USA W124/OM606 daily driver/superturbo project
USA W124/OM606 daily driver/superturbo project
Quick update on my progress...
OM606.962 removed from the W210's engine bay:
What is better than one OM606? Two OM606's...
722.608 VS. GM 4L80E:
Before fan removal on the W124 (to make room for a FMIC):
My W124 apparently had the "Hidden Pocket Knife" option:
Lots of crud behind the aux electric fans:
Crud behind the fans caused corrosion on the condensor:
No fans, no condensor, no radiator (radiator was also corroded from crud buildup...):
This is why the manifolds on the OM606 do not leak...very good gasket design by MB:
So - here's where we are now...
1) Since this will be a daily driver - I will be keeping the AC. After seeing the condensor, this is probably the source of the leak in the system (there was literally zero pressure in it).
2) Need to order new condensor and radiator (both OEM style). (OEM Behr units ordered on 9/5/2011...)
3) Need to nail down what I'm going to do about the transmission. The 4L80E is ~4" wider than the 722.x series transmissions near the pan...so using that transmission will probably require some cutting and/or gentle massaging of the floor pan.
The 722.608 is an option - but using it will require a $700 standalone controller - which is about the same cost as the transmission adapter needed to adapt the 4L80E to the OM606. Both the 722.608 and the 4L80E will need full rebuilds and reman/new torque converters...so that's sort of a wash.
4) Need to cut the bumper support to fit a large FMIC.
The list is growing...but I'll get it done. This is the first build like this that I have ever completed on my own. I've only worked on custom builds completed by other folks in the past.
Beers,
Matt
'07 W211 OM642
'95 W124.131/722.435, 211k - daily driver/Superturbo project - OM606.962 with "M" pump...under construction! (build thread here)
'99 W210.025 - gone, but not forgotten
'94 Dodge/Cummins - gone, but not forgotten
HoleshotHolset
09-05-2011, 10:39 AM #8Hey! I love(d) my W210! It's a classy old body...probably a little more round that it needs to be in some places...but still classy AND the only domestic source for the OM606.962 here in the USA.
Quick update on my progress...
OM606.962 removed from the W210's engine bay:
What is better than one OM606? Two OM606's...
722.608 VS. GM 4L80E:
Before fan removal on the W124 (to make room for a FMIC):
My W124 apparently had the "Hidden Pocket Knife" option:
Lots of crud behind the aux electric fans:
Crud behind the fans caused corrosion on the condensor:
No fans, no condensor, no radiator (radiator was also corroded from crud buildup...):
This is why the manifolds on the OM606 do not leak...very good gasket design by MB:
So - here's where we are now...
1) Since this will be a daily driver - I will be keeping the AC. After seeing the condensor, this is probably the source of the leak in the system (there was literally zero pressure in it).
2) Need to order new condensor and radiator (both OEM style). (OEM Behr units ordered on 9/5/2011...)
3) Need to nail down what I'm going to do about the transmission. The 4L80E is ~4" wider than the 722.x series transmissions near the pan...so using that transmission will probably require some cutting and/or gentle massaging of the floor pan.
The 722.608 is an option - but using it will require a $700 standalone controller - which is about the same cost as the transmission adapter needed to adapt the 4L80E to the OM606. Both the 722.608 and the 4L80E will need full rebuilds and reman/new torque converters...so that's sort of a wash.
4) Need to cut the bumper support to fit a large FMIC.
The list is growing...but I'll get it done. This is the first build like this that I have ever completed on my own. I've only worked on custom builds completed by other folks in the past.
Beers,
Matt
'07 W211 OM642
'95 W124.131/722.435, 211k - daily driver/Superturbo project - OM606.962 with "M" pump...under construction! (build thread here)
'99 W210.025 - gone, but not forgotten
'94 Dodge/Cummins - gone, but not forgotten
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