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unkl300d 02-16-2015 08:07 PM
Nice coincidence !

Now take a picture showing the speedometer st 160 MPH !!

LOL.:)

gatorblue92 02-23-2015 06:08 AM
It was finally warm enough this weekend to do some work on the car so I changed the oil and did a through inspection of the underside of the car. I was shocked to find that it was bone dry under there. Every other Mercedes I have owned has at least some small oil leak from somewhere but not this car. I was also shocked that the two gallon jugs of oil I purchased were not enough to fill the crankcase. Nearly 9 quarts to fill the oil to the middle of the dipstick :eek:

PARSHOOT1 02-25-2015 07:43 PM
V8 Oil Changes...
 
9 quarts brings new meaning to the old saying..."checked my oil & was down a quart".

What reason do you assign to your good fortune that the car was dry underneath & not a leaker? PO maintenance habits....Amount of miles on the car.....????

gatorblue92 02-28-2015 07:10 AM
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Originally Posted by PARSHOOT1 (Post 3446410)
9 quarts brings new meaning to the old saying..."checked my oil & was down a quart".

What reason do you assign to your good fortune that the car was dry underneath & not a leaker? PO maintenance habits....Amount of miles on the car.....????
I think a bit of both. The car was parked for a long time before I got it too so that could also have something to do with it.

gatorblue92 03-22-2015 06:37 PM
Did a bit of work this weekend... Euro lights from the 300E, new intake tubes and gave the car a good cleaning. I'm still looking for wiper delete panels in silver and a nice bumper in the same color if anyone has them.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...pslpulrshd.jpg


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Mölyapina 03-22-2015 08:44 PM
Do you know what the color code is? We have maybe 6-8 W124s in the nearby yards at any given moment.

gatorblue92 03-23-2015 06:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Jooseppi Luna (Post 3456115)
Do you know what the color code is? We have maybe 6-8 W124s in the nearby yards at any given moment.
I think its 744 which is brilliant silver metallic.

Stretch 03-24-2015 03:14 AM
Looking much better - are those wiper delete panels the same size as for the W201?

gatorblue92 03-24-2015 06:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Stretch (Post 3456707)
Looking much better - are those wiper delete panels the same size as for the W201?
I don't think so. Im pretty sure they are a bit taller and longer than the W201. There are even two sizes of W124 panels. I have the set on the 300E which I'll use if I part it out but then I need to find paint to match.

Stretch 03-24-2015 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by gatorblue92 (Post 3456717)
I don't think so. Im pretty sure they are a bit taller and longer than the W201. There are even two sizes of W124 panels. I have the set on the 300E which I'll use if I part it out but then I need to find paint to match.
Part 92 in the following link =>

FRONT FENDER. Fits: 1992 Mercedes 400 E Sedan | Mercedes-Benz of South Atlanta

About 23 USD per side (don't ya know)

gatorblue92 03-29-2015 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by dieseldiehard (Post 3439738)
nice wheels! are those ET37 offset by any chance?
I will be putting new tires and 16" wheels on the '95 wagon soon. There are so many choices, all OE of course I wouldn't be caught dead with 18" black painted wheels on my ride.
I still have a set of CLK wheels, the ones shown on the Blue '87 300D in my gallery pics but the bling factor was too great for my disposition (besides some snide comments I received over plated wheels!) so I bought a set exactly the same but not plated from a Forum member over a year ago and love 'm
So I just ordered another set for the wagon...
Oh yeah, those leather seats look almost mint! don't forget to feed em sometime.. what was that stuff I used when I had leather seats, Lexol?
I had the wheels off this weekend for new brakes and they are 16x7 ET41.

gatorblue92 04-20-2015 07:12 PM
According to the service records that came with the car it had a harness replacement done in 2000... With a harness made in 1995...

Clark from BW hooked me up with this which came this afternoon. Installing this weekend.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...psc99quwqh.jpg

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gatorblue92 04-20-2015 08:45 PM
Here are some pictures of the brakes when I did them a few weeks back. I'm positive the rear rotors were original and I have my suspicions about the front as well. Brembo rotors in front and ATE rotors in the rear with Akebono pads. The front pads were extremely worn and they even had some material that broke off when I removed them. Never seen that before.

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Stretch 04-21-2015 03:17 AM
Have you got 4 pot callipers on the front? If so that uneven pad wear probably indicates sticking pistons - if you have that daft sliding single piston calliper design then the sliding parts might be sticking.

gatorblue92 04-21-2015 05:25 AM
Yes its the 4 pot caliper. I thought that was possible as well but it seems to be driving fine now. I'm going to keep an eye on it.


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