Fellas,
A good buddy of mine drives a cosmetically pristine 1983 300SD. Last week, he blew the engine on it. Evidently the engine started leaking/consuming a lot of oil lately and he had forgotten to add oil. Long story short, the engine is cooked.
The car is in great shape and he wants to install a rebuilt engine into it.
-He is located in Chicago
-Where can he source an engine for this car?
-Do any forum members have a good one for sale?
-Are there any other engine models that can be installed (without major rewiring, engine mounts, etc) in this car other than the OM617 that are better performing?
-What modifications can he do to the OM617 rebuilt engine that will make it produce more power?
Thanks for any help

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Ed
-1984 Mercedes 190D 2.2 5-speed gray market(bought@30,000 miles) (Sold back to original owner@170,000 miles)
-1999 Mercedes E300DT (245,000 miles)
-1999 Mercedes S500 Grand Edition (80,000 miles)

Depending on his budget, you can go 3 ways. Metric motors, Junkyard pull or rebuild the original block

Metric motors is very expensive, though you get a new block, you swap some accessories from the original engine and your good to go after getting it in the car (google metric motors)

Junkyard pull is a crapshoot, it will work and be fine or need some repair or be in the same situation

Rebuilding the original block... to borrow a phrase Someone else has said here, is opening a can of worms, you dont know whats happened with a cooked engine

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hum.....
1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed

Contact Daw Two on this forum. I believe he has a good one available.

A fourth option is to find a rust bucket or banged up car with a proven good engine - for around $500 - and recover some of the money when you sell parts and scrap it

144K mile engine and transmission and rearend still in the car. PM sent. Link to the thread is in my signature. If you want to skip the thread and go directly to the pics; then click here.

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daw_two
Germantown, TN

Links:
Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior
Cluster Needles Paint
New Old Stock (NOS) parts

Past:
3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda"
04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben"
& many more

Go with the motor from a forum member!! You know its going to be well cared for & genuine!!
If the freight to Australia wasnt prohibitive, thats what I would do.

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Grumpy Old Diesel Owners Club group

I no longer question authority, I annoy authority. More effect, less effort....

1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket.
1980 300D now parts car 800k miles
1984 300D 500k miles
1987 250td 160k miles English import
2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles
1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo.
1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion.
Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving

Thanks for the follow up guys. I'll let my buddy know his options.

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Ed
-1984 Mercedes 190D 2.2 5-speed gray market(bought@30,000 miles) (Sold back to original owner@170,000 miles)
-1999 Mercedes E300DT (245,000 miles)
-1999 Mercedes S500 Grand Edition (80,000 miles)

I have an SD engine on the floor of my garage. It leaks badly, it has low to mid compression. but it runs strong

I'd give it to ya, but your kinda far away. I need to get rid of this engine, but I don't want to throw it away.

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