Jim,

Thanks for the research. You learn something new everyday, especially at MShop.

Oliver,

The M112 is the current V6 engine. Mine is the 2.6 in my '01 C240. This is the same engine, except different bore/stroke, as the 3.2 as in the new C320 and the E320. The engine I saw apart was a V8 which is basically the same engine, except with two extra cylinders.

This is an absolutely state of the art engineering masterpiece.

The M is just the prefix for the MB engine codes, just as the W is the prefix for the chassis codes.

Have a great day,

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Larry Bible
'01 C Class, Six Speed
'84 Euro 240D, manual, 533K miles
'88 300E 5 Speed
'81 300D Daughter's Car
Over 800,000 miles in
Mercedes automobiles