YOREVOL
Member
just picked up my w124 E320, 217 mile trip home was almost flawless. not bad for a 20 year old car.
i have a couple of questions regarding the automatic gearbox.
1. the vendor said it was a 5 speed auto but it feels like a 4 speed, and the engine RPM seem high at motorway speeds. 80MPH at about 3000RPM. is this normal?
2. after about 3 hours, when i came to a stop in traffic the engine started to surge between 500RPM and 700-800RPM. but as i neared home and stopped on a hill the idle speed was spot on, would this be a fluid level problem?
just one question about the engine, traffic has been murder and i got stuck around Birchanger services. while in the queue the engine temp started to rise. i selected neutral and the engine RPM rose to 1250RPM and then dropped as the temp went down. temp got to about 92degrees but no higher. is this normal?
i had a 320E 10 years ago and dont recall any of theses quirks.
i have a couple of questions regarding the automatic gearbox.
1. the vendor said it was a 5 speed auto but it feels like a 4 speed, and the engine RPM seem high at motorway speeds. 80MPH at about 3000RPM. is this normal?
2. after about 3 hours, when i came to a stop in traffic the engine started to surge between 500RPM and 700-800RPM. but as i neared home and stopped on a hill the idle speed was spot on, would this be a fluid level problem?
just one question about the engine, traffic has been murder and i got stuck around Birchanger services. while in the queue the engine temp started to rise. i selected neutral and the engine RPM rose to 1250RPM and then dropped as the temp went down. temp got to about 92degrees but no higher. is this normal?
i had a 320E 10 years ago and dont recall any of theses quirks.