engine change

Hello I have a Mercedes s class s350d it has a intermittent knock right but sometimes when you rev it up so much it disappears could this be rod knock and it sounds like near top of engine Ruled out turbo and does anyone know the procedure of taking the engines out on these

Hi, I've been driving a W123 200d with OM615 and a 4 speed manual gearbox for 5 years now. Its burning a bit of oil and I think I'll have to rebuild it in the future. So, I'm playing with the idea of changing to a more powerful engine. Many do the 617 swap but I was thinking a step furthur...

Hi all, I've recently started restoration on my 1988 w201 190e and I have a few questions, Can I swap the 2.0 with a 1.8 without any modifications etc? What's the difference if any in these engines? (this would be a short to mid term change whilst I rebuild the original unit to refit) I've...

Hi all, 3.0l V6 Vito, following a piston meltdown due to an injector failure (and me continuing to drive for 10 miles) I need either another engine or mine to be rebuilt/reconditioned (melted piston head and damage to the bore). Reconditioning is not an easy job on an aluminium block, and it...

Hi All, I've just joined, having been an Alfa Romeo fan most of my car career, I've branched out and bought an old dog of a W124 with a view of restoring it and using it as a daily runner. It's a 1992 w124 E205D saloon. My first question is, what other Diesel engines from Merc can I put in...

Hi all. I have a 2003 CLK55 cabrio, the car is great, other then the long list of faults that keep appearing quicker than I can get them fixed, but the major one at the moment is an oil leak. However yesterday my friend was behind me (he's an ex mechanic) and he said when I put some power down...