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Originally Posted by guyonabuffalo
I guess everyone here has something against W124 V8s.....
My knowledge and repair/maintenance ability for my W123 has been greatly influenced by this and 2 other similar forums with a lot of the same people as contributors. So even their reluctance to answer (174 views / 1 response from a PP admin) would suggest staying away from this car and things similar?
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I don't think it's that......it's more that the knowledge on this forum highly favors diesels of any vintage over the gas engines. The gas knowledge you do get tends to be for those that were sold in the 70s/80s alongside the 123's and 126's, again because of the diesel know-how for those cars!
While I don't have an answer to your question about the transmission (the kickdown switch or solenoid does sound like a possible issue), the big worry with the 90s cars (and the E420 in particular) is wiring harness problems (search this forum or over on BW about the biodegradable wiring). If you know for a fact that the harnesses (plural) have been replaced on this engine, it's worth a look. If they haven't, run far and run fast. Talk about a wallet bleeder!