Mercedes 300CD

9 discussions on MotorsForum about the Mercedes 300CD: what owners asked, what went wrong, and what fixed it.

What owners report

ceramic pads - very nice!

Put some PBR Ultimate Ceramic pads on my 81 300td - very good braking, VERYclean. Well worth the few extra bucks, IMO, not to have that black crudall over the rims. FWIWSpeaking of rims, does anybody know who might sell them? Mine have...

'85 300CD

I am looking at a 1985 300CD to buy. The car is super clean with just over a hundred thousand on it. I believe it is over priced as the guy wants $6K for it but maybe I'm off. Anybody have an opinionThanks,Steve

107 Mercedes engines ...

I've noted 350SL, 450SL, 380SL, and 560SL USA versions along with 280SL, 300SL,420SL, and 500SL Euro versions. I assumed there also were 380SL and 450SLEuro versions too.Are there others?Was the 280SL the only 6 cylinder?Which ones came...

300D and the cold

My 1981 300D will not start in this six degree weather. Any way to solvethis problem or is it just a characteristic of diesel?Thanks.

Hi mileage LS 400 ??

I've been considering buying a LS 400 1997 or older and haven't found many with less than 100,000 miles. I spoke to the Lexus dealer service manager about how long they last and he related that they service many of these with over 300,000...

1980 Mercedes 300CD Vacuum leak?

New to mercedes, not used to all the vacuum lines 1. Engine does not want to turn off. Usually will turn off if you gun theengine right before turning the key.However, I just replaced the brakepads and now I find after a quick test drive...

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