Passing 500,000 km at 216 km/h.... cool sequence!!
Today luckily managed to pass the 500,000 km mark (310,686 miles) at full throttle & top speed (reading 134 mph with 177 HP diesel engine), and also picture it! Thanks to a good idea from Benzworld member jzaroh (posted 1/17/2004). Especially detoured over Germany to make it happen! Was at the A31 in north-west Germany, between junctions Borken and Reken.
First owner drove my car 346,658 km in 4 years; I took it the other 154,450 km in precisely 2 years, 4 months.
RE: Passing 500,000 km at 216 km/h.... cool sequence!!
Eh, Bryan... took them all myself! For the best quality, of course [8D]... My camera is a Sony F828, so I didn't loose all too much of the overview [8)]... and I practised a little at lower speeds... all in all it was far less dangerous then it looks... at least to me!
RE: Passing 500,000 km at 216 km/h.... cool sequence!!
Jean Paul what you have here is art man.
Great.
Doing 216 Km/h and the temperature is just about 95.C.
That is something.
I have some question during does your temp stay's like this only during acceleration(and fast driving)?
And after 500.000 Km's the car hasn't had any problems at all?
RE: Passing 500,000 km at 216 km/h.... cool sequence!!
Engine coolant temperature is a more or less a linear function to the environment temperature. Few weeks ago, at 25-28 degC in Italy, I noticed that at a constant speed, coolant temp changed with the same amount of degrees as the outside temperature.
On W140´s from about 1996, if you press the `rest` button on the climate control for 8 seconds, a `secret` onboard computer appears, where you can read coolant and refigerant temperature, voltage, true speed and rpm.
With that instrument I read 100-104 degrees coolant temp while doing 180 km/h at 25-28 degrees outside temperature. For me 105 is the limit, I won't load my car beyond such temperatures.
My car never gave up, but the fact nothing will break is a fairy tale of course.
Briefly, the following major items were replaced:
up to 350.000: only brake pads & discs
350.000km: Water-pump
400.000km: Engine timing advancer (engine smokey)
430.000km: Gearbox, blower motor
450.000km: airconditioning-compressor
Furthermore, the car is meticulously maintained, according to service interval indicator and MB instructions. Not really a bargain, but the return value is very satisfactory!
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