Sunroof cable tube, antenna motor or something else?

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84 300SD
85 380SE
83 528e
95 318ic

I don't think that's oil. That is rust proofing / shipping stuff I think.

Is it possible that something spilled in there at some point? My SDL had some nasty goop that looked and felt like oil in the trunk floor, but turned out to be liquid laundry detergent from who knows how long ago. Found out when I washed the carpeting and it foamed up and smelled like Tide!

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Current stable:
1995 E320 149K (Nancy)
1983 500SL 120K (SLoL)

Black Sheep:
1985 524TD 167K (TotalDumpster™)

Gone but not forgotten:
1986 300SDL (RIP)
1991 350SD
1991 560SEL
1990 560SEL
1986 500SEL Euro (Rusted to nothing at 47K!)

It wasn't a spill according to the carpeted panel that covers that area.

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84 300SD
85 380SE
83 528e
95 318ic

It has a similar color to some of the foam that''s used in these cars. I have never had that panel out before. This w126 has not been driven in almost a decade and I just figured something was amiss there.

The mast is broken off the antenna and I was planning on changing the entire assemble since I have a couple more. I also planned on restoring the sunroof too.

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84 300SD
85 380SE
83 528e
95 318ic

is it liquid/runny, or more waxy? because there is a yellowy cavity wax sprayed into those crevices in the trunk and inside rocker panels, etc.

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Andrew
Montclair, NJ
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1982 300D Turbo
120k
Petrol Blue Green

With the sunroof cable housing right there, that would be my guess. Perhaps the end isn't crimped tight.

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Sam

84 300SD 350K+ miles ( Blue Belle )

That car sat in the Sun for along time. The gray interior was burnt. The vinyl was crispy, the leather crumbled and the plastic was bleached to a yellow. Even the rear floor mats were bleached to a pastel blue.

It became a project car due to the total lack of rust. The battery tray was in good shape but the 3.8L exhaust burnt a spot just above the muffler.

If the thick, yellow liquid there is some form of wax which has accumulated due to a melting type process then I suspect there may be a similar situation beneath the opposite panel on the passengers side. I'll check that out.

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84 300SD
85 380SE
83 528e
95 318ic

LOLOL, DOH

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84 300SD
85 380SE
83 528e
95 318ic

Water proof wax , that mercedes spray in all the box sections, and top of wings.