w140's, what are the early ones worth these days?

[Howard]

Anyone looked up the datacard ? proper one , not Russian one ...

 

[Will]

Duplicate - please delete

 

[Will]

Coincidentally, this was posted earlier on another MB forum:

Mercedes-Benz 300 SE 24v Auto Met Blue on eBay (end time 28-Mar-10 20:00:21 BST)

Also described as a '300 SE 24v', must be an eBay-automated thing from the registration number?

(that one must be too good to break!)

What is wrong with the current engine in the SL, can it not be repaired (?)

Will

 

[Deleted member 6183]

I bought this today to break it (I wanted the engine). 300se24v
I hadn't considered the fact that it may be too good to break, which it very well may be.
102k miles, 11mths mot, taxed, manual leather seats and no a/con. Lovely colour, drives well (if i sort the vibration-see other thread). The only significant things are a small amount of arch bubbling on the nsf wing and it wants a good clean. Lost s/history seemingly (and dealer wasnt bothered) but I think its been cared for and I will be looking into the history as it drives "tight" apart from the vibe.

What do the members think its worth?

I recognise where those pics were taken.

 

[jonnyboy]

Coincidentally, this was posted earlier on another MB forum:

Mercedes-Benz 300 SE 24v Auto Met Blue on eBay (end time 28-Mar-10 20:00:21 BST)

Also described as a '300 SE 24v', must be an eBay-automated thing from the registration number?

(that one must be too good to break!)

What is wrong with the current engine in the SL, can it not be repaired (?)

Will

£6000 !!!!

I am going to EPC it now but am looking for my EPC link due to new pc

It does show on the car as a 300se, and is definitely a twincam engine.

I am concerned I may have a cracked head issue, not just a CHG, don't want to wait till the car is in bits to have a contingency plan, and plug and play is easier whenm you've never done a twincam before!!!

 

[219]

Well it looks like an early '300-24' M104 to me?

Maybe it's had an engine swap at some point, or else it's very unusual - strange that it's referred to as a '300SE' but with 3199cc?

Will

That is definitely a 300 and not a 320 or 280 .

 

[Will]

That is definitely a 300 and not a 320 or 280 .

I agree

 

[Howard]

If you can't get your EPC up , PM me the VIN and i'll look it up tomorrow when i get up ( i'm working nights at the moment , no EPC at work ) .

 

[Will]

£6000 !!!!

I am going to EPC it now but am looking for my EPC link due to new pc

It does show on the car as a 300se, and is definitely a twincam engine.

I am concerned I may have a cracked head issue, not just a CHG, don't want to wait till the car is in bits to have a contingency plan, and plug and play is easier whenm you've never done a twincam before!!!

£6000 - but it has only turned 27k miles from new, and virtually one-owner. An example for the fastidious collector or enthusiast

A cracked head can be repaired, it's not a particularly unusual job. Budget around £100 if needed including any skimming costs.

You can pop that head off in just a few hours, I can't see the problem if you are assuming it's cracked - there's nothing to lose surely?

A twin cam really isn't that much more difficult than any of the others IMHO, same basic principles, same stuff to remove (inlet, exhaust, fluids, chain etc)

Will

 

[jonnyboy]

Wonder why the EPC isnt working on any of my PC's, anyone else having the same problem?

"error 457, your user is already using a startkey for the program, press retry to release"

needless to say, pressing retry doesnt work (

 

[jonnyboy]

Ha ! in!!!

engine according to datacard is a 104990 named as a 300se 3.2 and looking at the engine breakdow on EPC it has a dizzy.

engine in the SL is 104981 which also shows a dizzy, so......

I think I may be okay then????

Now just got to work out what the difference between a 722368 (se) and a 722352 (sl) gearbox is.....

 

[219]

That's a new one to me then - never heard of a 300 3.2 before !

But , yes - if it has a dizzy and same injection setup then 'should' be a fairly straightforward swap .

 

[jonnyboy]

Thank god !!!!!!

 

[kth286]

Sorry where have we got to on this one.

Have we seen an actual picture of the engine in that new 140 yet ?

Those cars did start off with the early 3 litre engine in Germany, perhaps it is an import but we need to see a picture of the actual engine in that car.

 

[d w124]

Sorry where have we got to on this one.

Have we seen an actual picture of the engine in that new 140 yet ?

Those cars did start off with the early 3 litre engine in Germany, perhaps it is an import but we need to see a picture of the actual engine in that car.

I think they did as a few w140s 300se i`ve seen,had the early m104 300-24 Like this one http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-u...icleYearOfManufacture=1993&vehicleRegLetter=L

 

[Lugy]

I always thought the W140s had a 3200cc and that 300SE was just a model designation