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    W124 OM 603 engine swap questions.

    I found out what is going on .There are only three temp switches on this version, a one year only engine and only sold in Australia. The temp sensor on the top rad hose location was a temp sensor for the air con module,controlling the Aux.Fans and preventing engine overheating in our summers...
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    W124 OM 603 engine swap questions.

    I have been asked to put a OM 603 Diesel(N/A) into a W123 300 TD . So far it's been straight forward but i have struck a strange problem.I cant find the lead or position for a temp gauge connection. The 'new' engine is a 1989 Australian version ,no emissions or EGR parts ,with the electronic...
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    E63 AMGS Engine Seizure

    Regarding the oil sample. Great care has to be taken when collecting an engine oil sample to prevent contamination. I feel that the sample from the dealer Will be compromised .Think of it as being a DNA swab from an engine,you don't simply pour oil into a container and ship it off to a lab...
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    SSang Yong M111 derivative, head gasket ,Engine swap alternatives?.

    Hi Folks,Merry Christmas!. I have a SSang Yong MB140 van here belonging to mates son. It has a blown head gasket and may have been like that for sometime as it has seized. To keep costs down as the owner is still at high school I have been wondering if a M111 engine from something else could be...
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    W125 July 1989 interior light relay location .

    OK, figured it out, the relay is in the light unit above the rear view mirror. I see a IC in there so I went over the soldered joints and it's fixed. A couple of new bulbs to replace the 30 year old lights and it's all sweetness and light again ...
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    W125 July 1989 interior light relay location .

    I am trying to track a problem with a W124-023 230E,English delivered here in Australia , So RHD. It has the usual 124 interior light fault, switch has power ,seat belt light flashes continuously etc etc . What i need to find is the relay. Where would that be hidden on an English delivered...
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    S124 convenience relay anormality

    I am trying to track a problem with a W124-023 230E,English delivered here in Australia , So RHD. It has the interior light fault, switch has power etc etc . What i need to find is the relay. Where would that be hidden on an english delivered car? It's not where the Australian and US cars have...
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    W126 560 M117 V8 Crank position sensor

    G'day Al!. after much searching i found that Hella makes them! i spoke with Tom at the classic center and he was saying Daimler would only stock the Bosch part and this has left Daimler without stocks as bosch no longer makes them. He said he got a lot of hate mail over that ,because of all the...
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    W126 560 M117 V8 Crank position sensor

    Yep i had thought about changing the ignition something else (megajolt lite etc) but the car is set up so it's air con etc is working with the EZL .I'm trying to keep it so the owner can simply pop into a merc specilaist and they can service it for him. I have had megajolt on one of my own cars...
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    W126 560 M117 V8 Crank position sensor

    i have been building a car here fror a Customer weho wanted a 560 engine in it. i have rebuilt the engine (10-1 compression model) .A no start situtaion pointed to the crank sensor failure But.... Bosch no longer makes them and Mercedes no longer stock them . So i am stuck with the only option...
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    270CDi ML 2002 model year wiring questions.

    Hi, yes, i saw the vehicle it came from as it was few numbers close to the VIN on mine but a lot less mileage.
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    270CDi ML 2002 model year wiring questions.

    Hi, i've done that, i will try again though , i can pull that loom right through in the car i think but is there a 12volt feed coming from the F1 module to this loom?
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    270CDi ML 2002 model year wiring questions.

    Arrgghhh!!! OK, After getting a positive code read out which said one of the solenoids was shorting out,I dropped the sump and valve body. The contact was new (Febi ,with mercedes ID ground off) so i ran a multimeter over the contacts and solenoids. All of the solenoids are OK BUT ,the new...
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    270CDi ML 2002 model year wiring questions.

    A good mate came over with a chap who sells scanners and he plugged the very latest system into the car. Apart from a bunch relating to air con etc (all cleared OK) a code came up with message "P 2108 the internal electrical check of component Y36y2 (shift pressure control solenoid valve) has...
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    270CDi ML 2002 model year wiring questions.

    Hi, it's a replacement trans, the original disintegrated when a roller thrust bearing came apart. So I have flushed, replaced and refilled the trans which takes a touch over 8 liters ,that alone was expensive enough to make my eyed bleed..:D i have considered that and got the trans hot etc to...
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