only person where i live is almost a hour away, he said he would do a trade in with a KKK he has for $650, i had a smile on my face untill i got there and he saw my garrett, he said OH NO i have nothing that looks like that or that will fit that exhaust ,

he cant get a core, my front blade has 3 chips arount the outside outside edge, and he cant get a new 1

he said he can machine it out and put in a bigger blade and a full core rebuild for quoted $900

it should be done in 2-3 days, do you think its going to spool any slower? the extra psi should be nice if i can ever afford a IP upgrade

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1985 300D - 599,xxxk - blue interior #265 Monark Nozzle, AL129X, 15" Ronals, Gen II Big Brakes hunting
1985 300D - 491,xxxk - in prog-{A-A IC, 3" exhaust, psi\pyro, 28*BTDC, Hella Euros, IP Limiter removal
1985 300TD - 783,xxxk - parts car,used new engine with ALDA cap inplace
1987 Kenworth T-600 8LL 425 CAT Mech. - 6,000,000+k - DEI exhaust wrap, punched through resonators, 1 recent rebuild,

where do you live?
update your usercp to include your location, so we can give advise based on your location. a member may live nearby that might give you a used turbo...

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

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

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

Did you smoke a cigarette afterwards? You're certainly getting screwed.

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Never a dull moment at Berry Hill Farm.

im up in canada , near toronto someone else called that had a core for 650 i just want my car back, its been so long i really could cry

and i still have to mod the oil cooler line cos im moveing it for my IC, so much work, id pay anything just to get the dam thing done

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1985 300D - 599,xxxk - blue interior #265 Monark Nozzle, AL129X, 15" Ronals, Gen II Big Brakes hunting
1985 300D - 491,xxxk - in prog-{A-A IC, 3" exhaust, psi\pyro, 28*BTDC, Hella Euros, IP Limiter removal
1985 300TD - 783,xxxk - parts car,used new engine with ALDA cap inplace
1987 Kenworth T-600 8LL 425 CAT Mech. - 6,000,000+k - DEI exhaust wrap, punched through resonators, 1 recent rebuild,

The Garrett and KKK turbos of the 300 Ds TDs SDs Are basically interchangeable, for $900 I would be a 100 junkyard turbo and risk it..

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1984 Euro 300SDC, (4spd standard)
1986 Toyota Landcruiser Diesel HJ60 5spd X2

Gone but not forgotten (some sold, some stripped)
1983 300 SD, 1985 300 SD, 1983 240D, 1986 300 SDL, 1985 300 SDL, 1983 300 D, 1984 300 D, 1985 300SD, 1987 300 SDL, 1983 300 SD, 1985 300 TD Euro, 1983 380SEC, 1990 300 D, 1987 300D, 1982 300D, 1982 300D, 1994 E420, 1987 300 TD, 1987 300 D, 1984 300 D

Hey Im in london ontario, I have a whole car with turbo you can take for $900..

In Bakers junkyard in london there are 3 turbo diesel benzs, there were some turbos.

Aslo there is a car on kijiji, that is like 800, buy the whole car, then sell what you dont need.

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1984 Euro 300SDC, (4spd standard)
1986 Toyota Landcruiser Diesel HJ60 5spd X2

Gone but not forgotten (some sold, some stripped)
1983 300 SD, 1985 300 SD, 1983 240D, 1986 300 SDL, 1985 300 SDL, 1983 300 D, 1984 300 D, 1985 300SD, 1987 300 SDL, 1983 300 SD, 1985 300 TD Euro, 1983 380SEC, 1990 300 D, 1987 300D, 1982 300D, 1982 300D, 1994 E420, 1987 300 TD, 1987 300 D, 1984 300 D

Have you checked ebay? Here's current listing (closes in 2.5 days) for what looks like a T3; asking price is $59 USD + shipping, and there are no bids yet.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/mercedes-300-d-Turbo-charger_W0QQitemZ140147453853QQihZ004QQcategoryZ33742QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I'm in the middle of tracking down excessive oil usage ( and still hoping it is not rodbender syndrome). We took off the output of the turbo that goes to the intake manifold. We cleaned the goopy surface and then ran the car for a few minutes. There were swirls of oil working their way up. So I'm trying a turbo rebuild as the next step in my investigation.

I looked around and found Turbo City in California. Let me know if you need help finding their contact info. For about $270 they rebuilt my Garret in 2 days shop time. It is due to arrive on Wednesday and I am hoping to reinstall later this week.

Good Luck.

Chuck

http://www.turbocity.com/