I was just wondering if there is any reason I can't swap engines with an automatic 240D of the same vintage? Mine is a manual.
There's a 240D near me that has been sitting for a few years & I'm thinking about stoping by to see if they want to part with it. The body isn't in much better shape than mine, but I'm sure there are pleanty of good parts in it. I'm thinking about taking out that engine & rebuilding it if it needs it & swapping with mine & rebuild that one as needed. That way I have a spare around.

Thanks!

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Michael Roth

1982 300TDT Wagon
1982 240D Euro!, 4spd manual-Parts car now, dead engine
88 Jeep Grand Wagoneer-fixing up for offroading
1989 Ford F150 (rust bucket) For Sale!
1953 Dodge B-4F, 1 1/2 ton Stake Bed (new restoration project)

I don't think it should be a problem at all. Go for it.

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2001 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins Turbo Diesel - 4x4, auto, 3.54 gears, long bed
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'92 300D 2.5 Turbodiesel - sold
'83 300D Turbodiesel - 4 speed manual/2.88 diff - sold
'87 300D Turbodiesel - sold
'82 300D Turbodiesel - sold

Cool, Thanks! The only thing I was worried about was the transmition mounting, but I didn't think that would be different.

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Michael Roth

1982 300TDT Wagon
1982 240D Euro!, 4spd manual-Parts car now, dead engine
88 Jeep Grand Wagoneer-fixing up for offroading
1989 Ford F150 (rust bucket) For Sale!
1953 Dodge B-4F, 1 1/2 ton Stake Bed (new restoration project)

Since you'll be pulling both the transmission and the engine at the same time, you will have both of them out, and will just swap transmissions before you install the new engine.

Good luck.

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1976 240D
1987 560SL
2007 E320 Bluetec
1998 C280 (now son’s car)
1982 240D Manual - Sold

McRoth,

I think there may be some issues with the interface with the transmission. I have never done a swap of either the engine or a transmission, but from reading on the site here there seems to be a difference in the interface. Do a search on exchanging a manual for a an automatic, as that is sort of what is going on here (you are putting a manual transmission on an engine that had an automatic, so that should be the same in regard to the interface between engine and transmission as replacing the automatic transmission with a manual one in a given car). I think some special pilot bearing is required for one and not the other. Good luck, Jim

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Own:
1986 Euro 190E 2.3-16 (291,000 miles),
1998 E300D TurboDiesel, 231,000 miles -purchased with 45,000,
1988 300E 5-speed 252,000 miles,
1983 240D 4-speed, purchased w/136,000, now with 222,000 miles.
2009 ML320CDI Bluetec, 89,000 miles

Owned:
1971 220D (250,000 miles plus, sold to father-in-law),
1975 240D (245,000 miles - died of body rot),
1991 350SD (176,560 miles, weakest Benz I have owned),
1999 C230 Sport (45,400 miles),
1982 240D (321,000 miles, put to sleep)

As far as the swap goes, you will need to change the flexplate off the automatic and put the flywheel off of the stick shift car. But, there is another problem, the flywheel and crankshaft are balanced as a unit on these cars, so you may feel some vibrations that weren't there already. Otherwise, it will work fine.

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Nick
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