Uh no, 92-93 was 300SD, 94-95 was S350 Sent from my iPhone
> On Jan 20, 2022, at 3:06 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes <[email protected]> > wrote: > > 1995 was the only W140 diesel imported to the US market. As usual, the rest > of the world gets the cool stuff. > > As for that W140 that Dan posted, that stereo head would have to go. Ugh. > > > Rick > > From: [email protected] > Sent: January 20, 2022 2:59 PM > To: [email protected] > Reply-to: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Opinion on W140 series? > > Thanks, yep the Honda transmission is still on the to do list... as usual. > > Didn't know the OM606 was never imported. Wiki wasn't entirely clear, they > did say the OM603.97x was offered outside the North American markets, > replaced in 1996 by the OM606. > > Allan > > On Thu, Jan 20, 2022, at 3:43 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: >>> What is the general consensus on the W140 cars? >> >> Newer is better. >> >>> how are they as far as reliabilty, and feasibilty of doit-yourself >>> maintenance and repairs? >> >> Depending on your mechanical abilities, and penchant for purchasing >> tools, probably not much harder than any other car in your stable. You >> were going to rebuild a Honda transmission, IIRC, so.... >> >>> How easy (or not) is it to find a diesel model? >> >> They are out there, but rare. Kaleb has at least one in the back forty. >> His bride was driving it and the air cleaner caught on fire. They are >> noted for bending rods. Speculation is if it was going to bend a rod, >> it would be bent by now, 25 years later. >> >>> I like how they look, but Is the OM606 is preferable to the OM603? >> >> OM606 was never imported. >> >> Take all my advice with a grain of salt, I have never owned one. Kaleb, >> Mitch, Dan, and Jaime are the resident experts. >> >> Rick >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
