There's a 1984 or 1985 W123 300D in the wrecking yard with the California air cleaner and funky turbocharger. Would it be worth getting the air cleaner assembly complete with the mounting bracket, or would it be just another lead weight that never sells?

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1967 W110 Universal Wagon, Euro, Turbo Diesel, Tail Fins, 4 Speed Manual Column Shift, A/C
1980 W116 300SD Turbo Diesel, DB479 Walnut Brown, Sunroof, Highly Optioned, 350,000+ Miles

Somebody will eventually want it. Go figure. I know someone that had a pre '85 motor installed in a '85 wagon and wanted all the Cali crap put back on . No accounting for taste.
You may be kicking it around your garage for a while though.

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'70 F100 shortbed
'82 Diesel Westy
'83 Euro 300TD
Curtlo Viper
Yeti ARC
Surly long haul trucker

In my opinion the part to get off this car is the unique manifold between the engine and the turbo. These can get cracked, particularly related to the weight of the trap oxidizer. I had to have mine manifold replaced (on my 85 CA wagon) and sourcing a manifold was not easy nor cheap. The air cleaner isn't going to fail (unless someone has a rusted one) and the turbo can be rebuilt, although I might get that also.

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daw_two
Germantown, TN

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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

I paid 90.00, just for the can. I still need the "T", that goes from the flex to the breather. The "T", connects the valve cover, intake and breather. Shown in the second photo.

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Jackson
Rockford, Michigan

1985 500SE gray market
1982 Porsche 928
1985 Mercedes 300CD X 2