Based on a minor oil leak, I would say yes. The car has 144,000 miles.

Thanks for these answers. Do you think it would damage the car to drive it to the dealership about 3 miles away?

And is there any hope on getting a wiring harness under goodwill? What's MB's latest stance on that?

I've looked at the head gasket replacement page. It'd be a bigger job than I've ever tackled. So far, my most major accomplishments are replacing the engine shut-off valve and the ignition shut-off valve on a 85 300tdt and the timing belt on an 87 toyota corolla.

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1995 E320 (2009 - current)
1985 300TD Turbo black (2007-current)
1983 300TD Turbo red (2008-2009)
1972 280SE (2004-2007)
1977 300CD (2003-2004)
1976 240D (1999-2003)