Hey folks,

I am in Bozeman, Montana and have finally made the decision to part out my '84 300D, which had seen too many Maine winters in its youth.

The gem of this car is its engine. About two years ago I put in an engine from an '83 300TD that had ~ 150k miles on it. It now has ~ 170k.

The engine has been incredible. Very powerful... I'll often look down and be surprised to find myself doing 85-90mph on the freeway.

I am in the process of parting this car out and haven't removed the engine yet. The latest hiccup that led me to decide to abandon this car for another was the failure of my tranny.

I am asking $1200 OBO for the engine (with turbo and all other appendages... cruise and A/C don't work) and am willing to sell it for $1000 to someone from this forum. You can e-mail me at vaughanwoodruff (at) gmail.com or call at 406.582.5811.

V

an '83 300TD is a wagon. Is this a wagon engine? I know a forum member needing a wagon engine, but if this is just incorrectly labeled a TD for turbo diesel then that won't help him.

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

Yup,

THis is a wagon engine... it has the leveller pump intact.

V

Hi, Does it smoke or have much blowby?

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1969 280 SEC
1982 300TD

How could the leveler pump remain on the engine if its put into a car without the leveling system. Doesn't that mean the pump would be run dry as it'd not be connected to a leveling system? Wouldn't that cause damage to the pump?

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

The engine doesn't have any noticable smoke or blowby... runs as well as any 300 engine I've had or seen.

When I replaced the engine, I asked anyone who I knew who knew anything about these engines, including the Mercedes Shop forums. To be conservative, I initially pulled the key that engages the pump, but the consensus of those who spoke up was that the only thing needed doing was to put the key back in and plug the holes, which I did. If need be, I can test the pump with some fluid to see that it still works.

V

Are peripherals to this engine available? ie.. oil cooler and radiator?

jt20,

Sorry, they're not available... I do have a bunch of good quality exterior and interior trim pieces available, though.

V

In palomino?