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95 E300D, what 'unobtanium' parts would be good to have on hand
While researching parts for my brakes I was surprised to find the reservoir is no longer available 'new'. I plan to try to find a good used spare.
I can see how the car wouldn't be driveable if the reservoir developed an old age plastic failure. What other items might be good to have on hand if they can be found at a salvage yard? |
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Differential
CV joints Headlights, taillights, windshield wipers, rear view mirror, turn signal stocks, glow plug relay, that is all I can think off.
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1998 Ford Escort ZX2 5 speed - 279,000 miles My Daily 1992 Mercedes 300D 2.5 202,000 - Pure junk 2000 Mercedes E320 Black - 136,000 miles - Needs repair Don't forget to grease the screw and threads on the spring compressor. |
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Monovalve.
Sixto 98 E320s sedan and wagon 02 C320 wagon |
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Monovalve can be substituted for earlier one.
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-- Chris '95 E300, 216k miles, Silver Surfer '05 E320 CDI, 138k miles '07 S550 4matic, 69k miles Gone but not forgotten: '76 300D, 350k miles?, SOLD in 1995 '75 240D, 300k miles, SOLD in 1991 |
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amen to that.
the factory one on the E300D W124 is like they superglued an extra port to the old one in the parts warehouse.
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2012 BMW X5 (Beef + Granite suspension model) 1995 E300D - The original humming machine (consumed by Flood 2017) 2000 E320 - The evolution (consumed by flood 2017) |
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What does ' Monovalve can be substituted for earlier one ' mean?
Does it mean an earlier year than my 95? Or is there one that looks different but would work? I have read the Mercedes new part has had multiple short time failures due to quality of construction as mentioned by Zulfigar. |
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The housing hasn't been a problem for me.
In my case, the plunger and solenoid were shot. Those internals can be taken from the less-expensive SL600 unit: 1147412049 I suppose if you found a way to plumb in a standalone electric boost pump, you could replace the entire unit.
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'85 300TD "Puff The Magic Wagon" - Rolling Resto '19 Mazda CX-9 Signature - Wife's sled '21 Morgan 3-Wheeler P101 Edition '95 E300d - SOLD '84 300TD "Brown Betty" - Miss this one '81 240D "China Baby" - Farm grocery getter |
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The brake reservoir for non-ASR cars is NLA but the one for ASR cars fits, just has an extra nipple on it to feed the ASR system. They're still available.
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Current: 1975 450SEL, 83 300D, 88 Yugo GVX, 90 300D OM603 swap, 91 F150 4.6 4v swap, 93 190E Sportline LE 3.0L M104 swap, 93 190E Sportline LE Megasquirt, 03 Sprinter, 06 E500 4Matic wagon. |
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Thanks for the comments, good to know new parts can be found that work. I'll order those soon. Especially like being able to get the monovalve solenoid and motor new.
Trying to make a list for my next trip to Dallas FT Worth salvage yards. |
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