My exhaust ends about a foot past the turbo.

I've had people tell me it's surprisingly quiet.

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Michael LaFleur

'05 E320 CDI - 86,000 miles
'86 300SDL - 360,000 miles
'85 300SD - 150,000 miles (sold)
'89 190D - 120,000 miles (sold)
'85 300SD - 317,000 miles (sold)
'98 ML320 - 270,000 miles (sold)
'75 300D - 170,000 miles (sold)
'83 Harley Davidson FLTC (Broken again) :-(
'61 Plymouth Valiant - 60k mikes
2004 Papillon (Oliver)
2005 Tzitzu (Griffon)
2009 Welsh Corgi (Buba)

So I finally took my exhaust in to be mended, and the news isn't good. Apparently the pipes themselves are too corroded to weld to, they would just burn right through.

I look like I'll be buying a new/picking a used exhaust. From downpipe back.

Daw, whatcha got for me? Anything for a NA TD?

Here's another question. Apparently the exhausts are different between 80 and the rest of the years. However the rear section is wagon specific, and the 80 year doesn't have it yet the rest of the years do. If I have the center section for the 1980 and the rear section from say an 81, will they work together?

Thanks guys.

Just take it to your local independant muffler shop and let him have at it ~

I just did this and deleted the center resonator and increased the pipe size to match the down pipe from the exhaust manifold .

Sounds good , not noisy and runs much better , accellerates faster , better fuel milage etc. , etc.

It'll be about 50 % less than buying Mercedes parts from any supplier .

Be SURE to buy the 107 (SL & SLC) hangers , they're improved by haing a link of chain inside the rubber so they'll never fall off .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

^Crap, already ordered the ones for the TD. Oh well. they weren't too expensive.

I'll take it to another place and see what they say. This place pretty much just looked at it, said "no" and that's it.

I like the soda can idea but aluminum cans rip pretty easy. I would try to get a can of cream corn or something thats a similar size

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1981 300SD 512k OM603

not all w123's have the resonator. i believe it was standard after a certain model year

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good advice since i need to buy a pair myself--got a part number?

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Tell them to straight pipe it.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

^Hahaha, too late =]

Btw, you coming down December 5th?

huh? for what?

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

central FL gtg

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1985 300TD Turbo Euro-wagon
1979 280CE 225,200 miles
1985 300D Turbo 264,000 miles
1976 240D 190,000 miles
1979 300TD 220,000

GONE but not forgotten
1976 300D 195,300 miles
1983 300D Turbo 175,000 miles

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...e485-1-2-1.jpg

$45 later she's fixed. Kinda a crude job, but hey it works a lot better then it did! I think the exhaust was rotting away even before Tyler bought Norm, it's properly quiet and I can definitely feel a power increase.

Now all I have to do is put the new muffler hangers on, and maybe a diesel purge for the hell of it.

Hey, if you put the hangers on AFTER you weld the pipes, there may be uneven strain on the individual hangers - causing one or more to fail prematurely. Ask me how *I* know this...

Also, corroded/rusted pipes can be repaired by a good welder (if they're not too far gone) - just gotta turn down the oxy on the acetylene torch a bit and convert that rusting back into iron.

Codifex
1981 240D ChinaBlue (found an engine - hope it's good)
1983 300DTurbo w/sunroof

Too late now, but everything looks okay.

One thing I am peeved about is that they welded a tack weld to the bracket that holds up the downpipe. Usually there is a U shaped piece that holds it down. It rattles, but oh well. At least it's a part that can be replaced.