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10-05-2006, 01:34 PM
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300CE preventive maintenance ??
My 92 300CE is in excellent shape; runs like a top at 88K miles -- but I wonder if there are any preventive maintenance steps I can take to avoid what appears to be a couple of potential problem areas??
(1) Head gasket leaking oil from the rear of the engine seems to be a fairly common problem. Should I tighten bolts to avoid this, or replace the gasket at a certain point -- or what? (2) Failure of the Electronic Ignition module. I have read that the heat dissipation material on the rear of this module dries up after awhile and becomes ineffective, perhaps contributing to failure from the heat. Can I replace this material with something now on the market that would help to continue the protection?? These modules are super expensive ....... Thanks for the help... Ben Carter
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Ben Harrison Carter 1999 Mercedes ML320 87K 1992 Mercedes 300CE 89K 1995 Corvette 29K -- Sold Dec 09 1989 Mercedes 420SEL 99K -- (Sold 4/08) 1968 Mercedes 230S (106K) (Sold 9/06)) 1976 Mercedes 450SEL 130K (Just sold - 06) 1961 Mercedes 220Sb (sold years ago) 
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10-05-2006, 02:10 PM
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i am slowly doing suspension rubber on mine..... then a distributor cap and rotor, and plugs
then probably flex disks... i have a pair of rear shocks...but mine seem fine now... so maybe i'll do those is a year or so. i usually spend a little bit on parts each month...and just put them on... i am a bit behind now... have a boxful of parts, but not the time to do some work. the only "repair" i really need to do is valve stem seals... it's a time thing... i have the parts...
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1989 300ce 129k ( facelifted front,updated tail lights, lowered suspension,bilstein sports, lorinser front spoiler, MOMO steering wheel, remus exhaust,stainless steel brake lines). (Gone) 1997 s320 154k (what a ride). Sold with 179k miles. Replaced with Hyundai Equus 1994 e320 Cabriolet 108k  1972 280se 4.5 153k Owned for 12 yrs, sorry I sold it [/SIGPIC]
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10-05-2006, 02:12 PM
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i am slowly doing suspension rubber on mine..... then a distributor cap and rotor, and plugs
then probably flex disks... i have a pair of rear shocks...but mine seem fine now... so maybe i'll do those is a year or so. i usually spend a little bit on parts each month...and just put them on... i am a bit behind now... have a boxful of parts, but not the time to do some work. the only "repair" i really need to do is valve stem seals... it's a time thing... i have the parts... i don't think you automatically replace a head gasket... yours may hold up for another 100k miles... i always have a spare fuel relay, ovp, and klima a/c relay on hand.
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1989 300ce 129k ( facelifted front,updated tail lights, lowered suspension,bilstein sports, lorinser front spoiler, MOMO steering wheel, remus exhaust,stainless steel brake lines). (Gone) 1997 s320 154k (what a ride). Sold with 179k miles. Replaced with Hyundai Equus 1994 e320 Cabriolet 108k 1972 280se 4.5 153k Owned for 12 yrs, sorry I sold it [/SIGPIC]
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