Just had a look - mine are 225 55 16 so not the exact same size. I

Mine was fitted with fairly new Davanti tyres when I got it. They have been surprisingly good.

Made a start dismantling- as with previous jobs on this car I am impressed with the quality of the fasteners etc

Ordered a Mellett CHRA kit - let's see how badly I can fuck this up.

There is a bloke breaking a W211 with the same engine as mine on the FB group - he did at least give me a sensible straight answer, but he wants £280 for the turbo as he says it was recon 2 years ago. I think I am going to have to go down the insert route - it's about the same price as the cheapest ...

Is it fucking me? This bloke posted on a thread I started in the W211 Facebook group asking if anyone had a used turbo for my car for sale - Screenshot 2023-12-13 at 18.22.02.png Great - so I PM him Screenshot 2023-12-13 at 18.18.59.png and he replies Screenshot 2023-12-13 at 18.20.47.png WTAF? Why ...

Don’t suppose anyone knows if this from an S class of the same age would fit if I changed the actuators (The S class one looks like a vacuum one and mine’s a box of electronics.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225785118192

Having trouble finding a used turbo for less than £180. Some bloke popped up on the UK 211 facebook group to offer me one but he’s in France and didn’t answer my question about how much.
Looking like an insert might be just as worthwhile.

Is it worth trying to change just the insert?
Looks like an extra opportunity for me to fuck it up.

Thanks all - I was considering scrapping it as I thought it would be stupid expensive.....