Thanks,


just bought the car and drove it home. Nice ride. It feels much tighter compared to the 126. I like that.

What concerned me is the oil pressure. The gauge dropped to below 1 bar at idle (600ish) and reached 3 bar only at 1500rpm and not before.
pressure drops to 2 bar at 1000rpm.
Is that of any concern?

Is the car sitting lower on the street than another 124? Is the suspension harder?
I guess the brakes are bigger?

I heard that the engine might be economical if tuned correctly. That is a nice thing. Who on the forum knows about the ignition of the 400e?

420 engine: Does it have the plastic connector at the cam oil lines and does it have the plastic guides at the timing chain? The one that can break off?
Maybe these needed to be exchanged at some point in time.

gear ratio: yes long legs.... I can feel this and the trans doesn't like to shift down unless you really push til the end (and hit the switch at the bottom).

Is there a way to make it downshift easier/earlier?


evaporator and HVAC:
I have changed the evaporator on the 126 .... very much a pita.
This car runs on 134a... will see when it is warmer.

Martin