1979 Mercedes 300D W123 Refresh - Initial Inspection

Welcome to my refresh/restoration of this 1979 Mercedes 300D. The goal is to get the car to daily driver level and put it in a good position to survive the next 20 years and 200,000 miles.
The 300D has the Mercedes OM 617 diesel engine - normally aspirated. The car shows 251,000 miles - but the previous owner indicated the odometer stopped working some time ago - and there are likely closer to 350,000 miles on this car.
Follow along as we get the car in position for a potential cross country trip in July 2024.

[@miticjovan87]

In the top 3 cars ever made for its quality. Nice review

[@kevinhabener1279]

I just ran across this video and I had to watch it. And I hit the thumbs up. I have an '83 240 with a stick-shift and a total of 396,500 miles on it. Its odometer is still working. But the motor was overhauled at 197,800 miles in Fall 1991. The 300Ds I've learned were always far more difficult to rebuild in a way that the whole motor including the rings would hold up for another 200K+ and could no longer even be done. Since then, I've been avoiding the 300Ds unless it's a post '81, a Turbodiesel. Maybe this vid will help me to rethink that a little bit "Vito's Garage" is another RUclips channel that I've watched. The host of that channel is also in Oak Harbor. And I gotten in touch with him a little bit, too. And I'm in Bremerton which is just within 3 hours away from Oak Harbor. And the 560SLs & 560SELs are also 2 of my favorite Benzes of all-time, as I also grew up thru the 1980s.

[@lehem7034]

Mercedes Benz je posebno proizvodio za USA tržište. Stoga su nešto kvalitetniji i trajniji. Tko to znade - on čeznem imati uvezenog iz USA.