I like this 124 coupe a lot

[BillyW124]

For the mileage it looks very well looked after and has worn them well.

BEAUTIFUL 1996 MERCEDES E320 AUTO GREEN SPORTLINE W124 COUPE AMG | eBay

 

[del320]

Looks lovely - 45k more than mine and mine's not Sportline - but disappointingly cheap...

P reg - like mine, one of the very last.

Must be worth another 2k.

 

[w124nut]

A nice looking car but AMG?

The advert reads that the head gasket has been done and immediately I query, has the engine wiring loom been replaced?

The wiring harness would have been moved around when the head gasket was replaced and at that mileage, I suggest the harness insulation would be brittle and have cracked.

 

[coupe deville]

looks well, plastic cover at front of engine is missing, also missing are bits and pieces that should be under that cover

 

[Terry_]

A nice looking car but AMG?

The advert reads that the head gasket has been done and immediately I query, has the engine wiring loom been replaced?

The wiring harness would have been moved around when the head gasket was replaced and at that mileage, I suggest the harness insulation would be brittle and have cracked.

If you bought that car without the intention of having a couple of K spare then there would be no point in buying it.
I would say it is still very cheap

 

[BillyW124]

I agree with WG, depending on what has already been done, a bit of spare bob after that will put any niggles right on this car.

It's up there with one of the best looking 124's from a private seller i've seen. The interior looks immaculate (although mushroom leather in pics makes it look better than it actually is) Engine bay could do a bit of a spruce to match.

 

[coupe deville]

Is it normal to have 3 bar oil pressure at tick over with a warm engine

 

[mattc]

I can go look if anyone wants; it's fairly local to me

 

[joecash]

Is it normal to have 3 bar oil pressure at tick over with a warm engine

+1 same question

 

[WDB124066]

If the the coolant has just reached operating temp yes, give it two or three minutes more or a decent drive, and it would be expected to drop, especially at that mileage.

At 212 000 kms mine will drop to 2 bar in hot conditions during summer, I don't like it but it does.

 

[BillyW124]

Could be somthing as small as the oil pressure sender gone faulty on that car?? That'll be 40 odd quid gone from the budget then lol.

 

[GP801]

Oil pressure on ours stays at 3 unless it is really hot. Then it will drop a bit at tick over but not much. Like some of you I thought the sender was faulty but just the same with a new one.

 

[del320]

I'm sure someone will put me right here, but my indy gave me some comfort by telling me I should not have wiring loom problems as it is amongst the last manufactured - May 1996. By that time, it was all W210 components being used. There are certainly no signs of deterioration.

I can't believe the wings are rust-free though - unless they've been replaced.

My oil pressure is always around the 2.5 - 3 mark.

 

[WDB124066]

In neutral at idle it will stay at 2.5 bar even when hot, which is comforting.

 

[BillyW124]

Here's one for you chaps re oil pressure guage, mines will drop way below 2, even sits above 0 at times when really warm on idle. Will rise to 3 under full throtle and normal driving will see it sit a little under 3.

Pressure guage was replaced when i did the engine conversion. Despite the low presure on idle when warm and not completely being bang on 3 when im not giving her some pump, engine is running sweet as a nut. Any thoughts?

Actually, having a think about it, when we did the engine conversion we swapped this guage as we know that houses the temp, oil (and now for me the econ guage), I remember clearly that the needle used to over step the 3 mark by quite a bit and went way off the scale as if there was a 4!

I think the trick to solve this was to take the needle off from the pin and position it to 'rest' in a different place so it didnt go further than 3 on full throttle. Thing is now, i dont know what the default position is to get the reading exactly right.

 

[WDB124066]

You need a calibrated oil pressure gauge to compare against Billy, there are pots on the back of the insto panel if you can't get the needle correct as a last resort, but in the meantime a drop of more than a bar when hot at idle in neutral will indicate a worn engine, more than 2 bar and expect maybe 50 000 left before work needs doing - at a thumb suck guess that is.

 

[WDB124066]

I'm sure someone will put me right here, but my indy gave me some comfort by telling me I should not have wiring loom problems as it is amongst the last manufactured - May 1996. By that time, it was all W210 components being used. There are certainly no signs of deterioration.

I can't believe the wings are rust-free though - unless they've been replaced.

My oil pressure is always around the 2.5 - 3 mark.

My cars were made after May I''m sure but before the holiday break in 96, one loom is done the other isn't. I had the Cylinder Head done at 200 000 kms because of oil leaks mainly, otherwise it was as strong as an ox.
I have no rust in the car, except slight surface rust, I am about to take the panels off again and have a look.

The last of them seem to be the best, this one in the ad included maybe....

 

[BillyW124]

I hear that W, I'll take a look at the original guage I have and compare. I think its safe to say its not a worn engine @ 99k and a rebuild before it went in...pheww.

 

[scillyisles]

I'm sure someone will put me right here, but my indy gave me some comfort by telling me I should not have wiring loom problems as it is amongst the last manufactured - May 1996. By that time, it was all W210 components being used. There are certainly no signs of deterioration.

I can't believe the wings are rust-free though - unless they've been replaced.

My oil pressure is always around the 2.5 - 3 mark.

My cars were made after May I''m sure but before the holiday break in 96, one loom is done the other isn't. I had the Cylinder Head done at 200 000 kms because of oil leaks mainly, otherwise it was as strong as an ox.
I have no rust in the car, except slight surface rust, I am about to take the panels off again and have a look.

The last of them seem to be the best, this one in the ad included maybe....

Del320 - I think your indy is telling porkies - my W124 E320 Cab Sportline was built in May 96 and has had the wiring loom replaced. As it has a full MB service history , it also had the loom partial fix done (engine bay partial loom replacement kit) by Mercedes prior to the full replacement as Mercedes themselves seemed to know that the looms were rubbish. My head gasket was done at 80K miles with the strengthened one.

There is no way that the wings on this car are original particularly on a high mileage car. The wings are attacked by rust from a number of weak points - behind windscreen washer bottle, dirt/mud getting underneath and inside the wing flanges and even rubbing from the plastic wheel guards wearing away the paint on the metal studs to which they fix which then leads to corrosion.

WDB - as far I know you don't have salt put on your roads every year by the local councils so I would expect your cars to have much less corrosion. I have just had my car checked out by a bodyshop and according to them it has very little corrosion underneath/along the sides/jacking points etc.

 

[del320]

I certainly wouldn't argue there about the loom - my fingers remain crossed - but I know that materials used were as per the W210 and mine does not appear to have any issues.

The CHG was done under warranty at 65k miles.