Due to my timing belt chain breaking I am now in the market to replace the engine I would like to know if there are any people to buy from and who to avoid. THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPLY

where are you located? do you need the whole engine or just the head?

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1996 E300 Diesel 173k Sold
1993 300E 2.8 230k Sold
1994 E320 White Wagon 373K Sold
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Radu Negru

I would like to replace the whole engine but at this point I am thinking of replacing the pistons and rebuild the head. I just keep kicking myself with the chain tensioner. I just relized that I should of resent the damn tensioner and could not for the life of me see how to reset it so I thought puting it back with the same chain and tensioner would be fine. I was dead wrong. Now looking at bottom end and top end. Just alot of information to consider. My hesitation with a used engine is that how do I really know how many miles are on it?? A rebuild engine is approx 4,000 and the car is 91 300te with 188,000 miles. Car at best would be worth 6,000 due to it being a 4matic. Car body and interior looks like it has 50,000 miles on it. Any ideas would be great!!! DOES ANYONE HAVE A PICTURE OF WHAT A GOOD PISTON ON A (91 300 TE 4matic wagon LOOK LIKES GREATLY APPRECEIATED

$1200 89K

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&category=6783&item=7987526595

What Is Your Location?

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New Addition to the family
2013 Passat TDI 5Miles
2004 E500 4MATIC Wagon 95k
1996 E300 Diesel 173k Sold
1993 300E 2.8 230k Sold
1994 E320 White Wagon 373K Sold
Still dreaming about ....500E


Radu Negru

I live 45 minutes north of Philadelphia in a town called Skippack. I am concerned that the oil pan on the above post is cracked and do we know if this car was driven without oil???

As I have said in another thread, pull the head, replace the bent valves and reassemble. The pistons will be fine. 185,000 miles is low mileage on the bottom end even if the oil has been changed only fairly frequently. You will be MUCH better off.

Good luck,

Give me a call 609560 5019, I have knowledge about a 300E in a Junk yard and the car has the whole engine on it. I live in south jersey 15 min off phila.

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New Addition to the family
2013 Passat TDI 5Miles
2004 E500 4MATIC Wagon 95k
1996 E300 Diesel 173k Sold
1993 300E 2.8 230k Sold
1994 E320 White Wagon 373K Sold
Still dreaming about ....500E


Radu Negru

there is a used car dealer here with a 300e on his lot... it needs a hood part of the bumper and a right front quarter panel... i think it runs well.... he was asking 1200, a few months ago.....

just a thought....

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1997 s320 154k (what a ride). Sold with 179k miles. Replaced with Hyundai Equus

1994 e320 Cabriolet 108k



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Forget the junk yard. There's a reason why they are called "junk" yards.

Go with Larry's idea. The bottom end on the 103 motor is very strong if the oil has been changed regularly.

Just fix what's hosed up on the top end.

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Besides a sedan probably won't have load leveling.

Peter

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