W210 E320 estate common faults please?

[LawrenceMB]

(Posted under 'Parts' and 'Engine' too)
Hiya, I just bought a year 2000 E320 Elegance Estate w210, it's pretty straight & has been well looked after. Amazingly all it needs to get it up to sctratch that I can see is a little rust taken out of front wheel arches & under 2 door rubbers, new front springs to correct low rideheight OSF (rear SLS tests ok thanks to info I found on this forum). I'm on the case with these & I'll also change ATF & Filter as some of the upshifts are ever-so-slighltly elongated even when warm. Other than that I can't find anything else wrong with it - so, probably surprisingly to some - we're going to pop it into the shipping container with all our other belongings when we emmigrate back to NZ in 12 months time (I'm a kiwi, my Wife & kids British).
So, being that mb parts (not to mention cars!) are way more expensive in NZ, and I've got 11 months to get all I need, if you can all share any common faults you've experieinced with these models then I can do them preventively or just get the parts from here so I've got them when I need them. (I used to work for MB main dealers as a technician but left the trade halfway through the production run of W210 so no experience with common faults on them with a few miles under their belts).
Any thoughts much appreciated. Thanks, Lawrence

 

[rascalmaster]

rust rust and more rust!

other than that; they're lovely!!

i'd take it to a good indie; and let them give not a good going over; mostly suspension related rubbers etc...

don't know where you are located, but Olly at PCS is awesome.

 

[GordonTarling]

Apart from the rust, here's what I can remember I had done to mine - anti-roll bar drop links; front lower ball joints/wishbones; front springs; front shocks; rear subframe mounts; MAF. Olly also changed some of the fuel pipes at the front of the engine, around the pump, as well as the fuel filter. Inlet port shutoff motors fail and the manifold flaps get worn and/or sticky. Also check the 'hidden rust' areas, such as front cross member and spring perches. I'm sure that Olly or someone similar could add a few things more!

 

[LawrenceMB]

Thanks mate! Much appreciated

 

[LawrenceMB]

Thanks to you also Gordon - it's exactly the kind of input I was after - really helpful
Anymore advice from anyone else much appreciated !!
Cheers !

 

[BlackC55]

Rear (frontmost) subframe bushes. Front lower suspension arm bushes. Front lower ball joints. RUST. Engine mounts. Rear brake pipe corrosion.

These are the most common faults on cars with 100k+

 

[LawrenceMB]

Rear (frontmost) subframe bushes. Front lower suspension arm bushes. Front lower ball joints. RUST. Engine mounts. Rear brake pipe corrosion.

These are the most common faults on cars with 100k+

Excellent!! Thank you !

 

[LawrenceMB]

Any more please guys?
Thanks in advance
Lawrence

 

[nick mercedes]

Any more please guys?
Thanks in advance
Lawrence

Rust, especially the wings, as luck would have it you can buy genuine ones here though:

euromercwebstore: FRONT WING

 

[LawrenceMB]

Rust, especially the wings, as luck would have it you can buy genuine ones here though:

euromercwebstore: FRONT WING

Thanks, they've got some bits on that site! Worth saving. Thanks