Geez, you can buy any proper-sized generic oil cooler you like. Then any hydraulic shop should be able to make you the lines that you need for under a hundred bucks. I'd shop around before I got out that kind of cash.

I just picked up a handful of fittings and twelve feet of hose (with fittings crimped) at the local hydraulic supply today, for about $50.

Cheers, John

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'98 E300TD (W210) | Sold 6/09 with 205k and counting
'04 VW Touareg V10TDI

Pleas post VIN number of any car repaired in this fashion as its resale value should be zero.

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Kent Christensen
Albuquerque
'07 GL320CDI, '10 CL550. '01 Porsche Boxster
Two BMW motorcycles

Kent.... i am not sure if you live in the real middle class world.. take a look at the cars you are paying for..and the cars many of us drive.

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1989 300ce 129k
( facelifted front,updated tail lights, lowered suspension,bilstein sports, lorinser front spoiler, MOMO steering wheel, remus exhaust,stainless steel brake lines). (Gone)

1997 s320 154k (what a ride). Sold with 179k miles. Replaced with Hyundai Equus

1994 e320 Cabriolet 108k



1972 280se 4.5 153k Owned for 12 yrs, sorry I sold it


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I can agree with John about the hoses, perhaps not on the oil cooler..... Most hydralic shops can make those hoses up using the appropriate pressure rated hose. We pay *extra* for them because MB markets and inventories them for us.

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Terry Allison
N. Calif. & Boca Chica, Panama

09' E320 Bluetec 77k (USA)
09' Hyundai Santa Fe Diesel 48k (S.A.)

It's rare I see something this non-useful and ill-informed on this otherwise fine forum. This thread is about a 16-year-old car being run on alternative fuel. The repair quote is a substantial percentage of the car's value overall. You really think that having an oil cooler without your precious three-pointed star stamped in the metal is going to affect this vehicle's resale value?!? Asinine.

Looking at your sig... We'll talk to you in 3-4 years, when your two new cars aren't carrying a warranty anymore and are worth less than half than their original sticker prices. Your feelings may change.

Cheers, John

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'98 E300TD (W210) | Sold 6/09 with 205k and counting
'04 VW Touareg V10TDI