Wagon Chat - Advice/Pics/Kick the Can/Whatever...
#626
I'll be the proud owner of a 95 e320 wagon by this afternoon, tomorrow at the latest. I'd love to see some life breathed into this thread. I'll be doing some maintenance / mods pretty quick.
H&R's, 17" or 18" mono II's, tint, new brakes on all 4 corners (suggestions here would be greatly appreciated), etc...
Chappy, your whip is my inspiration. Don't want to sacrifice families everyday driveability, but want a nice planted sporty ride quality / look.
Motivation:
Am I on the right path? TIA
H&R's, 17" or 18" mono II's, tint, new brakes on all 4 corners (suggestions here would be greatly appreciated), etc...
Chappy, your whip is my inspiration. Don't want to sacrifice families everyday driveability, but want a nice planted sporty ride quality / look.
Motivation:
Am I on the right path? TIA
#630
Advice on 99 e320 wagon
So, just picked up 99 e320 wagon. It's nice, but lots of little bugs to work out. First, just FYI, some sort of relay making fan off/on when car sitting without key. Runs down battery overnight. Found source of power (fuse 4 under hood), and put lighted on/off switch just to right of steering column. If switch is lit, then the relay has power. When I get out, if the light is on, I switch the power off to the relay. When I get in, if I start it up and nothing on the dash comes up, I have forgotten to flip the switch on. I do so, and all is well. Now, I am well aware that I am fixing the symptom, and not the root. I hope it is not too offensive. But, when spending $1400 on a car, $100 relays are not in the budget. So, that leads to my next issue, the shocks. I understand that the shocks are hydraulic. The ride is terrible and the wagon sits a little low, especially with a load. It could be the actuators, but there is a lot of grease/dirt on the shocks, so I presume it's the shocks leaking. Plus, I'm using a small amount of hydraulic oil. I'm going to swap out the hydraulic system if I cannot find a cheap fix, so I'm considering throwing some lucas power steering leak fix stuff in the hydraulic oil. Worse case scenario? Will it mess up power steering? In my line of thinking, the worst case scenario is that I ruin the shocks and/or the actuators, or both. But, is there a chance that it works? I guess a more appropriate question is, has anyone had any luck with leak-fix on shocks, or is replacement the only option? Thanks.
#631
I just picked up a 1995 E320 Wagon last week after spending the past couple months looking at various ones that I walked away from.
Today I did some general maintenance stuff myself like changing the oil and such. And spending my time on the forums to read up on topics.
Next step, get some new tires.
Last edited by Rallyroo; 04-10-2016 at 10:43 PM.
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Thought I had better pics on my phone.
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yes. I'm in love, though my wife drives it mostly with our three small children. Since picking this up I've also acquired a 93 500E that I've been daily driving it's far closer to stock (quite rough condition) but is such a blast to whip around in the wagon is definitely a handsome car though!
Thought I had better pics on my phone.
Thought I had better pics on my phone.
Since I sold my S124 Kombi three years ago (replaced with an '11 E350 Sport), I have missed the utility and fun factor of owning a sporty wagon.
Fixed that last week.
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1989 Mercedes Benz 300te 4-matic
w124 4matic steering wheel sensor
Hi All,
I'm new to this forum and not sure where to post this question. I need a new steering wheel position sensor for my 1989 300te 4matic. These are available new but are very expensive. I'm looking for a used one. Any thoughts on where I should look.
I'm new to this forum and not sure where to post this question. I need a new steering wheel position sensor for my 1989 300te 4matic. These are available new but are very expensive. I'm looking for a used one. Any thoughts on where I should look.
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Auto graveyard / pull-a-part or eBay.