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[LetsTryAgain]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Apologies if I missed the humour old fruit. I thought you were coming across like an arse.

Ahhh it’s alright.
Even my response to you was tongue in cheek.

Almost nothing I say is to be taken seriously.

[swilkins999]

0a said:

Identical symptoms to my 500SL which was fixed with a new distributer cap and roter. Needs doing again now though!

Hi folks I'm going to dive in and say, it's a common problem but not always solved by buying new caps and rotors. That way lies much expense! My 91 500SL has the same issues described here, starts, runs fine for a while, then gets lumpy and fails to start with many pops n bangs. It's moisture in the dizzy caps. Get them off ( a nice long Allen key is all you need, along with about ten mins), after the first successful period of running, get some lint free cloth inside and rub em dry, then put them back together. Should then run fine. Whilst doing this, take the oil filler cap off, letting vapour escape from the engine which helps too. The only cure is regular use, with fairly long journeys (5 plus miles) to get it warmed through. I am on the same set of dizzy caps and rotors I've had for 8 years and 15k miles, whereas before I was spending 600 quid a time to replace them. It worked for a bit but the fault lies in the poor seals on the camshaft / rotors I believe. Anyway, as you were!

[Macron]

This is not very thread, but it's nearly Friday, I never knew this existed, and I think it's cool as fook. Yes drinking. I give you a Honda Crossroad with trinkets of Geraldism. £7k. Sorry not sorry.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2020081223...

[CharlesdeGaulle]

swilkins999 said:

...a nice long Allen key is all you need, along with about ten mins...

Useful. Helpful. Almost certainly accurate.

But, especially after all that Halfords chat, not what Thread wants to hear.

They* want another excuse to buy tools much sexier than an Allen key. Read the room chum, read the room ...

* Not me, because I'm not really sure what to do with any tool (except a hammer).

[Bonefish Blues]

Macron said:

This is not very thread, but it's nearly Friday, I never knew this existed, and I think it's cool as fook. Yes drinking. I give you a Honda Crossroad with trinkets of Geraldism. £7k. Sorry not sorry.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2020081223...

You and me both. We have much to learn

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Bonefish Blues said:

Macron said:

This is not very thread, but it's nearly Friday, I never knew this existed, and I think it's cool as fook. Yes drinking. I give you a Honda Crossroad with trinkets of Geraldism. £7k. Sorry not sorry.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2020081223...

You and me both. We have much to learn

I too have much to learn, but it's interesting that Teach has embraced the Friday whimsy.

Interesting car which I'd possibly want if I awoke and found myself awash with free money. Removing the bull bar would make it look dramatically more attractive.

[anonymous-user]

mondayo said:

Bullet-Proof_Biscuit said:

Agreed, CPS on that era Merc fail and manifest with a no work when hot syndrome. Other spidey sense is wiring (coil?) high impedance when hot. I guess would ideally wana get it plugged in rather than guessing at parts though...

Pre-1996 Mercedes were good (non water based) paint, then got even more worse from about 2000-on.

The problem with that W210 face lift is it's the generation cdi engine (om613?) which are a bit made of cheese, piezo (iirc) injectors fail which are mucho money. I guess if it runs well its fully shedable

Is that the "black death" thing that people refer to?
I've got a receipt for fixed injectors on mine.

Thanks for all the kind words about the S210, all the other ones I've seen (including the one of posted on thee last page, are being advertised around the £2k mark, which I think is a bit juicy.
Mine is knackered and very rusty but it was dirt cheap.

I thought the piezo injectors were used in the W211, iirc they aren't repairable, though who knows nowadays. I've had 210 injectors rebuilt for about 60 quid a time, that was ten years ago though.

[RicksAlfas]

Macron said:

This is not very thread, but it's nearly Friday, I never knew this existed, and I think it's cool as fook. Yes drinking. I give you a Honda Crossroad with trinkets of Geraldism. £7k. Sorry not sorry.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2020081223...

Colostomy bag headrests, tan leather, J-Pop on the telly. Who can resist?

[swilkins999]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Useful. Helpful. Almost certainly accurate.

But, especially after all that Halfords chat, not what Thread wants to hear.

They* want another excuse to buy tools much sexier than an Allen key. Read the room chum, read the room ...

* Not me, because I'm not really sure what to do with any tool (except a hammer).

sorry its not an excuse to buy something more elaborate!

[Macron]

Bonefish Blues said:

You and me both. We have much to learn

This is really unexpected, the first gen was this...... Yes, Honda actually did this. Then they went boxy for the one I posted. Japanese really are Princess Nut Nuts.

[W201_190e]

Prinny said:

I’m sure I’ve seen that LS before on here? Distinctive background. I’m sure it’s fine, but it’s a no from me for that front plate mounting alone! Aargh!

In other news, SL woes. SL1 has had bugger all use this year, and has thrown up a new foible with a failure to proceed today. Cold start is fine, revs cleanly, no hesitation or issues in the slightest. After around 6/7 minutes, approximately when up to temperature on the water temp gauge, it becomes relucant to rev, leading eventually to a stall and cutout a minute later. Turning the key to restart results in nothing, then an almighty pop/backfire. Come back to it a few hours later and the cold start is again fine, getting the car back home, but running rough the last minute before stalling again.

Thoughts are that it can’t be spark, as it runs cleanly when cold (but will check dizzys and leads tomorrow). Therefore can only be fuel, and given it’s age & recent lack of use, I’m diagnosing a surplus of crud in the fuel lines/tank/filter which settles under no pressure (i.e. off), but is picked up and blocks the fuel line after a few minutes.
Logic tells me it can’t be at the injectors/head, as it starts on the key when cold and runs 100% fine. New fuel filter ordered. Am I missing something obvious?

(oh, and new rear brakes too - pushing an SL to the roadside when the OSR is most definitely binding in one spot is bloody hard work!). Having to walk home in typical Manchester weather did not help either.

The M6 had it’s annual service the other day, and 12months RFL. The 7’s RFL is the end of this month & it’s booked in with the man in December to do the valley pipe & all coolant hoses/water pump (I can’t find a leak anywhere, but there is one, and if, as planned currently, it’s coming to CY with me, a coolant system refresh & 85 degree stat isn’t a bad idea). SL2’s CY RFL is due at the end of the month too. November & December are turning out to be pretty damn expensive in bargeland.

Distribution cap and rotor arm. You may as well have been describing my 190e's woes before I replaced those parts. Bosch rotor and cap ideally, Beru caps are fine. ECP have a discount with "EARLY20" code at the mo.

[Scooobydont]

Macron said:

This is really unexpected, the first gen was this...... Yes, Honda actually did this. Then they went boxy for the one I posted. Japanese really are Princess Nut Nuts.

Honda built their own Discovery? I am confused and enlightened.

[king arthur]

LetsTryAgain said:

Ahhh it’s alright.
Even my response to you was tongue in cheek.

Almost nothing I say is to be taken seriously.

I have that problem. Things I say in jest get taken seriously and things I say seriously get taken in jest. Can't get it right!

As for the Jag though, normally aspirated 4.0 sixes in good condition start from around £2.5 so £5k for a good XJR6 isn't wide of the mark IMO.

[dscam]

After what feels like weeks of abysmal weather exacerbated by ‘the current circumstances’ it was great to get the SL out for a beautiful run in the autumn sun today. Top down, heater and bum warmers set just-so - it was perfect.

Looking great after the hours spent rejuvenating the paintwork, wheel refurb and new Bridgestones.

[Emeye]

Derventio said:

As a side note, I'm not sure if others agree, but The earlier pre-facelift W210s (up to 2000 IIRC) don't seem to rot as badly. Certainly, my own 1999 model was really quite clean.

Same with earlier w202s - maybe the later ones went to cheaper steel and water based paint when they changed the production line for the facelift?

Also, the MOT on that LS400 says it had rust issues going back years, maybe they had it fixed - I think many of the in thread cars from early 2000s and backwards have a good chance of having rust, whether that's Merc, BMW, Lexus etc - though Volvos seem quite resilient.

[Crook]

dscam said:

After what feels like weeks of abysmal weather exacerbated by ‘the current circumstances’ it was great to get the SL out for a beautiful run in the autumn sun today. Top down, heater and bum warmers set just-so - it was perfect.

Looking great after the hours spent rejuvenating the paintwork, wheel refurb and new Bridgestones.

Looks lovely.

[Dapster]

Scooobydont said:

Macron said:

This is really unexpected, the first gen was this...... Yes, Honda actually did this. Then they went boxy for the one I posted. Japanese really are Princess Nut Nuts.

Honda built their own Discovery? I am confused and enlightened.

Here's a stat for the beards. That Discovery based Honda Crossroad was the first, and so far only, V8 powered Honda road car....

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Emeye said:

Same with earlier w202s - maybe the later ones went to cheaper steel and water based paint when they changed the production line for the facelift?

Also, the MOT on that LS400 says it had rust issues going back years, maybe they had it fixed - I think many of the in thread cars from early 2000s and backwards have a good chance of having rust, whether that's Merc, BMW, Lexus etc - though Volvos seem quite resilient.

Without trying to sound like a Lexus fan boy, I don't think any of them have ever rusted to a significant degree since launch, have they?

If the one referenced above had rust MOT comments, I suspect other damage would have caused it. The cars themselves simply don't rust.

[Emeye]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Without trying to sound like a Lexus fan boy, I don't think any of them have ever rusted to a significant degree since launch, have they?

If the one referenced above had rust MOT comments, I suspect other damage would have caused it. The cars themselves simply don't rust.

Every >£3k LS400 I have looked at recently appears to have some sort of corrosion, either on the MOT or the arches. They are getting old. Probably not as infested as a similar aged Mercs though.

[kevinon]

dscam said:

After what feels like weeks of abysmal weather exacerbated by ‘the current circumstances’ it was great to get the SL out for a beautiful run in the autumn sun today. Top down, heater and bum warmers set just-so - it was perfect.

Looking great after the hours spent rejuvenating the paintwork, wheel refurb and new Bridgestones.

Looks so right in black