Aware Of A 1987 300e Fourmatic?
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Aware Of A 1987 300e Fourmatic?
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MY MECHANIC SAYS THE EARLY US MODELS ARE TROUBLESOME, DOES ANYONE CONFIRM OR DENY THIS, HOW ABOUT THE EUROPEAN MODEL IF IT EXISTS?
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Here you'll find some info about it !
Cheers,
EnZo
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300 E 4MATIC
Model: W 124 E 30 4-M
Description: 124.230
Production: 12.1985 / 04.1987 - 08.1989
production start-up pre-production series / standard production - end of production
Specifications
Engine
1
Combustion principle: four-stroke Otto (with manifold-injection and emission control device with 3-way catalyst)
Configuration: front, longitudinal; vertical
Engine type: M 103 E 30 / 103.985
Number of cylinders / arrangement: 6 / in line; 15° inclination to the right
Bore x Stroke: 88.5 x 80.25 mm
Total displacement: 2962 cc (tax classification: 2932 cc)
Compression ratio: 9.2
Crankshaft bearings: 7
2
Rated output: 180 hp / 132 kW (RÜF version: 188 hp / 138 kW) at 5700 rpm
Rated torque: 255 Nm (RÜF version: 260 Nm) at 4400 rpm
Number of valves / arrangement: 1 intake, 1 exhaust / V-shaped overhead
Valve operation: overhead camshaft
Camshaft drive: single roller chain
3
Fuel system: manifold-injection, mechanically-electronically controlled~(Bosch KE-Jetronic)
Cooling: water cooling / pump; 9 l water
Lubrication: pressure circulation lubrication / 6.5 l oil
Electric system: 12 V
Battery: 62 Ah / in the engine compartment
Generator: three-phase AC / 980 W
Starter: electrical / 1.7 kW
Ignition: electronic ignition system
4
Fuel tank: position / capacity: above the rear axle / 70 l
Fuel supply: electric delivery pump
Chassis and Drivetrain
1
Frame design: steel unit body
Front-wheel suspension: A-arm / shock-absorber strut
Rear-wheel suspension: multilink suspension (hydropneumatic level control optional)
Front springs: coil springs, torsion bar stabilizer
Rear springs: coil springs, torsion bar stabilizer
Shock absorber front/rear: gas-pressure shock absorber struts / gas-pressure shock absorbers
Steering: recirculating-ball power steering
Steering ratio: 13.21:1 / 3 turns lock-to-lock
2
Brake system (foot brake): hydraulic dual-circuit brake system with vacuum booster and antilock system; disc brakes front (internally ventilated) and rear
Parking brake (hand brake): mechanical (foot-operated), acting on rear wheels
Diameter of brake discs and/or brake drums: brake discs front / rear: 284 / 258 mm
Wheels: sheet-steel wheels (light-alloy wheels optional)
Wheel rims: 6 1/2 J x 15 H 2
Tires: 195/65 VR 15
3
Driven wheels: four-wheel drive 4MATIC: permanent rear-wheel drive; front-wheel-drive is automatically engaged when needed
Drivetrain: from power divider via single-piece cardan shaft on front-axle differential and via divided cardan shaft on rear-axle differential (power distribution 35% front, 65% rear)
Transmission and Performance
1
Gearing: 5-speed manual transmission
Availibility: as standard
Shifting: central floor gear shift lever
Clutch: dry single-disc clutch
Transmission type: change-speed gear
Syncromesh gears: I - V
Gear ratios: I: 3.86; II: 2.18; III: 1.38; IV: 1.0; V: 0.80; R: 4.22
Final drive ratio: front/rear: 3.29
Maximum speed: 217 km/h (RÜF version: 220 km/h)
Acceleration 0-100 km/h: 8.8 s (RÜF version: 8.6 s)
Comments: acceleration by shifting through from 0 - 100 km/h (2 occupants)
Fuel consumption: 7.8 / 9.9 / 14.2 l (RÜF version: 7.5 / 9.5 / 13.9 l)
by Guideline: 80/1268/EEC: figures apply to 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban cycle
1
Gearing: 4-speed automatic transmission
Availibility: optional (until 02.1989)
Shifting: central floor selector lever
Clutch: hydraulic torque converter
Transmission type: planetary gear
Gear ratios: I: 3.68; II: 2.41; III: 1.44; IV: 1.0; R: 5.14
Final drive ratio: front/rear: 3.07
Maximum speed: 217 km/h (RÜF version: 220 km/h)
Acceleration 0-100 km/h: 9.2 s (RÜF version: 8.9 s)
Comments: acceleration by shifting through from 0 - 100 km/h (2 occupants)
Fuel consumption: 9.1 / 11.0 / 13.8 l (RÜF version: 8.9 / 10.7 / 13.5 l)
by Guideline: 80/1268/EEC: figures apply to 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban cycle
1
Gearing: 4-speed automatic transmission
Availibility: optional (from 02.1989)
Shifting: central floor selector lever
Clutch: hydraulic torque converter
Transmission type: planetary gear
Gear ratios: I: 3.87; II: 2.25; III: 1.44; IV: 1.0; R: 5.59
Final drive ratio: front/rear: 3.07
Maximum speed: 217 km/h (RÜF version: 220 km/h)
Acceleration 0-100 km/h: 9.1 s (RÜF version: 8.8 s)
Comments: acceleration by shifting through from 0 - 100 km/h (2 occupants)
Fuel consumption: 9.1 / 11.0 / 13.8 l (RÜF version: 8.9 / 10.7 / 13.5 l)
by Guideline: 80/1268/EEC: figures apply to 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban cycle
Dimensions and Weights
1
Wheelbase: 2800 mm
Front / rear track: 1497 / 1485 mm
Length: 4740 mm
Width: 1740 mm
Height: 1451 mm
Turning circle diameter: 12.15 m
2
Gross weight: 2010 kg; from 12.1988: 2030 kg
Gross axle weight, front: 995 kg; from 12.1988: 1015 kg
Gross axle weight, rear: 1015 kg
Payload: 520 kg
Permissible trailer weight, braked: 1500 kg; from 05.1989: 1900 kg
Permissible trailer weight, unbraked: 750 kg
Kerb weight: 1490 kg; from 12.1988: 1510 kg
by Guideline: DIN 70020 (ready to drive, including fuel, spare wheel and tool kit)
General Data
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Units produced: a total of 14,202 (until 04.1995)
Cheers,
EnZo
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300 E 4MATIC
Model: W 124 E 30 4-M
Description: 124.230
Production: 12.1985 / 04.1987 - 08.1989
production start-up pre-production series / standard production - end of production
Specifications
Engine
1
Combustion principle: four-stroke Otto (with manifold-injection and emission control device with 3-way catalyst)
Configuration: front, longitudinal; vertical
Engine type: M 103 E 30 / 103.985
Number of cylinders / arrangement: 6 / in line; 15° inclination to the right
Bore x Stroke: 88.5 x 80.25 mm
Total displacement: 2962 cc (tax classification: 2932 cc)
Compression ratio: 9.2
Crankshaft bearings: 7
2
Rated output: 180 hp / 132 kW (RÜF version: 188 hp / 138 kW) at 5700 rpm
Rated torque: 255 Nm (RÜF version: 260 Nm) at 4400 rpm
Number of valves / arrangement: 1 intake, 1 exhaust / V-shaped overhead
Valve operation: overhead camshaft
Camshaft drive: single roller chain
3
Fuel system: manifold-injection, mechanically-electronically controlled~(Bosch KE-Jetronic)
Cooling: water cooling / pump; 9 l water
Lubrication: pressure circulation lubrication / 6.5 l oil
Electric system: 12 V
Battery: 62 Ah / in the engine compartment
Generator: three-phase AC / 980 W
Starter: electrical / 1.7 kW
Ignition: electronic ignition system
4
Fuel tank: position / capacity: above the rear axle / 70 l
Fuel supply: electric delivery pump
Chassis and Drivetrain
1
Frame design: steel unit body
Front-wheel suspension: A-arm / shock-absorber strut
Rear-wheel suspension: multilink suspension (hydropneumatic level control optional)
Front springs: coil springs, torsion bar stabilizer
Rear springs: coil springs, torsion bar stabilizer
Shock absorber front/rear: gas-pressure shock absorber struts / gas-pressure shock absorbers
Steering: recirculating-ball power steering
Steering ratio: 13.21:1 / 3 turns lock-to-lock
2
Brake system (foot brake): hydraulic dual-circuit brake system with vacuum booster and antilock system; disc brakes front (internally ventilated) and rear
Parking brake (hand brake): mechanical (foot-operated), acting on rear wheels
Diameter of brake discs and/or brake drums: brake discs front / rear: 284 / 258 mm
Wheels: sheet-steel wheels (light-alloy wheels optional)
Wheel rims: 6 1/2 J x 15 H 2
Tires: 195/65 VR 15
3
Driven wheels: four-wheel drive 4MATIC: permanent rear-wheel drive; front-wheel-drive is automatically engaged when needed
Drivetrain: from power divider via single-piece cardan shaft on front-axle differential and via divided cardan shaft on rear-axle differential (power distribution 35% front, 65% rear)
Transmission and Performance
1
Gearing: 5-speed manual transmission
Availibility: as standard
Shifting: central floor gear shift lever
Clutch: dry single-disc clutch
Transmission type: change-speed gear
Syncromesh gears: I - V
Gear ratios: I: 3.86; II: 2.18; III: 1.38; IV: 1.0; V: 0.80; R: 4.22
Final drive ratio: front/rear: 3.29
Maximum speed: 217 km/h (RÜF version: 220 km/h)
Acceleration 0-100 km/h: 8.8 s (RÜF version: 8.6 s)
Comments: acceleration by shifting through from 0 - 100 km/h (2 occupants)
Fuel consumption: 7.8 / 9.9 / 14.2 l (RÜF version: 7.5 / 9.5 / 13.9 l)
by Guideline: 80/1268/EEC: figures apply to 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban cycle
1
Gearing: 4-speed automatic transmission
Availibility: optional (until 02.1989)
Shifting: central floor selector lever
Clutch: hydraulic torque converter
Transmission type: planetary gear
Gear ratios: I: 3.68; II: 2.41; III: 1.44; IV: 1.0; R: 5.14
Final drive ratio: front/rear: 3.07
Maximum speed: 217 km/h (RÜF version: 220 km/h)
Acceleration 0-100 km/h: 9.2 s (RÜF version: 8.9 s)
Comments: acceleration by shifting through from 0 - 100 km/h (2 occupants)
Fuel consumption: 9.1 / 11.0 / 13.8 l (RÜF version: 8.9 / 10.7 / 13.5 l)
by Guideline: 80/1268/EEC: figures apply to 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban cycle
1
Gearing: 4-speed automatic transmission
Availibility: optional (from 02.1989)
Shifting: central floor selector lever
Clutch: hydraulic torque converter
Transmission type: planetary gear
Gear ratios: I: 3.87; II: 2.25; III: 1.44; IV: 1.0; R: 5.59
Final drive ratio: front/rear: 3.07
Maximum speed: 217 km/h (RÜF version: 220 km/h)
Acceleration 0-100 km/h: 9.1 s (RÜF version: 8.8 s)
Comments: acceleration by shifting through from 0 - 100 km/h (2 occupants)
Fuel consumption: 9.1 / 11.0 / 13.8 l (RÜF version: 8.9 / 10.7 / 13.5 l)
by Guideline: 80/1268/EEC: figures apply to 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban cycle
Dimensions and Weights
1
Wheelbase: 2800 mm
Front / rear track: 1497 / 1485 mm
Length: 4740 mm
Width: 1740 mm
Height: 1451 mm
Turning circle diameter: 12.15 m
2
Gross weight: 2010 kg; from 12.1988: 2030 kg
Gross axle weight, front: 995 kg; from 12.1988: 1015 kg
Gross axle weight, rear: 1015 kg
Payload: 520 kg
Permissible trailer weight, braked: 1500 kg; from 05.1989: 1900 kg
Permissible trailer weight, unbraked: 750 kg
Kerb weight: 1490 kg; from 12.1988: 1510 kg
by Guideline: DIN 70020 (ready to drive, including fuel, spare wheel and tool kit)
General Data
1
Units produced: a total of 14,202 (until 04.1995)