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May 22, 2022 11:04:00 GMT
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I'm going to go against the grain here and tell you to ditch the column shift. Put your 5 speed box back on ebay and get yourself a 716 6 speed box, or the 5 speed gearbox from a Ssangyong Kryon. Keep the m103 filter mount but use the factory sandwich plate cooler for that engine, the one you have above is for a later hfm m104. Or the mocal take off plate is a direct fit on the m103 filter mount. Column shift is cool, but I think your going to make your life difficult by keeping it. Thanks Carat 3.6. 716 6 speed is, from memory a bit big for the trans tunnel area. Is the Ssangyong gearbox conventional with the gearstick poking out the top? Is the M104 water cooled filter mount not effective? I know the M104 water pump has an extra take-off for the water but doesn't fit the M103 but easy enough to tap off the M103 water hose surely? The 6 speed isnt much larger than the gearbox you have now, a bit longer if anything. They fit in a 190 or w124 easily enough but I have never tried to put one in your chassis. The gear lever for the 6 speed is on a remote linkage, so the usual thing to do is use a bmw e46 gear linkage setup to make life easier. The ssangyong box can come with a few different gear lever setups, but the one that you want has different lever positions like a tremec gearbox. Just unbolt the remote linkage top plate and turn it round, or some put a lever directly out the top of the box itself. ![](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/v0UAAOSwZVlXmIWv/s-l1600.jpg) ![](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/4s0AAOSwTZ1XmIXK/s-l1600.jpg) ![](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/RuMAAOSwBUthAagR/s-l1600.jpg) For what your doing I don't think you need an oil cooler, but if you want it read on... The m104 cooler isnt great as a cooler, more of an oil heater if anything. The early m104 300-24v had the best setup, with a proper front mounted air to oil cooler next to the radiator. The m103 mount is the best to use, as any aftermarket spin on adapter will fit it so you can design your own. M103 oil coolers are a sandwhich plate type setup using the engine coolant. They connect to the cooling system via a bung in the side of the block near cylinder 5, and to the water pump in the same place as the m104. ![](https://www.german-spob.com/bilder/GEBRAUCHTTEILE/NORMAL/G13_30_27.jpg)
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Last Edit: May 22, 2022 11:15:25 GMT by carat 3.6
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May 20, 2022 20:57:16 GMT
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I'm going to go against the grain here and tell you to ditch the column shift.
Put your 5 speed box back on ebay and get yourself a 716 6 speed box, or the 5 speed gearbox from a Ssangyong Kryon.
Keep the m103 filter mount but use the factory sandwich plate cooler for that engine, the one you have above is for a later hfm m104. Or the mocal take off plate is a direct fit on the m103 filter mount.
Column shift is cool, but I think your going to make your life difficult by keeping it.
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1988 Mercedes w124 superturbo diesel 508hp 1996 Mercedes s124 e300 diesel wagon 1990 BMW E30 V8 M60 powered! 1999 BMW E46 323ci project car
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Not to be funny, but if that gear kit can only handle 250hp it isnt going to last long behind the 16v. If you haven't parted with any money for the type 9 yet, take a look at the Merc 6 speed cdi gearboxes from the w203. Those are a direct fit to your 16v engine and are far stronger that any re-worked type 9 ever will be, £300 from anywhere you look and safe up to 450nm/380ftlb. Or if you want an absolutely bombproof gearbox, there are adapter kits to fit the BMW gs6 gearbox to the merc engines. Safe up to 1200nm/800ftlb. Thanks for the info Carat. Apparently with the type 9 it’s not the bhp that kills them, it’s the rpm. The standard set up runs dry at higher rpm hence the needle roller mod. The TranX in my car is rated at 250bhp and these are apparently better. The car is only just over 200bhp now running on 48s but will soon be 230 bhp. Size is another constraint. 6 speed boxes tend to be quite bulky and with the chassis construction of the Gilbern the tunnel can’t be any bigger as you can’t fit seats in there properly as it is. I've no idea on how much space you have in the tunnel but the 6 speed is a few inches longer than the getrag you have now, no wider and does have a proper gear lever. If you still want to go with the type 9, Ssangyong used Merc engines with some interesting gearboxs that might help. The rexton or cryon had a T5 fitted with a merc bellhousing, that one is removable and might be a similar flange to your type 9.
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1988 Mercedes w124 superturbo diesel 508hp 1996 Mercedes s124 e300 diesel wagon 1990 BMW E30 V8 M60 powered! 1999 BMW E46 323ci project car
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May 12, 2022 21:23:42 GMT
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Don’t worry everyone. It’s not having a standard Type 9. It’s having a Tracksport gear kit fitted with needle rollers. The guy who builds the kit used to work for Quaife so definitely knows how a curse word gearbox is made so has designed this one to work. The Tranx gearbox in my Escort can cope with 250 bhp and this is reputedly stronger with the needle rollers and light weight gears so the synchros don’t get smashed. I suppose there are many better competition gearboxes out there but come with hefty price tags. This is £1200. Not to be funny, but if that gear kit can only handle 250hp it isnt going to last long behind the 16v. If you haven't parted with any money for the type 9 yet, take a look at the Merc 6 speed cdi gearboxes from the w203. Those are a direct fit to your 16v engine and are far stronger that any re-worked type 9 ever will be, £300 from anywhere you look and safe up to 450nm/380ftlb. Or if you want an absolutely bombproof gearbox, there are adapter kits to fit the BMW gs6 gearbox to the merc engines. Safe up to 1200nm/800ftlb.
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1988 Mercedes w124 superturbo diesel 508hp 1996 Mercedes s124 e300 diesel wagon 1990 BMW E30 V8 M60 powered! 1999 BMW E46 323ci project car
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Apr 14, 2022 19:22:46 GMT
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I'm down at Lydden hill circuit for round 1 and 2 of Rallycross, we did the test day today and first race is saturday.
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1988 Mercedes w124 superturbo diesel 508hp 1996 Mercedes s124 e300 diesel wagon 1990 BMW E30 V8 M60 powered! 1999 BMW E46 323ci project car
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It can happen, but normally its the rubber bushes that have perished in the end of the linkage. Replace those with brass ones and reset the selector location, it will feel like a different car.
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1988 Mercedes w124 superturbo diesel 508hp 1996 Mercedes s124 e300 diesel wagon 1990 BMW E30 V8 M60 powered! 1999 BMW E46 323ci project car
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Mar 26, 2022 21:10:06 GMT
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I would have thought they would treat that as 50/50 blame, but if your insurance are admitting liability that may be why they arent as helpful as they could be. Not telling you what to do, but from what you've said I'd find a better insurance policy come renewal time. There's no way a rear end shunt would be contested as 50:50 unless you had footage showing a massive brake test for no reason. It happens, not every time but it does happen.
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1988 Mercedes w124 superturbo diesel 508hp 1996 Mercedes s124 e300 diesel wagon 1990 BMW E30 V8 M60 powered! 1999 BMW E46 323ci project car
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Mar 25, 2022 22:06:03 GMT
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I would have thought they would treat that as 50/50 blame, but if your insurance are admitting liability that may be why they arent as helpful as they could be.
Not telling you what to do, but from what you've said I'd find a better insurance policy come renewal time.
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1988 Mercedes w124 superturbo diesel 508hp 1996 Mercedes s124 e300 diesel wagon 1990 BMW E30 V8 M60 powered! 1999 BMW E46 323ci project car
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Mar 25, 2022 21:49:21 GMT
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They said I can't have a courtesy car until they decide what to do. If it's a repair then I can have one. If it's a write off then no. Hoping it will be decided soon after taking it. Was the accident your fault? Which insurance company are you with?
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1988 Mercedes w124 superturbo diesel 508hp 1996 Mercedes s124 e300 diesel wagon 1990 BMW E30 V8 M60 powered! 1999 BMW E46 323ci project car
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Mar 25, 2022 21:36:29 GMT
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I had a shunt in the Merc back in 2019, lady pulled out in front of me so I pursued it as a no fault claim. Anyway the insurance company wanted to take mine away to access it, I refused to let the car out of my sight so they had to send someone to my house instead. Mine was a cat S write-off, so they gave me market value and let me keep the car which I still drive now.
You should have been offered a courtesy car as yours is un-driveable (rad damage). My insurance had a brand new Volvo S90 courtesy car on my drive the same day as the accident, no questions asked.
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1988 Mercedes w124 superturbo diesel 508hp 1996 Mercedes s124 e300 diesel wagon 1990 BMW E30 V8 M60 powered! 1999 BMW E46 323ci project car
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Mar 19, 2022 10:16:15 GMT
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Yes, definitely. Try running it out of a jerry can with fresh fuel to confirm.
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1988 Mercedes w124 superturbo diesel 508hp 1996 Mercedes s124 e300 diesel wagon 1990 BMW E30 V8 M60 powered! 1999 BMW E46 323ci project car
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Mar 15, 2022 22:24:24 GMT
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My advice is to use land rover engine rubbers, and make your arms to suit them. The simple solid round ones with a thread out of each end like the old Cortina ones? Yep, nice and simple. ![](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2154/0487/collections/6bbef50b00ede0ba635a889da85969dd.jpg?v=1619742826)
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1988 Mercedes w124 superturbo diesel 508hp 1996 Mercedes s124 e300 diesel wagon 1990 BMW E30 V8 M60 powered! 1999 BMW E46 323ci project car
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Mar 14, 2022 21:20:51 GMT
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Still got to find/make mounts. There are probably Mercedes mounts that will fit like a glove but unless someone has noted the height and offset I'll probably be making some. Actually, did the M103 have some kind of damper between the engine and body? I thought I saw a picture of one once but might be thinking of the belt tensioner damper. I can't see anything on the EPC for W124s or R107s with M103s. Finally is there much difference in NVH between fluid-filled & solid rubber mounts? The latter would be much easier to use but if I'm making engine mounts from scratch I'm only doing it once. I'd go custom with the mounts, but the closest that might work would be from the w126 300se. It's also the w126 where you have seen engine dampers on a m103, they stopped using them when the introduced the fluid filled mounts. My advice is to use land rover engine rubbers, and make your arms to suit them.
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How much do you take off the front of the flywheel? Is it the logical 'remove the trigger wheel part' or do you cut into the curve near the face at the front? When you remove the lip to the rear, wouldn't it throw out the position of the clutch cover plate? Yep just machine off the trigger wheel, there's quite alot of it! Regarding machining the face of it flat, we do this so the flywheel can take a sachs 765 cover plate. Those are rated to take over 600nm and a must for big hp engines, the weight saving is just a bonus.
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1988 Mercedes w124 superturbo diesel 508hp 1996 Mercedes s124 e300 diesel wagon 1990 BMW E30 V8 M60 powered! 1999 BMW E46 323ci project car
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The Valeo flywheel you have there bolts directly onto the M103 crank, you don't use the bearing or spacer shown on the EPC. The bearing that is in the flywheel is all you need. Be careful when you slide the gearbox onto the engine, that bearing is a needle roller type and is easily damaged. The recess in the rear of the flywheel can sometimes need machining out a few mm if it wont sit properly on the nose of the crankshaft, some do, some don't. The other option is to carefully grind 3mm off the end of the crank, sounds scary but isnt. Wow that was quick - thank you so much. I can zip it all up confidently now, That SM flywheel weighs a heck of a lot - reminded me of the crazy Russian guy (no not that one!) who added 4 flywheels to a Lada. You can machine them down quite alot if your not using the trigger wheel on the back. I machine the face down flat for the 606 builds too, takes even more weight off. You can see a flat one in this vid:
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Last Edit: Mar 5, 2022 21:51:46 GMT by carat 3.6
1988 Mercedes w124 superturbo diesel 508hp 1996 Mercedes s124 e300 diesel wagon 1990 BMW E30 V8 M60 powered! 1999 BMW E46 323ci project car
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The Valeo flywheel you have there bolts directly onto the M103 crank, you don't use the bearing or spacer shown on the EPC. The bearing that is in the flywheel is all you need.
Be careful when you slide the gearbox onto the engine, that bearing is a needle roller type and is easily damaged.
The recess in the rear of the flywheel can sometimes need machining out a few mm if it wont sit properly on the nose of the crankshaft, some do, some don't. The other option is to carefully grind 3mm off the end of the crank, sounds scary but isnt.
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Last Edit: Mar 5, 2022 21:27:16 GMT by carat 3.6
1988 Mercedes w124 superturbo diesel 508hp 1996 Mercedes s124 e300 diesel wagon 1990 BMW E30 V8 M60 powered! 1999 BMW E46 323ci project car
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By the way your two mystery switches on the dash are probably wired up to the duo valve, it controls the flow of coolant through the heater matrix. That makes sense! Is there something broken that it's hotwired? Is it fixable? The heater controls on the dash can go wrong, the 2 wheels that control the temp burn out. Some people bypass them with a switch, but I've never seem them mounted like that. I'll bet if you pull the dash panel off those switches are spliced directly into the harness, an easy fix is just change the pannel from a breakers yard.
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1988 Mercedes w124 superturbo diesel 508hp 1996 Mercedes s124 e300 diesel wagon 1990 BMW E30 V8 M60 powered! 1999 BMW E46 323ci project car
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Found this plastic "thing" in the doorpocket. Does anyone have a clue? Peter C carat 3.6 ? ![](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220303/ff5830a3d894d8081d9b1ae9d7fac34e.jpg) ![](https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220303/4970fdf95cf56a64a2bb3265be8d55ff.jpg) That looks like one of the plastic "hooks" that hold the doorcard onto the door, only Mercedes do it like that so people break them off when trying to get inside the door. By the way your two mystery switches on the dash are probably wired up to the duo valve, it controls the flow of coolant through the heater matrix.
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Last Edit: Mar 3, 2022 21:14:09 GMT by carat 3.6
1988 Mercedes w124 superturbo diesel 508hp 1996 Mercedes s124 e300 diesel wagon 1990 BMW E30 V8 M60 powered! 1999 BMW E46 323ci project car
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You would need the injector lines and throttle cable setup from the donor vehicle, possibly a little mod to the fuel lines depending on year. And take the bulb out of the warning light on the dash. Doable yourself if your handy with the spanners. Have a look on here if you need any more info: link
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Last Edit: Mar 1, 2022 21:22:39 GMT by carat 3.6
1988 Mercedes w124 superturbo diesel 508hp 1996 Mercedes s124 e300 diesel wagon 1990 BMW E30 V8 M60 powered! 1999 BMW E46 323ci project car
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Hopefully your new pump will get you going again, but for reference any pump from a OM601, OM604, or OM661 can be used on your engine.
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1988 Mercedes w124 superturbo diesel 508hp 1996 Mercedes s124 e300 diesel wagon 1990 BMW E30 V8 M60 powered! 1999 BMW E46 323ci project car
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