The credit goes to my PO. I just keep it up.



I do not use wax, but degreaser and then glas cleaner.



Almost all visible and accessible engine parts can be touched without letting the hands get dirty.



Even the hood inside is clean.



So I cannot complain

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1996 E320 since 1/16/08, 171K miles as of Feb 2011

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1989 300CE - R.I.P. Dec 29 2007
Other MBs (sold): 1992 300E-24 - 1979 350SLC - 1984 230E - 1990 300CE

That is clean!

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....just drive'em!
'89 300TE White w/Blue, 152K SOLD!
'93 300E Blue w/Tan, 154K SOLD!
'01 E-320 4-Matic wagon, 130K
'67 Vette Conv. White w/Blue, 217,421K

Did he do his own work?

I keep the engines of my cars that clean for the simple reason that I work on them, and don't want to work on a greasy filthy mess.

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I got the same thing from my PO on the SL AMG. He owned the car from 1983 to 1997, it was always in a garage, and he never drove it in the rain. During all that time, he never cleaned the engine bay, and neither have I. Thank God for some previous owners!

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- Brian


1989 500SEL Euro
1966 250SE Cabriolet
1958 BMW Isetta 600

25 years without cleaning and that clean? WOWWWWWW!

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1996 E320 since 1/16/08, 171K miles as of Feb 2011

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1989 300CE - R.I.P. Dec 29 2007
Other MBs (sold): 1992 300E-24 - 1979 350SLC - 1984 230E - 1990 300CE

Yea, I like to keep my bay clean too!

I see clean engine bays and dirty brake fluids.......

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A Dalton

Thanks for pointing that out to me. I'll have it checked and exchanged if needed.

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1996 E320 since 1/16/08, 171K miles as of Feb 2011

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1989 300CE - R.I.P. Dec 29 2007
Other MBs (sold): 1992 300E-24 - 1979 350SLC - 1984 230E - 1990 300CE

LOL!

Isn't that the way we all are sometimes? Can't see the forest for the trees?

But MAN! Those are some clean engine bays!

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2009 ML350 (106K) - Family vehicle
2001 CLK430 Cabriolet (80K) - Wife's car
2005 BMW 645CI (138K) - My daily driver
2016 Mustang (32K) - Daughter's car

I have had the car since 4 weeks, and had coolant and ATF flushed, filtered the wiper water as well but did not know that the brake fluid needs changing too.

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1996 E320 since 1/16/08, 171K miles as of Feb 2011

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1989 300CE - R.I.P. Dec 29 2007
Other MBs (sold): 1992 300E-24 - 1979 350SLC - 1984 230E - 1990 300CE

That's great. I try to keep mine clean, too, so I can tell if anything's leaking. Plus, I just like it to be clean everywhere. That is impressive.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

so clean

I need to pull my 617 and have it resealed and clean everything in the engine compartment, then buff and wax it ^_^. Plus all of the linkages and lines need to be re-plated.. none of that "copy cad" crap.. I want the stuff that can kill a grown whale


I'm getting a 602 valve cover tomorrow to experiment the polishing procedures.

I'll going to proceed as you advised.

Thanks!

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1996 E320 since 1/16/08, 171K miles as of Feb 2011

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1989 300CE - R.I.P. Dec 29 2007
Other MBs (sold): 1992 300E-24 - 1979 350SLC - 1984 230E - 1990 300CE

Yep!

Time to change the brake fluid! Thanks for the reminder! Sorry the pictures were a bit smallish!