Hi all, I have a 1980 Mercedes 300D  Diesel Automatic. I'm also a
newbie at repairing it myself and decided to make it my project car.  I
recently had problems with it starting up on cold mornings. I did the
standard replacement of the glow plugs and it has been starting up

Hi, I just joined after searching for information on 240D engine
interchangeability. Compression on my 80 240 had gotten to the point
that starting was long and painful, ~235lbs. :>(  I purchased a used 83
motor and trany with good compression. I have noticed some additional

On my recent 1000 mile trip  at speeds  73-80...My  e320 (95000mi)used 1 qt
Mobil 1 synthetic oil.This seems higher than in the past? or is this normal
for engine  of this mileage? Thanks for comments

'81 300TD.
I knew this car had rust probs when i got it, however i didn't expect
to find the sunroof pan turned to powder. i pulled it out and put in
the pan from my wrecked DT. Nice fit. However, the pieces to lift the

Hi Everyone...  Ihave posted here many times in the past and found the site
to be great help.  I have a 1989 300E. The car had a few bugs that I have
been able to get fixed over the past several months.  Yesterday I had to
get new tires.  I got Falken 205ZXs...I thought 300 bucks ...

Pls help...6 cyl or 8 cylinder Luxury autos ?
My sister in California is thinking of buying a "used" Luxury car /
sedan  around 5 years old  like a Mercedes or Lexus.
She is confused as to  the  gas mileage  for 6 cylinder  and 8 cylinder

with replaced battery how do I reset these dash lights?  Thanks

is it possible that if the vacume advance is not working it could cause
flooding?

I recently purchased a '99 E320 with heated seats.  Question, does just the
seat bottom heat, or does the seat back heat as well?  Right now only the
seat bottom heats up on my car, and I'd like to know if I have a problem to
root out.

Looking for a good source of Mercedes parts in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas.
Fuel pumps, engine mounts, etc. Do not wish to pay the high price at the
Mercedes counter.
Web suggestions would be welcome, too.

I have a strange problem with my 1980 300TD ACC with the Servo based
system.
First of all, all the major components have been changed (Servo, amp,
etc).  Servo runs fine through hot/cold, holds temp well, etc.

With the dollar dropping fast against the Euro and Pound, the Sprinter
I want to get
has to be getting more expensive.
.

My 380sl wouldn't  start in P or N a couple of weeks ago, even though
the battery was good and the usual dashboard lights came on when I
turned the key. However, it started right up after i wacked  the
starter. So, after a lot of difficulty getting the top bolt out,  i

Want to thank everyone who weighed in on my Neutral Safety Switch issue
I was having on the '95 MB.
Finally got up enough courage to take the beast to a mechanic ($$$$$$)
and it is now thought that the problem is that the bushings that hold