Hello,
I have the opportunity to buy a 77 Mercedes 280e. the body and interior are rally nice, the #2 rod failed and has lodged against the side of the block. couple of questions,
1) was the rods a weak point? or did most likely somthing else happen to fail the rod?
2) Was hoping I could save the engine, are parts fairly easy to come by?
3) or should I just scrap the engine and find a realtively good donor engine?
Any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated
thanks
dan

Are you sure it has a bad rod?

1- No not at all. Was it run low on oil?
2- parts are very easy to get.
3- Since the interior and body are so nice i would repair the original motor.

You can save this car.

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1979 280CE 225,200 miles
1985 300D Turbo 264,000 miles
1976 240D 190,000 miles
1979 300TD 220,000

GONE but not forgotten
1976 300D 195,300 miles
1983 300D Turbo 175,000 miles

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Hi
thanks for the reply. Don't know exactly what is up with the engine. A "mechanic" told the owner the #2 rod is broken and wedged against the block at the engine mount. Won't know for sure till I take the plunge. sounds like it was run low on oil to me.

So the rod blew out the side of the block?

M110's are not known for throwing rods.

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1985 300TD Turbo Euro-wagon
1979 280CE 225,200 miles
1985 300D Turbo 264,000 miles
1976 240D 190,000 miles
1979 300TD 220,000

GONE but not forgotten
1976 300D 195,300 miles
1983 300D Turbo 175,000 miles

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...e485-1-2-1.jpg

they claim it did not crack the block. just wedged. Story is they were decelerating while exiting the highway and it died and would not restart

oh you said eninge mount, i thought you meant it blew out the block and is wedged at the motor mount.

Hmmm, I guess you you wont know for sure until you get your hands on it.

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1985 300TD Turbo Euro-wagon
1979 280CE 225,200 miles
1985 300D Turbo 264,000 miles
1976 240D 190,000 miles
1979 300TD 220,000

GONE but not forgotten
1976 300D 195,300 miles
1983 300D Turbo 175,000 miles

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...e485-1-2-1.jpg

thanks for the input. guess maybe I will take the plunge, haven't owned an MB for 10 years, last one was a 59 220s. may this one drive as sweet!

You are paying under $500, right?

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83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

a little more than that (but not much). one other concern, the car has been in storage for a couple of years. I am concerned about the injection system. is it fairly straight forward to clean up?

you're not going to be fixing that motor. It's a no-win proposition. A rebuild will be thousands.

There are plenty of used motors about. Heck, I have four last time I bothered to check.

-CTH

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I think you are correct. I get the car in my garage on Saturday, so depending on the evaluation I will be looking for a motor.

Can anyone tell me, what is the difference between a (1977) W116 car with a 6 cylinder and a (1977) W123 with a 6 cylinder?
thanks

Find a euro spec motor, or parts car better yet.

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I just pulled a motor from a 1978 Euro 280SLC and scrapped the car yesterday if you need it.

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With best regards

Al

absolutely agree... ignore the "save that motor" speech... the most cost-effective way is simply getting another good M110, like Al's

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IF car been sitting it's a good idea to remove gas tank and flush it out. Check and see it's not all rusted out in the inside my car sat for years I had to replace my tank. Replace strainer and fuel filter. check fuel lines and replace as needed.

I agree replacement engine is way to go. If you can afford it I recommend a euro motor. or M117