W123 Engine Swap

[Ron McElroy]

Hello, I'm new here.
Not sure if I'm in the right place, but I wondered if anyone has any experience of installing an M103 5 speed manual engine into a W123 CE? The Coupe has a 240d (??!!) with a blown head gasket and I've been offered an M103 from a W126300SE (so many numbers and letters..). Anyway, before I say yes I thought I'd see if anyone had experience of fitting one, and see what I'm up against.

Many thanks in advance,

Ron

 

[brianbrian]

All that work and,getting the electrics right. Repair the head gasket.

 

[turbopete]

as above, then fix up the 126........

 

[robparker]

I use to have a w123 with a M103 engine and manual gearbox, it was a nice car to drive, But if you do it you have to do it because you enjoy the project, it would be easier as above to just repair the car.

 

[Craiglxviii]

It's only a head gasket to replace and head to skim... a day's straight work.

Replacing power train... a month?

 

[om613]

That conversion with a NA OM616 has 72 bhp.
0-60 in 17 seconds.
That's really back to the 60's. And hard to reconcile...

I have one that I'd like to keep OEM...but my Mrs would think something major had failed.