kth286
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where do you source original merc parts from ?
what sort of discount do you get ?
what sort of discount do you get ?
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BillyW124
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From the dealer themselves, I get a bit off the bits however would have helped if i purchased before the new year, MB have hiked up prices from Jan
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Let's go!
Dropped the car off to Simon today,
He's been busy already stripping down the 320!
Dropped the car off to Simon today,
He's been busy already stripping down the 320!
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M104 is out
There's a fair bit of room in there once the lump is removed!
There's a fair bit of room in there once the lump is removed!
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The engine in all its glory.....
...well when we're done with it anyway!
Lovely cast irons!
...well when we're done with it anyway!
Lovely cast irons!
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The replacement ECU
WDB124066
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Just in case you were interested Billy I know of a fully rebuilt (by a true professional) E36 Engine here in NZL that is for sale - if you were interested that is.....??
carat 3.6
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Too late, the hound is on the scent....!
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BillyW124
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Well chaps, if anything it wont be going in my coupe as that's carrying on as is.
but... how does a 190E 3.6 sound carat?
but... how does a 190E 3.6 sound carat?
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BillyW124
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A little update:
The M111 is out, struts, four pot brakes and Sebring is on! Been advised that the back box is looking good indeed on the coupe.
..M104 is in bits getting all tarted up!
The M111 is out, struts, four pot brakes and Sebring is on! Been advised that the back box is looking good indeed on the coupe.
..M104 is in bits getting all tarted up!
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We need pictures to make this story come alive billy!
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Will be posting, will be posting!
waiting for the homing pigeon to arive back with them might have got lost in Bermuda?! lol
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This is epic.. brings back memories! lol
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Was this from a twin turbo coupe?
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Niks, I've got the old service history for the M104 in your car currently, give me a shout if you want it.
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Hi billy 124, I think I've got the same problem with mine my mechanic's had it for 10 days what was your fix I'd really appreciate some help.
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Billy I mean the problems with your starting stopping on your first post
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The cut out issue was somthing in the ignition system i believe, Simon will be able to elaborate further than i can at the moment to the actual issue
he'll be along soon.But to find the underlying issue i needed an ECU that was reading the correct faults in the first place!
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The cut out issue was somthing in the ignition system i believe, Simon will be able to elaborate further than i can at the moment to the actual issue
But to find the underlying issue i needed an ECU that was reading the correct faults in the first place!
Hi Dan, Billy's 320e donor car had 3 faults in the ignition system.
1. The coil extender on cylinder 6 had broken down causing arching to the cylinder head and a misfire to that cylinder. The ecu would only put up with this for so long before shutting off spark and fuel to the cylinders controled by that coil (cyl 1 and 6), then the car would only run on 4 cylinders. The coil that controls cylinders 3 and 4 would also randomly not fire and then pick up again.
2. The ecu had been repaired more than once in the past and did not look good internaly, the circuit for control of the ignition coils seemed to have an intermitant problem with a dodgy bit of soldering from a previous repair. The ecu would also not give fault codes for any of the systems, the only code that would show up was code 1, which helpfully means no faults.
3. There was a short in the wiring just after the ovp relay, which would cause a loss of power to the ecu for a split second. Sometimes this would cause a misfire, and sometimes would shut of power to the ignition side of the ecu causing the cutting out fault.
I think faults 2 and 3 were caused by the original engine harness degrading and spiking the ecu. Fault 1 is just down to old age of the parts.
Hope this helps....
