They are fun and powerful, but look under the beauty cover and tell me if you want to be working on that a few years down the road?

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..........is there an engine in there........somewhere?

..........you can keep that POS........

Scary!

Nah, CI. It looks like the filter is in the same location as the M112 (driver's side front). That's about the only thing that seems inline with past MB engineering. The rest of it is a rat's nest.

I wouldn't want to have to replace any glow plugs, or a turbocharger on that thing! Imagine how age and heat will affect all the printed boards on that thing!

Pictures like that make me the PROUD owner of a '99 E300DT, I will gladly change the fuel lines and rotate the GP's periodically.

Get the extended warranty and be rid of it before that expires.

I would take the RL for The Bride though.

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1999 E300DT Obsydian Black Metallic, Heated Full Leather Parchment options, E2, K2, 136,000+, best 36.5 mpg - GP's 12-04 & 11-12 Zero Stuck
2010 Honda Odyssey - The BrideMobile - best 26.5
(2) 2005 Honday Accord- (1 -Corporate 1 - Personal) - 110,000 4-cyl 30mpg
2000 VW Golf GLS TDI, Upsolute Chip (sold to Brother, now 300+k on it) 48.5 mpg like clock work
1987 Honda CRX HF - Sold 87,000 always over 50 mpg Max 67 mpg

I think I see a turbo in there.

There are dozens of gasser MLs in my area, but I haven't noticed any diesels yet. They're just another domestic AWD mini-van, I'll pass.

I see the coolant reservoir cap!

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Doug

1987 300TD x 3
2005 E320CDI

anybody see an oil dipstick???
John

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My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

Maybe the red thing in the lower left corner is a dipstick.

Looks like changing the belt would be fun.