early 104 motor

[Paul]

trying to find an early 104 motor,used(csi) for a 1990 300ce.any leads would be appreciated....thanks...Paul

[MBKid]

Are all M104 motors swappable into different chassis? I have a 95 C280 with the M104 and would like to swap a 97 E320 3.2L M104 into it. What so you think would this be difficult?

[Ashman]

paul, if you have the means, I would suggest a c36 engine transplant... as a hell of a cool project and fast 300CE... of course That would involve lots of work to transplant everything needed, like a donor car for any computers etc.

but for all real purposes for your answer, give

www.silverstarrecycling.com a try.

Alon

[Paul]

That would be a pretty cool project, being a two door and all. and I probably have plenty of crap around the shop to make it a semi long project, but it belongs to a customer who just wants to get it up and running to sell.(heared that one a milion times) It was overheated. I've saved many a 103s and 104s with head resufacing or replacement and I thought the same about this one but this baby is really baked. I could smell it when the tow truck pulled into the lot. thanks for the link Ash.....Paul

[Potomac Pat]

When you ask for an early 104 series engine that has CIS I can only assume that you are looking for a 104.980 engine. This was used in the early 300CE (W124) and the 300SL (W129). It makes a great transplant, especailly if you bolt a 16-vlv Getrag up to it. Good luck.