Pelican's Latest DIY Project Car - 1985 300TD Wagon!
 

Pelican Parts is expanding its early Mercedes DIY library. We have currently acquired a W123 300TD wagon. We want to know what fixes YOU would like to know as we start the project soon. Anything you can think of that you wish you had a step by step process to do work on your car before. Even simple things like oil changes, light bulb changes, jacking up the car, etc.

Let us know what you want us to do by commenting below! :)

Articles will be uploaded here - http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/MBZ_Tech_Index-W123.htm

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How about best practices for jack stand placement?

Do a complete fluids change on a newly acquired W123 with no service history.
Describe each service
how much fluid it will take to flush and fill
what parts need to be replaced as part of the service ( seals, washers, gaskets, hoses, lines, filters )
what tools are needed
give the Pelican part number and price for everything used.
Provide links to your online parts.
Bundle everything you need to do each service into a single package and sell it as a package.

Coolant
Oil & filter
Brake fluid
Power Steering fluid
Transmission fluid
Differential fluid
Rear suspension for the wagon

Yeah, as mentioned I'd love to see good jack stand placement. Especially on the front of the vehicle.

Also, as GregMN said, transmission drain (flush?) and refill. How much fluid does it take, how to replace the tranny filter.

How to properly perform a citrus flush on the radiator/engine perhaps?

Honing the cylinder and hand fitting second oversized rings onto the original pistons [emoji373]

Injection pump rebuild :P

Make it fly!

Ok im done...

Id like to see an axle removal and rebooting and or a rear diff swap as some of us don't have the 85 gearing ratio!! The washer system refurbish including the in headliner connection. Preventative Maintenance on the wagon rear turn signal pockets, holders, and lenses. and a condensed SLS pictures and tutorial on flushing, testing, and replacing the wear items such as the two pump hoses.

Mm turbo wagon fun...

Rear hatch lift strut replacement.

Rear subframe rebuild.

Rear wheel bearing rebuild.

SLS strut replacement.

SLS system refurbishing.

Door latch rebuild. (I see your rear passenger latch is bad...)

Fuel tank screen and fuel level rebuild.

Third row seat install.

Manual sunroof latch repair and rebuilding.

Sunroof cleaning and seal repair.

I'll think on some more...

WAGON GAS TANK PULL and fuel sending unit replacement! No pics exist anywhere...
SLS system maintenance/repair!
How to pull and replace rear window gaskets
Make a safari wagon, with bad roads clearance stuff.
rear windshield wiper system replacement/refurb.
..general actual question. what do you do if you rear side window gaskets are bad and NLA?

..and just as an aside could you post pics of the tailgate interior hatch trim? My wagon came without...

1.Vacuum pump rebuild
2.turbo rebuild
3.power steering pump o-rings seals replaced
4.adjusting wastegate + alda to get proper boost
5.compression check
6.replacing B-2 piston in trans if auto.
7.replacing rear main seal
8.coolant flush
9.recharging a.c.

To start with

Remove and reinstall factory turbo inlet tube and seals properly
Monovalve replacement.
Vacuum leak diagnostics
Motor mount replace
List of oil leak locations and solutions
E.g. turbo oil return, valve cover, power steering, main seal, transmission, head gasket, fuel lines
How to check the front ball joints with a prybar (and rest of front suspension)
Head removal and installation
How to get center dash vents working again.

Windshield replacement

Valve seals
 

Valve stem seal replacement.

- Peter.

--- where is it, what does it look like?
 

These may already be on the site somewhere, but I haven't found them (yet), so maybe just point to them or a link, if they are already covered;

Cruise control rebuild, or typical fail points, including C/C amplifier (?)
where is it, what does it look like?

Climate system controller

A/C distribution valve, where is it, what does it look like?

Thanks, looking forward to this, since I have an 85 300TD, 278K

Bob Bush in Lou. Ky.