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I am sure you have heard it before, "Oh, these old Mercedes diesels will go a million miles." Sounds pretty good, doesn't it? But maybe it sounds too good to be true.
To be continued:
This week while working on “Fritz” (my 1980 280SE Euro W126), I started making a list of all the things I will need to fix or service on the car. As I looked at the list, I said to myself, “ I have seen this list many times before!” I thought the list would make a good video series and chose to title it: The 10 Most Neglected Maintenance Items on Older Mercedes.
When I was younger I use to think I could save them all! But now as I get older I am getting much more selective and find myself coming home "empty handed" more often than not. That happened to Kaia and I recently as we got up early and headed out on a 3-hour drive to purchase a 1978 450SL.
I must admit I have a soft spot for the old M116 and M117 Mercedes V8 engines. From a 3.5 liter when it was first introduced in Europe in the late 1960's, to a 5.6 liter at the end of production in 1991, the basic engine did not change all that much. I liken it to the German version of the Chevy 350 engine.
Since transmission issues are becomming an increasing challenge for the owner of these older models, Kent went to work to put together this new DIY kit. This is the most complete kit available on the market to help you repair the common problem with the 722.6 transmission locking up in limp-home-mode (won't shift out of second gear).
Our primary focus is providing solutions to the most common technical problems that owners face on the early 1960's up through the early 2000's. These include the W110 W111 W113 W108 W109 W114 W115 R107 W116 W123 W126 W201 W124 R129 W140 W210 W211 and W220 chassis. As time goes on we may be adding some of the other models as well. If you love those Mercedes gas and diesel models and are a do-it-yourself ( D.I.Y. ) mechanic you have come to the right place. Even if you have never worked on a car before we can help teach you how to fix those little annoying problems, improve mileage and performance and save hundreds of dollars in the process. Learn more about our specialties >
Dear Kent,
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you,
I have a 1992 300D 2.5 Turbo Diesel with 160,000 miles that was very
very sick. It had serious difficulty starting unless the block heater had
been on for an hour. When it started, there was a lot of smoke initially.
Then I found the Mercedessource website and was intrigued by the glow plug
reamer and the glow plug removal instruction booklet especially for the
602. That engine design is so difficult to access the glow plugs. Yet
your 602 instruction booklet made it all understandable. You really did a
great job explaining in words and photos the steps required. I know that
to write understandable instructions is difficult and you are to really be
Hi there Kaia, I just got a chance to check my email for the first time in days, sorry for the delay in getting back to you!
