Very impressed you're doing all this! Kudos to you!!!

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1983 W123 300TD US spec Turbo engine, with Euro bumpers and manual climate control, and manual transmission.

Thanks!

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1998 Ford Escort ZX2 5 speed - 279,000 miles My Daily

1992 Mercedes 300D 2.5 202,000 - Pure junk
2000 Mercedes E320 Black - 136,000 miles - Needs repair

Don't forget to grease the screw and threads on the spring compressor.

Honestly removing the intake manifold is the most frustrating thing I've done.

I'd rather remove and install lifters 3x, than do this once.
Welp I asked for a German car so that's that's.

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1998 Ford Escort ZX2 5 speed - 279,000 miles My Daily

1992 Mercedes 300D 2.5 202,000 - Pure junk
2000 Mercedes E320 Black - 136,000 miles - Needs repair

Don't forget to grease the screw and threads on the spring compressor.

Taking the manifold off isn't for the faint of heart. Seriously a pain.

Personally, I'd have taken the hard lines off to attach the clips first.

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Current stable:
1995 E320 157K (Nancy)
1983 500SL 125K (SLoL)

Gone but not forgotten:
1986 300SDL (RIP)
1991 350SD
1991 560SEL
1990 560SEL
1986 500SEL Euro (Rusted to nothing at 47K!)

Gone and wanting to forget:
1985 524TD 167K (TotalDumpster™) [Definitely NOT a Benz]

I put everything back together but the injector bracket for cylinders 1 2 3 don't line up with intake manifold.

The bracket that goes under the cross over pipe.

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1998 Ford Escort ZX2 5 speed - 279,000 miles My Daily

1992 Mercedes 300D 2.5 202,000 - Pure junk
2000 Mercedes E320 Black - 136,000 miles - Needs repair

Don't forget to grease the screw and threads on the spring compressor.

You can try loosening everything (primarily the hard lines at injectors and delivery valves) but the clips holding the lines to the bracket, start by tightening down the bracket to the manifold, and then all the rest.

On my '87 wagon with OM603, I now have the a later head with oblique injection, and that bracket also doesn't like to line up, so I've only got it attached to the intake manifold at the front 10mm bolt.

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Respectfully,
/s/
M. Dillon
'87 124.193 (300TD) "White Whale", ~392k miles, 3.5l IP fitted
'95 124.131 (E300) "Sapphire", 380k miles
'73 Balboa 20 "Sanctification"
Charleston SC

That bracket is a PITA. What I did with mine was leave it very loose and shape the injector lines to fit it, then install the plastic clips. Trying to attach the clips first was IMPOSSIBLE. Once I got the clips installed, I tightened it down. Been fine since.

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Current stable:
1995 E320 157K (Nancy)
1983 500SL 125K (SLoL)

Gone but not forgotten:
1986 300SDL (RIP)
1991 350SD
1991 560SEL
1990 560SEL
1986 500SEL Euro (Rusted to nothing at 47K!)

Gone and wanting to forget:
1985 524TD 167K (TotalDumpster™) [Definitely NOT a Benz]

You can bend the lines a bit without harm. Not sure what you mean by "injector bracket".


Check back on the photo attached earlier in this thread to see placement. Maybe the bracket simply needs a twist or two.

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1986 300SDL 440,xxx

Ok, let me take a deep breath. I'll get er done today, right after I finish making pizza dough.

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1998 Ford Escort ZX2 5 speed - 279,000 miles My Daily

1992 Mercedes 300D 2.5 202,000 - Pure junk
2000 Mercedes E320 Black - 136,000 miles - Needs repair

Don't forget to grease the screw and threads on the spring compressor.