A factory 4 speed turbo? never saw one
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81 Mercedes 300SD 289k.......SOLD
82 Mercedes 300CD 252k......slow ride

82 mercedes 300 SD...mi Unknown
83 Mercedes 300D ????ksniff..gone too
84 Mercedes 300D 148k........SOLD
85 Mercedes 300TD 386k and holding some one elses project

Nope. The engine is out of a federal 84 or 85 300xx since it has the ARV on the turbo.

VIN WDB1231301A028540
Model 300 D
Chassis 1231301A028540
Engine 617912 10 196598
Transmission 716005 00 928335
Order 0 3 239 00963
Approx. year 1983
Lights HELLA
Cab 11884
Dealer Ulm branch (239)
Interior cloth anthracite (051)
Paint
172 anthracite grey metallic (с 01.01.1963)
Options
430 headrests in the rear (с 01.01.1977)
466 central locking system (с 01.04.1970 по 31.10.1993)
480 self-levelling suspension (с 01.03.1965)
504 outside rear view mirror, right, electrically adjustable (с 01.11.1978 по 29.02.1986)
outside rear view mirror, right, electrically adjustable (l.h.d.)
taxi version, f.r.g, and outside rear view mirror on the right
535 interference suppression without radio set and automatic antenna (с 01.04.1962 по 31.07.1997)
550 trailer coupling (с 01.03.1965)
585 Behr air conditioner and electric window lifters (front doors) (с 01.04.1970)
591 heat-insulating glass, all-around, heated rear window pane, (single-sheet safety glass), Germany
green heat-insulating glass all round, heated rear window, single pane safety glass - Germany (с 01.01.1972)
600 headlamp wiper/washer (с 01.08.1971)

Our friends from India will confirm that there is a OM616 turbo made by Tata motors that is still manufactured today. But these were never installed in a W123.

Mercedes never made a 616 turbo though.

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1979 300SD Black/Black MBtex239000mi
1983 300TD euro-NA. White/Olive Cloth-MBtex 201000mi. Fleet car of the USA embassy in Morocco
1983 240D Labrador Blue/Blue MBtex 161000mi