The engine in the W114 has 147K miles on it....
When I first picked the car up, I drove it up to where I work, around 6 miles. It smoked all the time, really quite badly....
Saturday, I drove it home from work, around 20 miles and the smoke got much less, only when pulling away etc, and not when 'just cruising'...
The oil looks very (Too) clean, but smells strongly of petrol. I know this car hasnt been on the road properly since 1998. Doubt if the oil has been changed since then either Oil pressure is pegged at everything but idle where it runs at about 25 PSI....I'll change the oil and filter see what happens first after a nice long run to a test-centre say, 30 miles away-I'll then see what else needs fixing to make it fully road legal.....
IF there are major issues like guides, guess I could use the rather good engine out of my W123 wagon as a replacement or even just the head complete...That one doesnt smoke at all-(Had a very pampered life according to its service-record....Mobil 1 most of its life....)
-Going to remove it from the W123 anyway to put in OM-617 Diesel to use as my daily car to replace that hideous BMW...
The W123 has 100,324 miles on it, but is 'noisier' than the W114 engine, especially from the cam-box area...Maybe just needs a valve clearance job, It apparently has had a cam-chain fitted not long ago, (Looks to be new from the view through the oil filler-cap hole) Not sure why at such a low milage though...
Would like to keep the W114 as original as possible as everything else with it is at the moment...Even has its original Blaupunkt radio that works....
and a great 'Custard-Yellow' paint-job
Guess I'll Pop the lid on the W123 M110 and take a peek at the way its made in there, (and to find out why its noisier than the W114 M110) See if its possible to chuck some seals in. I dont plan to put the W114 on the road till spring/summer next year anyway, so no real rush for it...
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Alastair AKA H.C.II South Wales, U.K. based member
W123, 1985 300TD Wagon, 256K,
-Most recent M.B. purchase, Cost-a-plenty, Gulps BioDiesel extravagantly, and I love it like an old dog.
W114, 1975 280E Custard Yellow,
-Great above decks
needs chassis welding--Really will do it this year....
