I was doing some work on my 260e the other day...and decided to pull the distributor cap, since I had a spare from a donor car.... the donor car cap was bright orange... the one on the car was faded as was the rotor.

The faded distributor cap looked ok, but as i removed it, the plastic was so brittle it broke in a couple of places.

I am in the process of ordering a rotor. I have a feeling these parts were pretty darn old. Car is running perfectly, but I am the type that likes to replace suspect looking parts before there is a problem.

I order 50-60 dollars of 124 parts each month... of course we have three cars.... but it helps keep me in front of the maintenance game.

However, like the other poster said.... easy job...so not necessary.

The other reason i order and replace parts is that when you don't need them, you have them as spares and can do the work leisurely. I would to be caught in a position of having to pay retail for a part. Consequently, I usually have a box of spares which has come in handy on several occasions...
...ovp, fan clutch and voltage regulator come to mind.

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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


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