2PHAST, V8 in W124?
10-09-2007, 04:15 PM
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10-12-2007, 03:12 PM
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10-12-2007, 04:25 PM
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Depending upon the year of production, your vehicle may start in 1st gear or 2nd. I know that the 1992 2.6 190e started in 1st gear by default, it may of been that way on the 90-91 but have not verified. My friends 1992 300e, starts in 1st gear by default. So I have to assume here that the later models were changed from a 2nd gear start to a 1st gear start.
All 400e/E420s start in 1st gear, all 500e/E500s' start in 2nd gear. (92-95)
All 400e/E420s start in 1st gear, all 500e/E500s' start in 2nd gear. (92-95)
10-22-2007, 04:53 PM
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With that in mind, you should only have to replace the offending rod [or all the rods with lighter weight ones] to eliminate that issue. Your R&R time is going to be the same [about 50 hours - book] but if you rebuild you current block, you will kNOW what you have [head job, new rods, new gaskets, sending units, chain, guides, etc] whereas if you get another engine you may, or may not have to address some of the same issues.
Unless I had a catastrophic issue with the motor [crack, warp], I would rebuild what I had so I would KNOW what was in there. You will end up with a completely refreshed block/heads which should give you another 200K miles.
10-22-2007, 07:30 PM
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meh i don't know much about the motor. all i know is it is fast and thats all that matters that and it still runs good. the other day i hit the gas and the tires spun for 3 seconds then did it again in 2end and 3rd. no more than a few seconds in each gear i don't mean one burn out in all 3 gears i was short on time when posted that i needed to head back to class.
Sounds like you need some new tires.
10-24-2007, 07:20 PM
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95 E420/98 ML320
Back on topic, my E420 also has a CEL that is pointing to the transmission. I have been unsuccessful in finding a junk transmission, so may just swap the entire thing out for grins. Wife would probably kill me since she says no more projects (just 'finished' a Stalker)...
Any serious firewall mods to fit, say an LS1, in a W124 that already had a V8?
