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Unfortunately Mercedes-Benz has again discontinued offering pistons for the OM617 turbodiesel motor, with no expected future release date. These same pistons have been unavailable from Mahle for many years, and unfrotuantely they won't put them back into production without a pretty massive order. This is frustrating to say the least, but now we have another solution …
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Over the years it's been getting harder and harder to come across any OM617 turbodiesel motors with less than even 200k miles. Most of them have been snatched up for engine swaps, or the cars have *gasp* been crushed. Every once in a while we are able to offer an engine with less than 160k miles and it feels like an accomplishment, but this Mercedes OM617 turbo diesel e …
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Nothing makes a classic Benz shine like a nice set of wheels. Unfortunately when the paint on those original bundts inevitably wears down, all the eyes see right past the rest of the glory and lock on that dully gray carrying that gorgeous Mercedes around. A brand new set of four Genuine Mercedes-Benz 14" bundt wheels lists at almost $2500 and will face the same probl …
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If your engine and transmission are in great shape, but you haven't checked on your rear differential and CV axles, you may want to do that soon. An under-appreciate part of rear-wheel drive vehicles, the differential and axles take on a huge amount of vibrational stress and torque. It's true that these older Mercedes axles and differentials were built extraordinarily …
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We're now working with a supplier who has a warehouse full of New Old Stock Classic Mercedes parts, many of which have been discontinued by Mercedes-Benz. Some of these we've already listed on our website so please check them out at that link, including left side tail lenses for all W123 models, tachometer amplifiers, OM616 camshaft, old style hazard switch, and more. …
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