Greetings!

This is my first message since I registered my account in the forum 12 years ago as. By that time I owned of '76 W123 (220D, then 240D, finally with 220D engine transplanted from W124).
Since then I also had:
- '81 W123 300D
- '86 W126 with 300TD engine from W124 (original engine: 4.2)
- '97 W210 E200
- '01 S210 E220 CDI
- '01 S210 E320 4matic (with LPG alias GPL)

And I bought last week '10 S212 E350 CDI 4matic - looks like a long journey from old good W123 to S212.

I wonder if it will be as reliable (even partially) as old good W123?

Do you have any thoughts, experience on new E class diesel?

-j

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Regards,
Janusz

nice car,I have heard no problems with the CDI's.I have read trouble with the bluetecs,and the little 4 cylinder diesels.

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1999 w140, quit voting to old, and to old to fight, a god damned veteran

I encouraged Janusz to post this ... but wanted the dramatic title ' 12 years a member , first post ' !!! LOL
What a beautiful Wagon...

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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

Very nice looking wagon. Shame we cannot get newer diesel wagons in the USA. Last time MB offered a diesel in a wagon for the US market was 1987 - 124.193 300TD with OM 603 turbo engine.

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The OM 642/722.9 powered family
Still going strong
2014 ML350 Bluetec (wife's DD)
2013 E350 Bluetec (my DD)

both my kids cars went to junkyard in 2023
2008 ML320 CDI (Older son’s DD) fatal transmission failure, water soaked/fried rear SAM, numerous other issues, just too far gone to save (165k miles)
2008 E320 Bluetec (Younger son's DD) injector failed open and diluted oil with diesel, spun main bearings (240k miles)

1998 E300DT sold to TimFreeh
1987 300TD sold to vstech

Welcome aboard 12 years late.

The reliability should be fine on that application. I put my cousin on same year/ model but in the US gasoline version. I have yet to figure out how to refill the front differential on it is the only thing that has me perplexed.

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Jim

Thanks for all your comments!
Btw, last weekend I saw diesel engine from W124 installed in W210.
I should have taken a picture...

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Regards,
Janusz