Hi all,

My son has a line on a 1990 300D that he is looking at buying. He told me the car has 145,000 miles on it, runs well, and according to the owner it needs shocks and glow plugs.

Now I have been a W123 guy for 20 years, and do not know a ton about W124's. Since it has a 2.5 Turbo engine I would assume it is an OM602, correct? Now if I remember correctly, I heard in the past that changing the glow plugs on these is a royal PITA, and involves removing the intake manifold.

That said, if he does get it (asking price is $2500) I'm going to be doing a lot of the wrenching on it. Sooooo

Good deal or no? Anything particular to look out for? How hard are they to work on and are they reliable like a good old W123?

THanks for any and all help......the more answers the better.

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2012 Mercedes ML350 Bluetec 102K (hers)
2005 Corvette 55K (fun car)
2002 VW Jetta TDI 238K (mine)
1998 Volvo S70 T5 Turbo 211K (kids)
1994 Ford F150 4WD 246K (firewood hauler)
1983 Mercedes 300D 384K (diesel commuter)