extremely rare '76 MB on Ebay - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

Teemeister · #1 10-18-2005, 11:40 PM

.... must be one of the very very few W115 300D Turbodiesels MB ever made.

see

here.

Nate · #2 10-18-2005, 11:59 PM

nice seats...

*EDIT* I am stupid... yes it says turbodiesel *EDIT*
~Nate

#3 10-19-2005, 12:00 AM

Looks like the seller doesn't know too much about the car...

Nate · #4 10-19-2005, 12:02 AM

$600 FOR GLOW PLUGS??????? Yeah I really dont think he knows very much about them... I wonder what he means by the transmission slipping??? Thats either a really bad thing, or he doesnt know whats going on with it

~Nate

nmucci · #5 10-19-2005, 12:21 AM

a shop in chicago charged me $500 + tax to replace all five of the glow plugs on my 617. That was before I knew my way around an MB diesel.

DieselCJ · #6 10-19-2005, 12:22 AM

I like the original radio, notice AM is the first presets, not the second. :yup:
To me, original radios suggest car was not messed with.

The digital stick on clock is a bit tacky, I suppose that means either the analog one on the dash is not functioning, or the driver cannot read it.

DieselCJ · #7 10-19-2005, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nmucci

a shop in chicago charged me $500 + tax to replace all five of the glow plugs on my 617. That was before I knew my way around an MB diesel.

How much of that was parts and how much labor?

leathermang · #8 10-19-2005, 01:29 AM

Chriss, why don't you have your new car listed in your signature ?

MonsieurBon · #9 10-19-2005, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by nmucci

a shop in chicago charged me $500 + tax to replace all five of the glow plugs on my 617. That was before I knew my way around an MB diesel.

Frankly, I wouldn't be surprised if any established indy or dealer charged this much. Some places seem to do everything "by the book." Like everywhere I went to ask about having a freeze plug block heater installed quoted me $250, $50 for parts and $200 for labor. They all said the factory manual says the starter MUST be removed. From what all ya'll say here, it can be done without doing that.

So if a place says charges $500-$600 for replacing the glow plugs, perhaps it's because they remove the injector lines and everything else that's in the way (accelerator linkage, etc). Who knows, maybe they even clean out the prechambers?

iceman3876 · #10 10-19-2005, 03:16 AM

Looks like a pond of oil beneath the car...LOL

Teemeister · #11 10-19-2005, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leathermang

Chriss, why don't you have your new car listed in your signature ?

I have it in my profile and I like 240DieselDog's words. I think he's right

leathermang · #12 10-19-2005, 11:26 AM

He isn't right..but that is a whole different thread.... LOL

#13 10-19-2005, 11:36 AM

Shoot I am looking at a 1985 300SD with no fourth gear for $500 I was going to fix it and sell it but now I should excepect to get at least 3k if he is up to $1500
for a w115 with a bad trany a w126 missing just one gear has gotta be worth 3 grand and now i dont have to do all the work to put my w116 tranny in the w126. Thanks for pointing this out you saved me tons of work. I think I will run a cube of VVO through it too and call it a veggi mercedes that should rope them in.
DHS