Chassis number decode request please!

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Newera

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Japan, near Tokyo
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W124 300D Turbo, E30 M3, R5 Turbo II, RX-7, AE86, CRX Glasstop, DC2 Type R, VTR SP2...
Have tried searching the net & also using the Russian sites, but I'm not finding the info needed (& would be very useful to have full factory specification too..)

Specifically I'd like to know if either of my W124 300D Turbos came with LSD as standard. If not, then my next task is to find one to retro-fit (If my spare car has one, then I'll be doing a diff swap in the near future!).

Here's 2 chassis numbers I'd like looked up on EPC if someone could please check and get a Data Card I'd really appreciate it:

WDB1241331B357698

WDB1241331B457444

Thanks! :)
 
Neither are coming up on the EPC :confused:.
 
Datacard
Identification number: WDB1241331B357698 8
Chassis

Sales designation: 300 D TURBO
Order number: 0 0 839 26749
Paint code 1: 623 VERSION FOR THE GULF STATES
Equipment: 061 No code designation available
Engine no.: 603960 12 029247
Transmission: 722357 03 449569​
SA code​
061A CLOTH BLACK
240 OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR
341 ADDITIONAL BLINKER LAMPS
430 HEADREST IN THE REAR, LEFT AND RIGHT
440 TEMPOMAT (CRUISE CONTROL)
498 VERSION FOR JAPAN
524 PAINTWORK - PRESERVATION
543 SUN VISOR WITH MAKE-UP MIRROR L. AND R., BE-
570 FOLDING ARMREST, FRONT
586
593 ALL-ROUND WD-GREEN GLASS,HEATED REAR WINDOW-ESG,BF
615 No code designation available
623 VERSION FOR THE GULF STATES
640 15-HOLE LIGHT ALLOY RIMS
673 HIGH-CAPACITY BATTERY
801 AEJ 06/1/M/X
812 _______ - 20100219 - BLU-RAY PLAYER
812 _______ - 19951002 - REAR-MOUNTED LOUDSPEAKER​
SA numbers
Group 01​
01 12443/08 01 12461/12​
Group 07​
07 12261/65 07 12425/12​
Group 09​
09 12461/12​
Group 13​
13 12443/08​
Group 14​
14 12261/65 14 12425/12 14 12461/12​
Group 15​
15 12443/08​
Group 20​
20 12443/08​
Group 31​
31 11339/14​
Group 40​
40 10858/47​
Group 46​
46 11112/13 46 11266/17​
Group 50​
50 10947/20​
Group 54​
54 10652/62 54 11112/13 54 11191/67 54 11256/04 54 11266/17
54 11283/07 54 11286/04 54 11302/06 54 11320/05 54 11328/01
54 11339/14 54 11372/37 54 11462/27​
Group 58​
58 10917/07 58 11372/37​
Group 60​
60 56124/49 60 56124/61​
Group 62​
62 56103/40 62 56151/14 62 56516/08 62 56795/25 62 56795/36​
Group 67​
67 56512/06 67 56515/02 67 56516/08​
Group 68​
68 56103/40​
Group 69​

69 56075/17​
Group 72​
72 56372/07 72 56399/14 72 56512/06 72 56515/02 72 56518/09
72 56638/50 72 56830/07 72 56907/01​
Group 73​
73 56399/14 73 56460/17 73 56512/06 73 56515/02 73 56830/07
73 56907/01​
Group 74​
74 56512/06 74 56638/50​
Group 75​
75 56638/50​
Group 79​
79 56512/06​
Group 80​
80 56103/40 80 56128/11 80 56516/08 80 56523/01 80 56644/13​
Group 81​
81 56025/21 81 56075/17​
Group 82​
82 11283/07 82 11286/04 82 11339/14 82 11376/01 82 11377/01
82 56075/17 82 56103/40 82 56313/14 82 56313/16 82 56334/15
82 56372/07 82 56460/17 82 56515/02 82 56516/08 82 56518/09
82 56523/01 82 56546/02​
Group 83​
83 56128/11 83 56516/08​
Group 88​
88 56025/21 88 56103/40 88 56124/49 88 56124/61 88 56313/14
88 56313/16 88 56494/04 88 56795/25 88 56795/36​
Group 89​
89 56151/14 89 56638/50​
Group 91​
91 56681/07​
Group 92​
92 56523/01​
Group 98​
98 56103/40​
Other​
Lamps: BOSCH​
Wipers: BOSCH 900922



Datacard
Identification number: WDB1241331B457444 6
Chassis​
Sales designation: 300 D TURBO
Order number: 0 1 839 13080
Paint code 1: 904 EQUIPMENT PACKAGE BASIC
Equipment: 062 No code designation available
Engine no.: 603960 12 031403
Transmission: 722357 03 508732​
SA code​
062A _______ - 19961031 - CLOTH BLUE
062A _______ - 20061213 - FABRIC - BLUE
240 OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR
341 ADDITIONAL BLINKER LAMPS
430 HEADREST IN THE REAR, LEFT AND RIGHT
440 TEMPOMAT (CRUISE CONTROL)
498 VERSION FOR JAPAN
524 PAINTWORK - PRESERVATION
543 SUN VISOR WITH MAKE-UP MIRROR L. AND R., BE-
570 FOLDING ARMREST, FRONT
586
593 ALL-ROUND WD-GREEN GLASS,HEATED REAR WINDOW-ESG,BF
615 No code designation available
640 15-HOLE LIGHT ALLOY RIMS
673 HIGH-CAPACITY BATTERY
801 AEJ 06/1/M/X
812 _______ - 20100219 - BLU-RAY PLAYER
812 _______ - 19951002 - REAR-MOUNTED LOUDSPEAKER
904 EQUIPMENT PACKAGE BASIC​
SA numbers
Group 01​
01 12443/08 01 12461/12​
Group 07​
07 12261/65 07 12425/12​
Group 09​
09 12461/12​
Group 13​
13 12443/08​
Group 14​
14 12261/65 14 12425/12 14 12461/12​
Group 15​
15 12443/08​
Group 20​
20 12443/08​
Group 31​
31 11339/14​
Group 40​
40 10858/47​
Group 46​
46 11112/13 46 11266/17​
Group 54​
54 10652/62 54 11112/13 54 11191/67 54 11256/04 54 11266/17
54 11283/07 54 11286/04 54 11302/06 54 11320/05 54 11328/01
54 11339/14 54 11372/37 54 11462/27​
Group 58​
58 10917/07 58 11372/37​
Group 60​
60 56124/49 60 56124/61​
Group 62​
62 56103/40 62 56151/14 62 56516/08 62 56795/25 62 56795/36​
Group 67​
67 56512/06 67 56515/02 67 56516/08​
Group 68​
68 56103/40​
Group 69​
69 56075/17​
Group 72​
72 56372/07 72 56399/14 72 56512/06 72 56515/02 72 56518/09
72 56638/50 72 56795/25 72 56795/36 72 56830/07 72 56907/01​
Group 73​
73 56399/14 73 56460/17 73 56512/06 73 56515/02 73 56830/07
73 56907/01​
Group 74​
74 56512/06 74 56638/50​
Group 75​
75 56638/50​
Group 79​
79 56512/06​
Group 80​
80 56103/40 80 56128/11 80 56516/08 80 56523/01 80 56644/13​
Group 81​
81 56025/21 81 56075/17​
Group 82​
82 11283/07 82 11286/04 82 11339/14 82 11376/01 82 11377/01
82 56075/17 82 56103/40 82 56313/14 82 56313/16 82 56334/15
82 56372/07 82 56460/17 82 56515/02 82 56516/08 82 56518/09
82 56523/01 82 56546/02​
Group 83​
83 56128/11 83 56516/08​
Group 88​
88 56025/21 88 56103/40 88 56124/49 88 56124/61 88 56313/14
88 56313/16 88 56494/04 88 56795/25 88 56795/36​
Group 89​
89 56151/14 89 56638/50​
Group 91​
91 56681/07​
Group 92​
92 56523/01​
Group 98​
98 56103/40​
Other​
Lamps: BOSCH
Wipers: BOSCH 910206
 
Thank you so much Bob6600 !!
Awesome! :)

Unfortunately I have no idea what the transmission codes mean (& whether either car had LSD fitted at the factory). Any idea how these numbers can be deciphered, please?

Cheers! :)
 
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Nothing to indicate LSD - specs look basic. Some code interpretations are obviously incorrect so not sure where these datacards came from?
 
Thanks Ierton. Yep, some things are incorrect. Such as the first car listed showing black cloth, when it was originally supplied with black leather.

No indication of LSD would confirm my suspicion on the one I mainly drive. Pulling out of a corner from standstill sometimes the inside wheel spins. I was kinda hoping it could be worn clutches, but I was fairly sure it's just got the standard open diff.
Shame it's such a ball-ache to retro-fit an LSD. For the sake of getting a little more traction I'm not sure it's worth it. Car drives great as it is anyways.

Good to know a bit more about the original spec though. :)

Thanks!
 
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Cars of that era didn't have an LSD as we know it but ASD a variable locking electronic/ hydraulically controlled differential giving from 35 to 100% locking. Its mainly designed to assist slow speed starts on slippery surfaces. At one time you could buy a viscous coupling type differential to replace the conventional differential but they weren't cheap!!
 
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Thanks Graeme,
Yep, funny enough I found a nice example of a 300D Turbo W124 for sale here in Japan today - and it's got ASD.

?W124 300D???????????????????????? - ????!

I guess I could retro-fit an ASD if I could find a used one (only to get 35% lockup, I wouldn't need 100%) but I think that will be difficult in Japan (With the right 2.65 gearing, housing, etc) so it'll probably stay as MB intended... :)
 
Ooooh some of the Japanese Mercs are in lovely nick! The turboed 3 litre 6 diesel was never available in RHD in the UK afaik.
 
Stuff doesn't rust in Japan, so these cars can remain beautifully preserved for decades.
My white one is truly lovely, but I've been improving & perfecting it over the last year or so, with quite a few E500 bits. When I shoot some pics with the new E500 6 spoke wheels later this week, I'll post a pic. Mine is nicer than the one on Yahoo and still improving as I upgrade parts on it (W124 500E parts are not too hard to find for sale in Japan). It was the only Mercedes I wanted to own. Nothing any newer for me, I like the W124 shape & engineering.

I think you're right - the 300D 6 cyl Turbo W124 wasn't imported to UK as a RHD. In the US the 300D Turbos are 2.5, not 3 litre.
None the less - 300D Turbo W124's are rare in Japan (Because Diesel cars are outlawed in larger cities here).
 
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nothing to indicate lsd - specs look basic. Some code interpretations are obviously incorrect so not sure where these datacards came from?

epc
 

No mate, not via that link. Is that online access? Mine is an installed version.
 
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