What diesel powered MB(s) are in your driveway?
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From: Houston, Texas
1981 300SD TurboDiesel, 1982 300D TurboDiesel
What diesel powered MB(s) are in your driveway?
I'd like to see the forum demographics for the type of diesel powered MB(s) in your driveway. I'll go first.
1. 1981 300SD (W126)
2. 1982 300D (W123)
1. 1981 300SD (W126)
2. 1982 300D (W123)
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From: Virginia
2005 Carlsson CD32 E320 CDI Inline-6
No MB diesels in the driveway....
1 sweet CDI in the garage that only comes out in good weather.
Other diesel fleet:
Lincoln turbo diesel (BMW 524td M21 power).
Chevy S10 diesel (Isuzu bulletproof mill).
Chevy Duramax diesel.
Other diesel toys:
Kubota mower.
JD Yanmar mower.
Caterpillar skidsteer loader.
Diesel backup generator for house.
Mitsubish-Fuso truck (business use).
Other diesel fleet:
Lincoln turbo diesel (BMW 524td M21 power).
Chevy S10 diesel (Isuzu bulletproof mill).
Chevy Duramax diesel.
Other diesel toys:
Kubota mower.
JD Yanmar mower.
Caterpillar skidsteer loader.
Diesel backup generator for house.
Mitsubish-Fuso truck (business use).
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From: ct
All Diesel Fleet !1983 240d stick,2005 E320 CDI Midnight blue, 2005 E320 CDI, Desert Silver, Kubota
Fleet
1983 240 D Stick Shift, restored with new MB rebuilt engine, smells of cigar smoke!
05 CDI- Desert Silver, Drive Dynamic, phone, nav, etc.
05 CDI- Midnight Blue, Nav, etc.
Kubota B6400- 4 Wheel Drive, Diesel, With Bucket.
PS. I also have a 250 gallon tank in my garage that I keep supplied with diesel fuel. I have a Fill Rite electric pump, with an automatic shutoff. I never have to go to a service station.
05 CDI- Desert Silver, Drive Dynamic, phone, nav, etc.
05 CDI- Midnight Blue, Nav, etc.
Kubota B6400- 4 Wheel Drive, Diesel, With Bucket.
PS. I also have a 250 gallon tank in my garage that I keep supplied with diesel fuel. I have a Fill Rite electric pump, with an automatic shutoff. I never have to go to a service station.
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From: Lincoln UK
2005 E280cdi V6 Sport, O/Black/Black Leather, Comand, HFS, Memory Pack
Today its an 153,000 mile Sept 03 E270 cdi..... but on Thursday (1st December) it will be replaced with the following new E280 cdi.
E280 cdi V6 Sport 7G Auto - O/Black/Black Full Leather, Comand, PTS, HFS, Phone Prep, E/Drivers/Memory seat, CD Changer... Santa has come early to a good boy
E280 cdi V6 Sport 7G Auto - O/Black/Black Full Leather, Comand, PTS, HFS, Phone Prep, E/Drivers/Memory seat, CD Changer... Santa has come early to a good boy
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82 w123 300D
99 E300D
05 E320 CDI
hey jimbo, have you experienced any problems,such as smoke when pumping diesel from your tank to your cars? I tried using an electric pump with my SVO and started to see smoke come out of the intake line.... safe to say I use a cloth filter and pour it into my aux tank now, by hand.
99 E300D
05 E320 CDI
hey jimbo, have you experienced any problems,such as smoke when pumping diesel from your tank to your cars? I tried using an electric pump with my SVO and started to see smoke come out of the intake line.... safe to say I use a cloth filter and pour it into my aux tank now, by hand.
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From: ct
All Diesel Fleet !1983 240d stick,2005 E320 CDI Midnight blue, 2005 E320 CDI, Desert Silver, Kubota
Pumping
You kind of have to be really careful, because of a lot of things, including static electricity. My pump is a FillRite, a commercial product. It has an autoshutoff, plus other features. THey aren't really a lot of money.
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From: Jacksonville,Florida
2005 E230 CDI
I’ve just got a lone 06’ CDI. And after I'm done with the mod's I'll be looking for a clean W123! Damn this addiction. And you guys aren't much help. What kind of support group is this?
Last edited by FlintCDI; Dec 2, 2005 at 11:27 AM.
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From: Elm Grove, Wisconsin
'07 ML320 CDI,'05 320 CDI; '01 S430,'98 VITO 110D
Rare diesel in US
I drive silver 1998 MB VITO 110D CDI, 5-spd manual, 57k mi, 7 pas.
I think it is the only one in US or is there more of them?
Also, 05 320 CDI, blk
I think it is the only one in US or is there more of them?
Also, 05 320 CDI, blk
In my driveway...
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My own include:
'87 300SDL, tire screecher
'91 350SD, rod bender
Have owned
W123 '85 300D turbodiesel, TC slippage buddy(2nd gear 3K "shift", 3rd gear 3K"shift", 4th gear 3K, etc.
W126 '84 300SD turbodiesel, ridiculous miles to a tank
No plans on acquiring a CDI. I don't need one right now, as I can squelch 30 mpg out of my 2.88 : 1 diffed, zero-overdrive, lack of TC clutch 722.321 transmission paired with my 603. Pretty good for a scaled 3960 lb (no driver no luggage 90% full tank) S-Class LWB sedan.
But I am intrigued, and should I see one I would ask the owner to pop the hood so I could listen to the engine, and take a glance at things underhood.
Is it possible one of the CDI owners could post videos of their cars in action? I would REALLY like to see and hear what these cars can do.
Here's a 350SDL accelerating onto the Spaulding TP from Pease in Portsmouth, NH.
http://media.putfile.com/350SD
'87 300SDL, tire screecher
'91 350SD, rod bender
Have owned
W123 '85 300D turbodiesel, TC slippage buddy(2nd gear 3K "shift", 3rd gear 3K"shift", 4th gear 3K, etc.
W126 '84 300SD turbodiesel, ridiculous miles to a tank
No plans on acquiring a CDI. I don't need one right now, as I can squelch 30 mpg out of my 2.88 : 1 diffed, zero-overdrive, lack of TC clutch 722.321 transmission paired with my 603. Pretty good for a scaled 3960 lb (no driver no luggage 90% full tank) S-Class LWB sedan.
But I am intrigued, and should I see one I would ask the owner to pop the hood so I could listen to the engine, and take a glance at things underhood.
Is it possible one of the CDI owners could post videos of their cars in action? I would REALLY like to see and hear what these cars can do.
Here's a 350SDL accelerating onto the Spaulding TP from Pease in Portsmouth, NH.
http://media.putfile.com/350SD
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From: FL410
'05 E320 CDI, '08 BMW X5 4.8i, '11 Duramax 2500HD
Originally Posted by DslBnz
My own include:
'87 300SDL, tire screecher
'91 350SD, rod bender
Have owned
W123 '85 300D turbodiesel, TC slippage buddy(2nd gear 3K "shift", 3rd gear 3K"shift", 4th gear 3K, etc.
W126 '84 300SD turbodiesel, ridiculous miles to a tank
No plans on acquiring a CDI. I don't need one right now, as I can squelch 30 mpg out of my 2.88 : 1 diffed, zero-overdrive, lack of TC clutch 722.321 transmission paired with my 603. Pretty good for a scaled 3960 lb (no driver no luggage 90% full tank) S-Class LWB sedan.
But I am intrigued, and should I see one I would ask the owner to pop the hood so I could listen to the engine, and take a glance at things underhood.
Is it possible one of the CDI owners could post videos of their cars in action? I would REALLY like to see and hear what these cars can do.
Here's a 350SDL accelerating onto the Spaulding TP from Pease in Portsmouth, NH.
http://media.putfile.com/350SD
'87 300SDL, tire screecher
'91 350SD, rod bender
Have owned
W123 '85 300D turbodiesel, TC slippage buddy(2nd gear 3K "shift", 3rd gear 3K"shift", 4th gear 3K, etc.
W126 '84 300SD turbodiesel, ridiculous miles to a tank
No plans on acquiring a CDI. I don't need one right now, as I can squelch 30 mpg out of my 2.88 : 1 diffed, zero-overdrive, lack of TC clutch 722.321 transmission paired with my 603. Pretty good for a scaled 3960 lb (no driver no luggage 90% full tank) S-Class LWB sedan.
But I am intrigued, and should I see one I would ask the owner to pop the hood so I could listen to the engine, and take a glance at things underhood.
Is it possible one of the CDI owners could post videos of their cars in action? I would REALLY like to see and hear what these cars can do.
Here's a 350SDL accelerating onto the Spaulding TP from Pease in Portsmouth, NH.
http://media.putfile.com/350SD
I don't have the know how to do what you want, but I'll try a bit later.
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From: NJ
'05 e320 cdi, '05 lexus rx330
Originally Posted by jimbo1mcm
PS. I also have a 250 gallon tank in my garage that I keep supplied with diesel fuel. I have a Fill Rite electric pump, with an automatic shutoff. I never have to go to a service station.
tell me about this tank, what did it cost? who supplies the fuel? are you using
2oil or highway fuel?
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From: Lone Star State.
W211 2005 CDI, X166 2013 350 BT, 997.1 2008 C4S
Originally Posted by kort677
tell me about this tank, what did it cost? who supplies the fuel? are you using
2oil or highway fuel?
2oil or highway fuel?
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From: Litchfield Park, Arizona U.S.A.
1977 300D
What's in My Driveway
Currently a 1977 300D with 144K miles on 'er.
In the past I've had a '71 220D, and an '81 300D.
Currently looking for a decent, inexpensive 240D for boy child.
In the past I've had a '71 220D, and an '81 300D.
Currently looking for a decent, inexpensive 240D for boy child.
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From: ct
All Diesel Fleet !1983 240d stick,2005 E320 CDI Midnight blue, 2005 E320 CDI, Desert Silver, Kubota
About my fuel tank
The fuel tank is a standard 250 gallon tank. To be perfectly honest, I used home heating oil,( which was actually #2 Diesel) with Howe's additive, for 329,000 happy miles in my 240D and my Kubota. It was cheap, and I didn't have to pay road taxes.( I think the statute of limitations has expired). However, when I got the 2 new CDI's I went to using taxed, low sulphur premium diesel fuel. It costs me about 10 cents less than the service station, but I feel that these new cars need this type of fuel. I have a pipe that runs from the tank, along the wall in my garage to the FillRIte pump, with automatic shutoff. It is very convenient. I still add Howe's lubricant additive to the tank. It takes care of any water plus gelling in the winter, although the fuel I purchase is the same fuel that goes to the service stations here in the Northeast, which means it is blended in the winter.
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From: NW Burbs Chicago
I drive them all
cdiken
Any pics of the Lincoln Turbo Diesel? Is it a 83 or 84?
I am currently driving an 03 TDI Jetta GLS Wagon 5spd manual........I am a big Lincoln nut..........recently sold my 92 Mk7 LSC........plan is to find a clean diesel version and upgrade to new interior.
Thanks Christopher
I am currently driving an 03 TDI Jetta GLS Wagon 5spd manual........I am a big Lincoln nut..........recently sold my 92 Mk7 LSC........plan is to find a clean diesel version and upgrade to new interior.
Thanks Christopher
