I have pulled it, better to do it with the transmission, removing those top bolts is not fun. And MB do a fantastic job with wiring too, even with the newer complex cars, its usually just one or two giant plugs. On the 103 its pretty simple itself.

once the radiator and fan is out, lots of room to tilt the powerpack, Just need to raise the car. On a W210 I have pulled out a M112 without the trans as you can literally see and touch the transmission bell bolts from the engine room. To be honest, it would have been better with trans as there is a ton and a half engine room in a W210 with a v6

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2012 BMW X5 (Beef + Granite suspension model)

1995 E300D - The original humming machine (consumed by Flood 2017)
2000 E320 - The evolution (consumed by flood 2017)