A W124 Buyer Check List

[SilverSaloon]

yep many will be uneconomical to repair at that age and will be scrapped before they reach 15yo.

 

[trapperjohn]

Does the wiring loom issue effect all W124's or only some before / after a certain date?

Would a 1990/1991 (G/H reg) 300E be susceptible?

Not sure is my answer. My H reg 124 24v Coupe seems to be OK.

 

[grober]

Does the wiring loom issue effect all W124's or only some before / after a certain date?

Would a 1990/1991 (G/H reg) 300E be susceptible?

Thought this had been covered in detail many times. Your M103 engined 300E should be fine. It was with the change to biodegradable wiring along with the twin cam engines the problem arose. At the same time much of the wiring was re-routed and placed in very close proximity to the engine --accelerating the insulation degradation.

 

[A-AvantGarde]

Thought this had been covered in detail many times. Your M103 engined 300E should be fine. It was with the change to biodegradable wiring along with the twin cam engines the problem arose. At the same time much of the wiring was re-routed and placed in very close proximity to the engine --accelerating the insulation degradation.

Many thanks - I do recall seeing somewhere that the M103 is okay and that it was the later cars that are more prone and remembered the routing issue too. Just wasn't 100%

Cheers!

 

[grober]

The thing you want to watch on the 300E is the EZL ignition unit bolted to the inner wing. The heat sink compound can dry out causing the unit to overheat. Cheap fix just buy some heatsink compound from Maplins/RS High Thermal Conductivity Heatsink Compound : PCB Compounds : Maplin Electronics unbolt the unit--- clean off the old compound off the back/ clean the wing its mounted on [ sometimes they rust] spread a thin even layer of compound over the "mating surfaces" --- [ bit like a gasket ] and replace again.