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Imaginos' S123 300TD Turbodiesel - Imaginos - 05-23-2011
S123 300TD Turbodiesel
Year: 1981
Colour: 881
Interior: green (hideous, can't stand it, will change it to black)
Rims: BBS Mahle (took them off W126 380SE some 6 years ago), 16" with 205/55 tires on them, they need to be refurbished (sandblasted and repainted)
Rest of the stuff about these cars you guys pretty much know. It's a bit banged here and there, but that's to expect from a 30 year old car.
Photos: 1 2 3 4 (sorry about the crappy photos, but once I got out it suddenly got very cloudy and dark with rain starting, so I had to take them quickly at my neighbours driveway (where I usually park))
And I got this for about 130 USD (I'd say that's a bargain).
Hopefully I can resolve that fuel consumption problem, so I can enjoy the car.
RE: Imaginos' S123 300TD Turbodiesel - JB3 - 05-23-2011
(05-23-2011, 12:40 PM)Imaginos And I got this for about 130 USD (I'd say that's a bargain).
Nice looking wagon! and with what looks like a 123 Getrag 5-speed, you lucky dog!
RE: Imaginos' S123 300TD Turbodiesel - Imaginos - 05-23-2011
(05-23-2011, 01:21 PM)dropnosky Nice looking wagon!
Thanks!
(05-23-2011, 01:21 PM)dropnosky and with what looks like a 123 Getrag 5-speed, you lucky dog!
Yea, 717.400.RE: Imaginos' S123 300TD Turbodiesel - Imaginos - 06-12-2011
The 5 speed is in, it shifts quite smoothly.
Sorry no photo's, because friend and I installed it at his place (120 km away), 'cause he has a car lift.Also replaced prop shaft carrier, the old one was completely shot.
I also found out that my car has KKK turbo.
RE: Imaginos' S123 300TD Turbodiesel - Imaginos - 06-14-2011
Video (click on image):
![[Image: th_S123300TDTOM617.jpg]](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y93/mb230e/My%20Benz/th_S123300TDTOM617.jpg)
Warm engine. Tell me what you guys think. Blow-by? As you can see at the end there, it's not smoking at all.
EDIT: will upload to YouTube later, it's taking forever now.
RE: Imaginos' S123 300TD Turbodiesel - Captain America - 06-14-2011
The Blow by doesn't seem bad. When I got my most recent Benz it had a lot of blow by, but after driving it hard, it doesn't have any!
I like that throttle linkage, its so simple! Do you have any close up pictures of that?
RE: Imaginos' S123 300TD Turbodiesel - Imaginos - 06-14-2011
(06-14-2011, 12:13 PM)Captain America I like that throttle linkage, its so simple! Do you have any close up pictures of that?
Don't have any photo's of it, but I'll snap some tomorrow.
It should be this version: click!
RE: Imaginos' S123 300TD Turbodiesel - Imaginos - 06-15-2011
Sorry Capt', didn't snap any photos today (will do tomorrow). I was busy earlier today and in the afternoon I was battling that f@$#ing primer pump, finally gave up for today. Impossible to get it off with a pair of pliers, and my 24mm wrench is so worn out it's actually likely 25.5mm. D'OH Lot of sweat in hot weather for nothing.
RE: Imaginos' S123 300TD Turbodiesel - Captain America - 06-16-2011
Oh man! I got to change one of those too! Now not looking forward to it.... haha
RE: Imaginos' S123 300TD Turbodiesel - Imaginos - 06-17-2011
(06-16-2011, 02:20 PM)Captain America Oh man! I got to change one of those too! Now not looking forward to it.... haha
But yours is out of the car, that's cheating.
Nothing better than unscrewing something that has been screwed on for 30 years, in a space of 10 cm (2"). Throttle linkage: here.
RE: Imaginos' S123 300TD Turbodiesel - Captain America - 06-17-2011
Thats a sexy linkage!
Hey! on the primer, if your trying to take off the whole thing, its just (3) 10mm nuts and it comes off the IP! I thought the big nut on the outside held it to the IP but that just lets out the spring and goodness inside haha
RE: Imaginos' S123 300TD Turbodiesel - Imaginos - 06-26-2011
Sigh. Taking out battery without taking air filter housing off seems impossible.
I checked turbo shaft, no play whatsoever. That's nice, I would say.
RE: Imaginos' S123 300TD Turbodiesel - Imaginos - 06-29-2011
You know how they say "when it rains, it pours"? Well, it could not be more true.
Return line that conncets injectors on cylinders 4 and 5 has cracked, and it's spitting fuel. Give me a break, seriously...
RE: Imaginos' S123 300TD Turbodiesel - Captain America - 06-30-2011
Yup, once one starts, they all go!
RE: Imaginos' S123 300TD Turbodiesel - Imaginos - 08-17-2011
I haven't been driving a lot lately, but valve adjustment finally came on the to-do list, so I gotta question. How long should 27mm socket be to reach crank bolt? Yes, engine can't be turned on steering pump, already tried that.
RE: Imaginos' S123 300TD Turbodiesel - Captain America - 08-17-2011
Just a regular socket with a short extension, or deep socket with no extension should do the trick
RE: Imaginos' S123 300TD Turbodiesel - Imaginos - 08-17-2011
Thanks. I'll see if I can find long 27mm socket then, so I can use it on injectors too.
RE: Imaginos' S123 300TD Turbodiesel - capflya - 08-18-2011
(08-17-2011, 09:46 AM)Imaginos engine can't be turned on steering pump, already tried that.
Since you have a manual I'll throw this one out... I tried turning my father in-law's 240D crank by the PS bolt and it wouldn't go. I realized since it's a manual I needed to put it in neutral. My car is an auto so this didn't come to me right away. Took me a couple minutes to figure it out but once in neutral I was able to spin his crank by the PS bolt. If you only have manual cars this might be 2nd nature but for me it didn't come to mind right away.
RE: Imaginos' S123 300TD Turbodiesel - willbhere4u - 08-18-2011
If the belt slips I put some pressure on the belt with my hand while turning with a wrench with the other hand
RE: Imaginos' S123 300TD Turbodiesel - Imaginos - 08-19-2011
(08-18-2011, 05:13 PM)capflya Since you have a manual I'll throw this one out... I tried turning my father in-law's 240D crank by the PS bolt and it wouldn't go. I realized since it's a manual I needed to put it in neutral. My car is an auto so this didn't come to me right away. Took me a couple minutes to figure it out but once in neutral I was able to spin his crank by the PS bolt. If you only have manual cars this might be 2nd nature but for me it didn't come to mind right away.
I only had manuals, but I almost made the same mistake.
(08-18-2011, 05:57 PM)willbhere4u If the belt slips I put some pressure on the belt with my hand while turning with a wrench with the other hand
Good idea, I will try that.
RE: Imaginos' S123 300TD Turbodiesel - Imaginos - 08-26-2011
Around $6 for both wrenches, some aluminium tubing and a blow-torch = http://i51.tinypic.com/105wr6a.jpg
RE: Imaginos' S123 300TD Turbodiesel - Imaginos - 09-03-2011
How is it possible that some locking nuts (bottom ones) on valves are bit too wide for a wrench (tried with both)? Anyone else experienced that? If I remember correctly 3 out of 10 were fraction too wide, and I did manage to force the wrench in, but it wasn't easy.
BTW Taking the fan down is
RE: Imaginos' S123 300TD Turbodiesel - Biohazard - 09-06-2011
I've seen that happen on some. I think its from someone rounding off or starting to round off the nuts from poor angle or poor fitting wrenches. I've had to deal with that on a couple different engines now. It really sucks when it's cylinder 4 or 5 with no room to work back there!