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09-01-2009, 12:48 PM
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09-01-2009, 05:50 PM
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Your average car in Portugal is quite small.....when people see that S coming they definitely get out of the way
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09-02-2009, 02:35 AM
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Your car doesn't seem to have the headlight wiper system like my car does... Very nice condition though... Compliments to you.
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09-02-2009, 02:38 AM
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Keep you eye on the oil. you might have to upgrade to 15w40. If you're car is using a bit more oil, it's possible you just have a head gasket problem. The gasket tends to break inbetween the chain case and the #1 cylinder. It's a simple fix and cheap as compared to a new engine, especially if you can replace the gasket yourself.
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09-02-2009, 06:05 AM
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The car is using 10w40. The oil consumption is about 1 quart for each 1700 miles. Is that too bad? I don't know if the head gasket is ok, but the coolant doesn't disappear, even after 5000 miles... Can the oil consumption be the only visible sign? Best regards 
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09-02-2009, 07:53 AM
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Actually, on these engnies oil usage is usually a sign of bent connecting rods
 -Jason
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09-02-2009, 08:31 AM
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But at least here in Europe that is not common. There are lots of these engines with many miles that never bent a rod. People don't know that problem, too, because I really don't remeber that happening in any of these engines around here. The most common failure is a problem in the head gasket or crack in the engine head due to overheating. But that isn't also very common, too. So, I don't think that the engine has a bent rod. It runs very well; I did more than 2300 km in two days without any problem... I think that the oil consumption may be the normal for an engine with 350000 km... And it isn't increasing with the time, wich I think that didn't happen if a rod was bent... At least I hope that...
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09-02-2009, 08:42 AM
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I hope so too! That oil usage isn't extreme either, I'd drive more and worry less personally
Its possible that because you car is such a "late" 350 (we got them in 1990 and the last few came in a 1995s) that it has good rods from the factory. Do you know when they started offering diesel W140s? -Jason
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09-02-2009, 02:28 PM
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In Europe w140 diesel's started in 1992 with the name 300 SD.
Then, in late 1993 the name changed: S350 Turbodiesel. In the beggining of 1994 there was a restyling and they stop selling in 1996 when the S300 Turbodiesel (with 177 hp) was introduced  I think that the S300 Turbodiesel doesn't exist in the U.S.A.
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09-02-2009, 02:53 PM
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Nope
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11-21-2009, 06:47 PM
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The w140 is still in great condition
I took some pictures of the other Diesel Mercedes that I have: Mercedes E270 cdi:         Mercedes E220 Diesel:      (SLK 200 Kompressor)  My old w124 300 D (I sold it to buy the S):     And one more of the w140:  Best regards!
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12-14-2009, 07:42 PM
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And now in the winter the engine temperature is always constant at 80 degrees
I think that this car doesn't like hot weather The oil consumption isn't increasing with time, so I think that it doesn't have any problems with bent rods. Anyway, I still didn't find the engine number  I don't really know if the engine is the original or if it was replaced. However, I think that it is the original. But I would like to confirm... Best regards
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01-30-2010, 11:33 AM
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Do you know if there are other Mercedes (for example w124 ?) that have the same differential of the w140 S350 TD?
There is a noise in the differential almost only at a speed between 48 and 57 miles. After 58 miles/hour the noise disappears... But I would like to repair it. The problem is that it is not easy to find a used differential for this car, because they are rare... And a new one would be very expensive Thanks; Best regards
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