I'm looking to purchase an exhaust manifold and downpipe from a W140 with the 603.97 3.5L turbodiesel engine.

Any tips as to where I might be able to locate such an item are greatly appreciated.

The title of my thread got my hopes up for buying one myself... shame on you for no "WTB" in the title

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John Robbins
'05 E320 CDI - 240k
'87 300TD - 318k

oops, that was a silly oversight. I remembered to add that in my BW ad...sorry

Are they the same as a 86-87 OM603 3.0L?

Jim

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14 E250 BlueTEC black. 45k miles
95 E320 Cabriolet Emerald green 66k miles
94 E320 Cabriolet Emerald green 152k miles
85 300TD 4 spd man, euro bumpers and lights, 15" Pentas dark blue 274k miles

No, they do not have the "log" section where the Trap Oxidizer was originally fitted. The turbo attaches directly to the manifold, rather than via that rather convoluted log configuration.

US .970 also has the log though they weren't sold with a trap.

Sixto
87 300D

Correct, the 603.97 as fitted in the 126 chassis is no different than the earlier 603.96 as fitted in the 124 models. The manifold I'm looking for only showed up here in NA on the 603.97 once it was fitted in the 140 chassis. It's also the same as used in other markets as a standard 603 turbo manifold, except it has an EGR port.