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Old Apr 2, 2018 | 03:23 PM
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Took my Audi in to our local indy shop that also sells used imports etc. Was talking w the owners (friends of ours) and he's like oh guess did he call you about the E55 we just bought... no... '03 E55 2 owner last guy had for 12 years big stack of maint. records, 92k miles on it. Fuel unit repaired. Still has to go through the shop for a check up and will get new tires. Gonna be asking 12,900 for it. Asked about airmatic, he said hadn't been done. What else should I be cautious about?

I took it for a spin and damn does it get up... of course compared to a Audi A4 2.0 what doesn't.

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Old Apr 2, 2018 | 04:17 PM
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I believe the 04 and older had the potentially bad radiators that could leak into the transmission causing glycol contamination. I would check that the rad has been replaced.
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Old Apr 2, 2018 | 05:23 PM
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Thank you man! One reason I love this site.
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SBC. Other than that just a general pre purchase inspection.
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2003 and some very early 2004 had the radiator issue.
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Old Apr 3, 2018 | 09:27 AM
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2003 and some very early 2004 had the radiator issue.
when saying "...very early 2004", approximately when did the issue get fixed? I'm in the market for an E55 and I would like to educate myself a little more. thanks.
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Gotta check the radiators. Lots of info about it around the forums though, do a little searching:

Originally Posted by mcleantmw
The Valeo Part # A2115000202 was the faulty radiator and Part #A2115003102 is the redesigned replacement radiator.
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There was a post about all the things to look at that I found beneficial. I'll try to post the link to it when I get a chance.
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Originally Posted by E55desire
when saying "...very early 2004", approximately when did the issue get fixed? I'm in the market for an E55 and I would like to educate myself a little more. thanks.
Here you go. Lot of great stuff in there!

https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...ml#post7169029
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Here you go. Lot of great stuff in there!

https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...ml#post7169029
Thanks for the info. I'm learning more and more about these cars each and every day.
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Originally Posted by drothgeb
Gotta check the radiators. Lots of info about it around the forums though, do a little searching:

Can I harass y'all to ask where the stamps/labels for this are located?
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The radiators were also on the W203.

Valeo radiator (bad) had the upper top of the radiator crimped on using tabs bent over the plastic.
Behr radiator (good) has the upper top of the radiator crimped on using an indented crimp that has a "wavy" appearance.
See this post. Good is top photo. Bad is bottom photo. You want to key in on how the plastic top is crimped onto the metal portion of the radiator.
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w203...ml#post4288654
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The radiators were also on the W203.

Valeo radiator (bad) had the upper top of the radiator crimped on using tabs bent over the plastic.
Behr radiator (good) has the upper top of the radiator crimped on using an indented crimp that has a "wavy" appearance.
See this post. Good is top photo. Bad is bottom photo. You want to key in on how the plastic top is crimped onto the metal portion of the radiator.
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w203...ml#post4288654
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