HI fellow 140 owners.
Just bought my first Benz '93 300SEL. I bought it very cheap (£800), because it had 'a couple' of problems, and as always, when i got the car home and into
the garage and decided to investigate further. Being a sensible type of guy i started at the front and worked my way towards the back, note pad in hand.
Herein follow my short list of problems.
1. Oil pressure drops to zero above 3k revs
2. Powersteering extremely noisy
3. Speedo not working and ABS light on.
4. Dashboard flashing occasionally when using wipers, indicators
5. Climate control playing silly buggers
6. Lumbar supports not working
7. Head rests not workin
8. Rear climate Ditto front climate control
9. Rear drivers side door not locking
10. Rear electric seat adjustment not working
11. Rear electric Headrests not working
12. Rear sunblind not working
13 Boot (trunk) Will not lock with c/locking
14 reversing aids not retracting
15 no reverse lights
Now dont get me wrong, i know i got it cheap, but after a few initial phone enquiries, i was ready to go hang myself, especially after getting quotes on new
dash pod, steering pump and vacuum pump. But you can all breathe a sigh of relief because i found this website. What a god send!!!
Apart from the cost of giving the car a GOOD service ( changed all the filters+plugs ) and replacing the weak jubilee clips on the steering pump and a 10amp
fuse ( To get the ABS computer working) its cost me absolutely nothing to get the car 110% correct and working perfectly.
I am soooo pleased with it, but more impressed with the wealth of knowledge on this forum. If any of you live near cornwall UK pop down to Newquay coz i
wanna buy you all a beer.
I definately gonna put some good info back in the forums, i like the knowledge base and am thinking of setting up a proper 'How to' thread with photo's etc,
etc.
Once again thanks to you all
Just bought my first Benz '93 300SEL. I bought it very cheap (£800), because it had 'a couple' of problems, and as always, when i got the car home and into
the garage and decided to investigate further. Being a sensible type of guy i started at the front and worked my way towards the back, note pad in hand.
Herein follow my short list of problems.
1. Oil pressure drops to zero above 3k revs
2. Powersteering extremely noisy
3. Speedo not working and ABS light on.
4. Dashboard flashing occasionally when using wipers, indicators
5. Climate control playing silly buggers
6. Lumbar supports not working
7. Head rests not workin
8. Rear climate Ditto front climate control
9. Rear drivers side door not locking
10. Rear electric seat adjustment not working
11. Rear electric Headrests not working
12. Rear sunblind not working
13 Boot (trunk) Will not lock with c/locking
14 reversing aids not retracting
15 no reverse lights
Now dont get me wrong, i know i got it cheap, but after a few initial phone enquiries, i was ready to go hang myself, especially after getting quotes on new
dash pod, steering pump and vacuum pump. But you can all breathe a sigh of relief because i found this website. What a god send!!!
Apart from the cost of giving the car a GOOD service ( changed all the filters+plugs ) and replacing the weak jubilee clips on the steering pump and a 10amp
fuse ( To get the ABS computer working) its cost me absolutely nothing to get the car 110% correct and working perfectly.
I am soooo pleased with it, but more impressed with the wealth of knowledge on this forum. If any of you live near cornwall UK pop down to Newquay coz i
wanna buy you all a beer.
I definately gonna put some good info back in the forums, i like the knowledge base and am thinking of setting up a proper 'How to' thread with photo's etc,
etc.
Once again thanks to you all