Thread: 1992 300SD ?
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Old 12-15-2000, 03:26 PM
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300SD(140)

The wierd thing about this engine is somepeople never had problems...I have cars with excess of 200K that never had problems....but a word of advice MB will not provide any assistance to you if you car has over about 75K or so
As for the other problems of the 140...evaporator core and closing assist pump...those are common problems and that evaporator is an expensive job ..about $3000. But for a car that stickered at 70-80K I guess you can expect some expense.
Having owned a 126(1985 300SD) and a 124(1992 300D 2.5) I can assure that the 140 is head and shoulders above those in drivability,smoothness,comfort and overall luxury.
It is a shame that the early 140's had so many teething problems..but I hear the 1995's are much beeter in that regard.
Also buying one of these without a warranty can be a crapshoot...so if you can't get a warranty factor that into your offer and have the car throughly checked out by a good MB dealer
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