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[TheWokeBlob]

Mikedknight said:

Lots of lights on the dash and weird electrical occurrences, probably just the battery. Right? RIGHT?

Excellent purchase sir, I have been a little bit tempted by this one, really awesome to see its gone to you.

If its got a misfire codes stored I'd really keep running down to a minimum and at least start with replacing the coil pack, the guy over in the US does wicked rebuilds, thick end of a grand but given that's ultimately what killed mine not worth risking it imo. Easy enough to change, I got it down to 20 minutes after my 600 sagas

Good luck with it dude and keep us updated

P.S, I could be persuaded to sell my 221 600 monoblocks if you're at all interested.

Edited by TheWokeBlob on Tuesday 16th April 21:29

[donkmeister]

Mikedknight said:

Lots of lights on the dash and weird electrical occurrences, probably just the battery. Right? RIGHT?

I'm envious and also relieved there's one less S600 to tempt me

I wonder if the AMG badge was factory? It seems funny that someone would be looking at their car thinking "Yes it's got a 5.5l twin turbo V12 but what it really needs is the same badge that people stick onto their diesel A class"

Anyway, may your newfound luxury rocketship whisk you about in serene waft, dispatching any oik who dares hold you up or attempts a traffic light GP, without denting your pocketbook... much.

[bolidemichael]

Fantastic purchases, well done. I doff my cap particularly to the 420 GL -- a diesel V8!

[Mikedknight]

Thanks for all the nice comments chaps, wanted one of these for ages. Drove back really well after an iffy start in which the power steering seemed to fail and just about every other electrical system was “temporarily unavailable” after about 50 miles it got much better, after 100 miles better still and the lights started disappearing. Even enjoyed a cheeky fast and vigorous massage and some night Vision. Got within 2 miles of home and it’s definitely misfiring a bit. The weird faults including the speedo going all spazzy came back. It’s had 6 batteries in 3 years according to the service history so unlikely to be that. I’ll check the drains I’m sure it’s just a bit of leaf mulch and reset the Eml.

Very pleased for £3800 I’m sure it’ll be perfect for £4000 all in :-)

[Mikedknight]

First and most important job is to remove the amg badge.

[W00DY]

Mikedknight said:

Thanks for all the nice comments chaps, wanted one of these for ages. Drove back really well after an iffy start in which the power steering seemed to fail and just about every other electrical system was “temporarily unavailable” after about 50 miles it got much better, after 100 miles better still and the lights started disappearing. Even enjoyed a cheeky fast and vigorous massage and some night Vision. Got within 2 miles of home and it’s definitely misfiring a bit. The weird faults including the speedo going all spazzy came back. It’s had 6 batteries in 3 years according to the service history so unlikely to be that. I’ll check the drains I’m sure it’s just a bit of leaf mulch and reset the Eml.

Very pleased for £3800 I’m sure it’ll be perfect for £4000 all in :-)

6 batteries in 3 years! Sounds like it's had some issues, but perhaps it's not been looked at by anyone competent.


Amazing purchase, looking forward to the updates.

[ingenieur]

Mikedknight said:

Thanks for all the nice comments chaps, wanted one of these for ages. Drove back really well after an iffy start in which the power steering seemed to fail and just about every other electrical system was “temporarily unavailable” after about 50 miles it got much better, after 100 miles better still and the lights started disappearing. Even enjoyed a cheeky fast and vigorous massage and some night Vision. Got within 2 miles of home and it’s definitely misfiring a bit. The weird faults including the speedo going all spazzy came back. It’s had 6 batteries in 3 years according to the service history so unlikely to be that. I’ll check the drains I’m sure it’s just a bit of leaf mulch and reset the Eml.

Very pleased for £3800 I’m sure it’ll be perfect for £4000 all in :-)

Might be the 'aux' battery though. My w211 does not get driven much at the moment and for a while after starting the aux battery will be empty and until it gets some charge from the alternator it will display a message on the dash saying certain functions are unavailable. I could replace the aux battery but if the car isn't getting used much the replacement might go flat as well.

[tobinen]

Congratulations Mikedknight. Buster Gonad level.

[QBee]

tobinen said:

Congratulations Mikedknight. Buster Gonad level.

I had been thinking that the AMG badge on it stood for Amazing Massive Gonads, a tip of the hat to the sheer bork risk to the wallet.

[W00DY]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/315298854657


I'm guessing the original owner was CEO at Werther's.

[macron]

[donkmeister]

W00DY said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/315298854657


I'm guessing the original owner was CEO at Werther's.

The lesser known "beige on beige on beige" colour scheme.

I love a light interior and an unusual paint choice but I think even I would struggle to learn to love that.

[donkmeister]

ingenieur said:

Mikedknight said:

Thanks for all the nice comments chaps, wanted one of these for ages. Drove back really well after an iffy start in which the power steering seemed to fail and just about every other electrical system was “temporarily unavailable” after about 50 miles it got much better, after 100 miles better still and the lights started disappearing. Even enjoyed a cheeky fast and vigorous massage and some night Vision. Got within 2 miles of home and it’s definitely misfiring a bit. The weird faults including the speedo going all spazzy came back. It’s had 6 batteries in 3 years according to the service history so unlikely to be that. I’ll check the drains I’m sure it’s just a bit of leaf mulch and reset the Eml.

Very pleased for £3800 I’m sure it’ll be perfect for £4000 all in :-)

Might be the 'aux' battery though. My w211 does not get driven much at the moment and for a while after starting the aux battery will be empty and until it gets some charge from the alternator it will display a message on the dash saying certain functions are unavailable. I could replace the aux battery but if the car isn't getting used much the replacement might go flat as well.

Had similar when I had a pair of duff batteries in the E500, it was a precursor to the red screen of "say your prayers, we have nae brakes!".

Saying that, given that many batteries in 3 years I'd be wondering if the knackered battery is a symptom rather than the cause. Either a dodgy alternator/charging circuit or a parasitic drain.

Mike "iron balls" Knight, if I were you I'd be getting a full STAR diagnostic done at your local Mercedes independent, ask for a chat with the technician to run through it (if they don't do that as a matter of course. In my experience of two they will without needing to ask) and work out your to do list from that. There may be lurking issues, there might be some quick cheap fixes (I got a good deal on my E500 due to some minor issues that turned out to be a couple of hundred in all for the indy to fix)

[macron]

donkmeister said:

Mike "iron balls" Knight, if I were you I'd be getting a full STAR diagnostic done at your local Mercedes independent, ask for a chat with the technician to run through it (if they don't do that as a matter of course. In my experience of two they will without needing to ask) and work out your to do list from that. There may be lurking issues, there might be some quick cheap fixes (I got a good deal on my E500 due to some minor issues that turned out to be a couple of hundred in all for the indy to fix)

Pretty sure Mercedes independents go to iron balls for an explanation of what's going on

Suspect this will be sorted by the weekend.

[rider73]

a little beardy question.....
did all W211 E classes come with air / sbc as standard?

[GeniusOfLove]

Just to pick out and firmly reiterate TheWokeBlobs point about not driving it too much with a misfire - the car will continue to inject fuel on a misfiring cylinder or an entire bank when the coil pack or VT gives up completely and in not very many miles the bore wash can and will destroy your V12.

V12icpack is your man for rebuilt coil packs.

[bolidemichael]

Airmatic, only as standard for E500 and E55 models. Optional on others.

As for SBC... good question! At a guess, I'd say yes... for pre-facelift (2006) models.

[rider73]

bolidemichael said:

Airmatic, only as standard for E500 and E55 models. Optional on others.

As for SBC... good question! At a guess, I'd say yes... for pre-facelift (2006) models.

Vielen Dank, Sir

Theres a local E320 near me that has the airmatic- and dynamic / massage seats too - had a for sale sign in the window , its a 53 so i wasnt sure about SBC.
looks like its loaded with the wallet emptying extra's - but , amazingly, it had zero rust as far as i could see and utterly perfect interior.....
i just checked the MOT now and its pretty clean every year.....
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[TVR Sagaris]

I am in awe of the latest thread purchases, well done Mikedknight and LayZ, please keep us updated so we can all live out our barge dreams (nightmares) vicariously through you.

[Mikedknight]

macron said:

donkmeister said:

Mike "iron balls" Knight, if I were you I'd be getting a full STAR diagnostic done at your local Mercedes independent, ask for a chat with the technician to run through it (if they don't do that as a matter of course. In my experience of two they will without needing to ask) and work out your to do list from that. There may be lurking issues, there might be some quick cheap fixes (I got a good deal on my E500 due to some minor issues that turned out to be a couple of hundred in all for the indy to fix)

Pretty sure Mercedes independents go to iron balls for an explanation of what's going on

Suspect this will be sorted by the weekend.

Well another poster gave me the idea of checking the drains. (Thank you) The one next to the front battery was full and the carpet on the passenger side was indeed damp. Just need to find the exact right bit of wire to shove down the drain. Funny in the 20+k of spends at various Mercedes dealers and specialists over the last two years none of them mentioned it.

Clearly this will be a very cheap fix and cement the 600’s reputation for a good value family runabout.

I cleared all codes earlier and took it to Pret. It drove 100% and everything worked no lights full power etc. One Swedish meatball wrap and cinnamon swirl later all the warnings were back. I’ll probably stop posting stuff about it here and do a readers rides thing. Save filling the thread up with my insane luck.