Well I have a good, (very good) 1985 617 Turbo in my 240D. Love it! Would an OD be beneficial? Well, with the 2.88 gear in the rear end, I don't really miss an OD, though if I were on the interstate day after day, it might be useful. But an OD will complicate your project by quite a little and I would pass on it. Now concerning the pilot bearing, it is a bit tight. But I stuck it in my engine after putting it in the deep freeze overnight and installed it on a nice warm day - so it will go in. It has been working very good for two years now.

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1983 Mercedes W123 240D 4 Speed 285,000 on the road with a 617 turbo, beautiful butter yellow, license plate # 83 240D INDIANA

2003 Jaguar Type X, AWD. beautiful, good mileage,
Mom's car, but I won't let her drive it!