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SL/R129: R129 SL500 engines

Old Feb 29, 2016 | 11:30 AM
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R129 SL500 engines

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I planning to buy Sl500 from japan,I found 3 V8 engines,both are SL500 so what the difference between Chassis code 129066, 129067 and 129068?

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Old Mar 5, 2016 | 09:00 PM
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I don't know the specifics but the.066 and .067 was the M119 engine .068 is M113. Here is a nice write up: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merced...SL-Class_(R129).

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Old Sep 5, 2016 | 10:34 AM
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I have problem with my 95 MB sl500 . The engine start nicely and after few minutes just die of and after this starts again and so on. please help
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Old Sep 6, 2016 | 06:54 PM
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That could be multiple things, you need to read the codes with a scanner to determine the correct one
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Originally Posted by mtahiri
Dear gents,

I planning to buy Sl500 from japan,I found 3 V8 engines,both are SL500 so what the difference between Chassis code 129066, 129067 and 129068?
The .066 has a ke jetronic injection and the 067 has the electronic one ( I think motronic) have to check the correct name)

You can see the difference in the upper back of the engine the 066 has a spider like fuel distributor and the 067 has the complete cover.
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Old Sep 7, 2016 | 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by carlmarty
I have problem with my 95 MB sl500 . The engine start nicely and after few minutes just die of and after this starts again and so on.
Among many things a faulty crankshaft position sensor could cause this. I would read codes as suggested in an earlier post. The procedure is discussed in this current thread. You'll need a 12-volt LED or similar device to view electrical pulses.
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