I dont have an oil cooler, im 100% positive.

Tom, I don't know of any 280CE with an oil cooler.

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1985 300TD Turbo Euro-wagon
1979 280CE 225,200 miles
1985 300D Turbo 264,000 miles
1976 240D 190,000 miles
1979 300TD 220,000

GONE but not forgotten
1976 300D 195,300 miles
1983 300D Turbo 175,000 miles

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...e485-1-2-1.jpg

both my cars have one, granted the US version is much better designed and doesnt slip over the top of the radiator. makes radiator removal a real pain.

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really.... got a pic

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1985 300TD Turbo Euro-wagon
1979 280CE 225,200 miles
1985 300D Turbo 264,000 miles
1976 240D 190,000 miles
1979 300TD 220,000

GONE but not forgotten
1976 300D 195,300 miles
1983 300D Turbo 175,000 miles

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...e485-1-2-1.jpg

just looked, i have one total engine shot but the oil cooler location is just outside of the pic...

its right on the left side of the radiator, a tall and skinny aluminum radiator.

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why doesn't my 79 have one... Thats strange....

Where do the cooler lines goes?

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1985 300TD Turbo Euro-wagon
1979 280CE 225,200 miles
1985 300D Turbo 264,000 miles
1976 240D 190,000 miles
1979 300TD 220,000

GONE but not forgotten
1976 300D 195,300 miles
1983 300D Turbo 175,000 miles

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...e485-1-2-1.jpg

ive never traced the lines but now that i think about it the US oil cooler is more of a reservoir underneath the air cleaner intake.

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You're right not ALL of them have it. But nearly all do.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

I'll have to check mine...I don't recall seeing anything like that at all...

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M. G. Burg
'10 - Dakota SXT - Daily Ride / ≈ 172.5K
.'76 - 450SLC - 107.024.12 / < .89.20 K
..'77 - 280E - 123.033.12 / > 128.20 K
...'67 - El Camino - 283ci / > 207.00 K
....'75 - Yamaha - 650XS / < 21.00 K
.....'87 - G20 Sportvan / > 206.00 K
......'85 - 4WINNS 160 I.O. / 140hp
.......'74 - Honda CT70 / Real 125
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“I didn’t really say everything I said.”
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ Yogi Berra ~

If I ever get a W123, I'd probably want a M110 powered one. I have enough diesels....I'd want the awesome motor to have some fun.

I've ridden quite a bit in a 280te....even with 177k on it, it had massive torque and pulled the car to 100+ with ease.

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

Most common W123's were 200's, 230's, 200D, 240D. 280, 280E were top of the line for W123's. 300D turbo surely was only available in the wagon. I don't remember 300D's

The 230's were very quick 4cyl, esp. since they mostly came standard with 5-speed manual trannies.

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200, 200D, 230, 230E, 240D, 250, 280, 280E, 300D, 300D Turbo.

Tranny options depended heavily on what part of the world you were in. I had a 4spd manual 200, my brother a 4 spd auto 200. An uncle of ours had 4 spd manual 240D followed by a 4 spd auto 300D. Another uncle had a 4 spd manual 230 followed by a 4 spd manual 230E. Cousin of mine had a 4 spd auto 280E. This was all back in South Africa over a period of a decade or three. There was never a 5 spd manual tranny offered in SA.

- Peter.

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2021 Chevrolet Spark
Formerly...
2000 GMC Sonoma
1981 240D 4spd stick. 347000 miles. Deceased Feb 14 2021
2002 Kia Rio. Worst crap on four wheels
1981 240D 4spd stick. 389000 miles.
1984 123 200
1979 116 280S
1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1971 108 280S

The knobs were

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ec87An_maI
7:00

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

Not many people drive that much, so such comparisons are difficult. It also depends on how you drive and maintain your vehicle. I've seen many ads for OM616/7's-powered cars whose engines have been rebuilt and they were fairly low-mileage cars.

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2004 VW Jetta TDI (manual)

Past MB's: '96 E300D, '83 240D, '82 300D, '87 300D, '87 420SEL