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Crooked engine.
I am in the process of putting a turbo 5 cyl engine in my 240d and it is sitting in the engine bay sideways. The engine is in and bolted to new engine mounts, but the transmission cross member is not bolted up yet. I can lever it straight, but it takes a fair amount of force. The motor mounts also look like they are not compressing evenly. Should I just force it into place and bolt up the transmission cross member? I want it to all be mounted correctly. Thanks for the help.
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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver 1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver 1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine |
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Try loosening all the mount bolts and giving it a good jiggling to see if anything seats itself.
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I had to do that to a ford probe with a MX6 engine and trans. FYI anyone that does this with a probe remove and install the engine and trans together.
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I loosened all of the mount bolts, wiggled the engine, and pried the transmission with a scrap of wood. It seems quite a bit better, and I got the cross member in place. I guess I'll call it good. I've been working on this thing since 11 AM...it's 1:15 AM now...Must go pass out.
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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver 1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver 1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine |
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Wow, you're crazy. I had to cut an inch out of the down pipe to get it to fit. The weld looked like moldy cheese. That was my cue to end for the day.
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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver 1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver 1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine |
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You shouldn't have to. A stock 300D downpipe should bolt right in.
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[QUOTE=bgkast;1265470]I can lever it straight, but it takes a fair amount of force.
Turn the trans cross member around, its not symmetrical
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1985 Euro 240D 5 spd 140K 1979 240D 5 spd, 40K on engine rebuild 1994 Dodge/Cummins, 5 spd, 121K 1964 Allice Chalmers D15 tractor 2014 Kubota L3800 tractor 1964 VW bug "Lifes too short to drive a boring car" |
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