Hello everyone,

I have done a search with no results. Is someone here able to find out the part number for a block heater cord for me please? My local dealer doesn't even know there were any block heaters and couldn't find the part in his EPC. The car is a 124128. 250 TD, that is. Thanks a lot in advance.

From EPC (North America), Engine group 20, cooling system, figure 2, I find two numbers:
201 540 31 34 Cable harness, to 602 200 00 96/ 01 96
000 159 29 32 Electric cable preheater, to 606 200 00 96
I'm not familiar with your model, but suspect one of these numbers is what you are looking for. The first cable fits the old style block heater, the second number fits the new style. The second number is cheaper.

If you're in Europe, of course, none of this will be any help.

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Dale
'67 Volvo 122
'79 Rabbit Diesel
'79 M-B 300TD
'82 M-B 300D
'83 M-B 300CD
'85 M-B 300TD
'86 Isuzu P'up TD
and a couple of Hondas

Thanks a lot! Yes I am in Europe though the car is imported from US with full US specifications. The heater is there, I checked a few days ago. Why would the cable be of no use to me when I am in Europe? Of course I would need a power adapter 230 to 110V. Would there be any other considerations? (The fork will be different but can handle that for certain). The engine is a 602, made 1991.

Thanks for your help again. I will try to order it, will post the result.

Sorry; I assumed too much. I assumed that if the car were in Europe, it would be a European model with an appropriate block heater. As you said, the NA-spec block heater will need ~110v, ~5A.

My understanding is that MB has imported all NA diesels with block heaters installed for a number of years. However, the cords are not installed. In colder climates, the dealer will install the cords. In warm climates, the cord is not installed. Many of the cars in my area have no cords, since it seldom drops to freezing here.

Members of this list and others often yearn for various Euro models and Euro equipment. We often complain that we get few choices from MB. How did a NA car end up in Europe? Is it considered exotic there?

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Dale
'67 Volvo 122
'79 Rabbit Diesel
'79 M-B 300TD
'82 M-B 300D
'83 M-B 300CD
'85 M-B 300TD
'86 Isuzu P'up TD
and a couple of Hondas

My understanding is that MB has imported all NA diesels with block heaters installed for a number of years. However, the cords are not installed. In colder climates, the dealer will install the cords. In warm climates, the cord is not installed. Many of the cars in my area have no cords, since it seldom drops to freezing here.

Your assumption is correct. I had a look on the engine block the other day - to find out whether the block heater had been installed since the car is US model. I found the heater, with a blue plastic cap under which there is the electric connector. So the heater is there. I went to my MB dealer earlier on today, after a long search, thanks to the part number you gave me I found out that the cord is not a single option in Europe, the cord comes as an entire set with the heater, for $500. Now this is ridiculous having to pay $500 when one needs a cord only. I will need to find someone in US who orders only the cord and posts it to me.

Members of this list and others often yearn for various Euro models and Euro equipment. We often complain that we get few choices from MB. How did a NA car end up in Europe? Is it considered exotic there?

It certainly is not considered exotic here, on the contrary, the disadvantages are greater. Apart from that European dealers don't carry codes for US equipment (the US model has a different injection pump equipment for instance) so that sometimes the parts for repairs are tricky to find. Other things are the thermometer in Fahrenheit or the speedo which isn't as nice and decent looking as the European models. I personally find the 2 wheels for separate L/R climate control more decently looking than the push button semi-auto system US models have.

The more important differences are following (based on what I had noticed) : my (US version) car had no triangle in the boot (it's on the inner side of the lid when you open the boot), no direction indicators on sides (all European models have that), no vac controls for headlight height adjustment, no parking lights etc. Some minor plastic trim pieces are differently numbered for US versions to my astonishment too, the EPC here shows a completely different design for the same part number. Also the hood release lever is of different design etc etc etc ...

I got the car from a relative of our family - until last year or so he played in NHL, now he returned home along with the car he bought in US. In the service manual for the car there is a coupon for free installation of the cable but he never got a round to having it done.