Probably right....double checked the engine is out of the range for the chocolate sprockets though and the car is priced right. Nothing ventured nothing gained?!
Hi all, I am considering buying a 60k miles S500 with the M273 in it. Late '06 car so fairly early, engine number 095349. Aware of the idler sprocket wear that can affect these units but pretty sure I'm right in saying this engine is outside the affected range - in spite of it being an '56 reg...
Going onto Autotrader shortly - 1995 Mercedes SL500, Azurite Blue with mushroom leather - (5 speed gearbox, coil on plug M119 V8). 100,000 miles. Comes with Panoramic hard roof and has just had a brand new soft top fitted. Presents very well and I've personally done a lot of recent work on the...
Pulsation damper removed the morning...accumulator shot to bits and definitely perforated. Going to replace other two as well and do a fluid flush. Thanks v much for pointers Will.
Hi all, currently getting to grips with a 2003 SL55, one previous owner & 58,000 miles after a lot of R129s. Have STAR etc so know what im getting into and a decent understanding of the weaknesses of the R230. Specifically for the ABC so far I have changed the Tandem pump (pressure during Rodeo...
Posting on behalf of a friend looking to move his 1997 SL500 onto a new owner. It has just ticked through 128,000 miles.
The good bits : The car is a green black / mushroom m119, 5 speed SL500 with panoramic roof. It has never failed an MOT and runs very sweetly indeed, everything works and...