hose from the top of the radiator tank moves from the left side of the tank to the right.

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They don't exist.

Won't fit into the area.

It won't work. The 300e tank is way too big for the area.

E320 tank is identical to the 300d.


This is a non issue.

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