1982 240D 4 Speed
301,085 miles

Recent TLC

Flushed cooling system (removed block drain plug)
Cleaned radiator fins with pressure washer
New temp sender
New t-stat
New hoses
New belts
New oil
New oil filter
New fuel filters
Rebuilt 300D Turbo starter
New ignition switch with new tumbler and two new keys
New exhaust hangers
New negative battery cable
Replaced rear bumper impact strip
New grille insert (brand new)
Replaced grille surround (old one was bent)
New Pioneer CD/USB/ IPOD/Stereo (Christmas gift from my 4 children)
Stainless Steel fender trim
Chrome plugs in jack points
Wash/Wax

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Thats a nice looking car.

Ive done a lot of the same stuff recently on my car also.

New fuel filters
Fresh oil and filter
New oil cooler lines
Fresh transmission fluid and new filter
Fresh differential fluid
Radiator hoses
coolant
Aftermarket Alpine CD player with aux input and USB
4 new rockford fosgate speakers
Euro headlights
New valve cover gasket

Coming this weekend:

new vacuum lines with filters
new primer pump
new brake fluid

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1984 300SD Orient Red/ Palomino
1989 560SEC
2016 Mazda 6 6 speed manual
1995 Ford F-150 reg cab 4.9 5speed manual

Nice looking car - what colour is it? It looks like an interesting red brown...

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

indeed, well done! glad all those bits went to good use.
the car is REALLY a nice example!

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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!

I am not sure what color the car is. If you look at it one way it's brown. If you look at it from another angle then it's more red than anything.

I installed some fold down cup holders in it today. I love this little car. I owned an '87 SDL for a few years but I enjoy this car more than the SDL. I only add oil every 1500 to 1800 miles. It is getting 29 mpg in mixed driving and over 30 mpg on the highway. Did I mention that I love this car?

I would LOVE to get a differential out of a 300D Turbo and install it into my 240D. I know that it will be slow off the line but surely it would be somewhat quieter. Maybe not.

Kevin

Nice looking car oilslick.

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Jim

I think Its the same color as my euro 85, Russet brown. I like it

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1985 Euro 240D 5 spd 140K
1979 240D 5 spd, 40K on engine rebuild
1994 Dodge/Cummins, 5 spd, 121K
1964 Allice Chalmers D15 tractor
2014 Kubota L3800 tractor
1964 VW bug

"Lifes too short to drive a boring car"

I need to find the front carpets for the driver and passenger areas. The color is palomino and the style is the loop pile. The padding on the back of the driver's side is gone as in not there! The passenger side was replaced with the same color but of a different style pile. If anyone has those two mats in fairly decent shape and they would like to sell them then please let me know.

Kevin

Yeah, nice shiny 240D.

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Codifex
1981 240D ChinaBlue (Got her running with a donor engine.)
1983 300DTurbo w/sunroof.
1984 300TD manual sunroof. (Electrical Gremlins)

I just hate I wasn't able to help YOU more.

Kevin

Russet Brown - 427!

Mercedes-Benz Paint Codes

I'm a 480

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

NICE! but not a fan of the finder lips.

My car is 623 - Light Ivory

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1983 240D, 272K+ miles (odo broke)

Beautiful. Nicely done. That car must be proud.

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I had good luck reinstalling the bumber rubber strip by soaking it in hot water for an hour and then sliding it tnto the channel. I need a piece of carpet to replace the strips that run alongside the doors.