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    R129 stereo - very strange?

    The crossovers are in the actual speaker door unit. Bottom of the housing If I remember correctly. A old capacitor may have failed over the years or the solder has broken leading a temperamental connection. Might be worth doing a resistance check on both door speakers.
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    ML 250 - annoying rattle from passenger seat. Please help!!

    Could be a lose bolt securing the seat to the floor or a lose bolt on the seat mechanism.
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    R129 stereo - very strange?

    What Kind of stereo equipment are you running In your SL. As they are very picky and annoying to fix and change. This does sound strange though that it cuts out turning a specific direction. Have you tried jacking the front of the car up and having the stereo on and turning the steering...
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    R129 SL320 Ride Hight

    If it is possible could you measure the distance, as one Sl is considerably different to the other, was wondering if it was due to the lower profile tyres and bigger wheels. I have one Sl on the 16" "Light alloys" and the other on the 17" EVO II style wheels. Also I seem to have a wobble on...
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    R129 SL320 Ride Hight

    Hello What is the correct right height of a 1995 SL320 and a 1998 SL320 special edition as the latter seems to be too high on one side. The car has the 17" EVO style alloys and from the top of the tire to the wheel arch is 65mm. Where as the 1995 is only around 40mm. Is this too high? Thanks
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    Sl280 r129

    I had this exact same problem on my Dad's 1995 Sl320. Water dripped nearside slowly when running. Turned out to be the water pump. Bit awkward to do with the position of a couple of the bolts, the use of a universal joint on a socket will do it. The water pump has no gasket, but a small rubber...
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    R129 Audio Wiring...Check this mess out!

    Do any of you have the rear seat option. As I have installed a couple of months ago a head unit and new speakers in the doors. Which worked for a couple on months then stopped. Speakers are fine. Have found a black box behind passenger under seat and it says MB sound system. Is this an amp? Even...
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    1994 Sl320 sound system

    Hello On this SL I seem to be a little stuck. When I bought the car, it had an aftermarket head unit installed yet still the original speakers. As all speakers well shot, I replaced all in both doors and installed a new pioneer head unit, so that I can play my phone through it. This worked...
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    R129 Sl320 Engine non start

    Progress update 2 Apologies for bringing this thread back, but it seemed better than starting a new one. Here is the current situation; Wiring loom has been done by Si leck motorsport. Another loom which went to the starter oil pressure and oil level has also been done. The crank and cam...
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    R129 Sl320 Engine non start

    Haven't read the codes, as I dont have a code reader that can plug into the old plug.:mad: I have a icarsoft which I used for the w163 we have, but not for this annoyingly. I have seen that you can connect and LED and get codes off that. I would rather wait and go to a specialist that can connect.
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    R129 Sl320 Engine non start

    Unfortunately Im the one with the running problems. Which have started since I have changed the crank position sensor, and had to disturb basically all of the wiring going to the ecu. An have seen the wiring and the insulation is crumbing all over the place. https://youtu.be/H8HgGm3YunE...
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    W211 56 E350 Petrol Intermittent Starting Problems

    When it struggles to start is the engine hot or cold, because I would recommend changing the crank position sensor, as this can lead to non starting. Before that I would finding out where the fuel pump relay is, and shorting two pins do that the pumps run continually. Not an owner of a w211...
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    R129 Sl320 Engine non start

    The car still runs the same as yesterday on three or four. Has not been run since, ad wont be after reading your posts. I am looking into all the places in Kent to get the wiring loom done, and will call them in the week. Will most likely put the hard top back on and keep her on trickle charge...
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    R129 Sl320 Engine non start

    Thanks guys for the links, and Dennis isn't that far away from me, so will give him a ring. Will check the spark plugs tomorrow to see if we are getting a spark on all cylinders. Plus do any of you know of a good place to get the head gasket done in Kent, plus to be skimmed slightly. I have...
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    R129 Sl320 Engine non start

    Progress update The engine will now start after replacing the fuse again. Runs very rough only on three of four. Wobbles as to be expected. Now not sure whats causing this. Still have not done head gasket, but leak of water was not into oil and was very minor. So not likely that? Video to be...
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