All the more reason to buy a similar aged W126 turbodiesel... that has been well maintained.
On Mon, Apr 1, 2024 at 9:34 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > To clarify, all of the cam oilers were plastic, the right side just seemed > to be more prone to this failure. > > -D > > > On Apr 1, 2024, at 9:17 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Right side cam oilers were plastic, which would harden and break/shatter > from age and temperature extremes, causing cam(s) to fail to be adequately > lubricated. > > > > The “Deathmobile”, whihc I bought from Rusty, was one of these. That > said, the top end and chain work were done, however, it dropped something > in the cylinder at the left front of the engine that I was never able to > idenitfy, even with a scope, so I dumped it. A real nachtmare. > > > > -D > > > >> On Apr 1, 2024, at 9:03 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> I bought 2 420SELs some years ago for $400. One had been hit in rear so > was parts car with supposedly good engine. Other car was fairly OK but > engine had jumped chain and poked a hole in the valve cover and was > trashed. Same issue as this guy’s car I guess. > >> > >> I dismantled the wreck and pulled the engine and other bits so all that > is sitting. Have not done anything with the “good” car with bad engine. > I’ll get to it some day I guess. > >> > >> --FT > >> Sent from iFōn > >> > >>> On Apr 1, 2024, at 4:09 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> All common issues for that car, and agood reason to avoid it if they > haven’t been addressed. The cam oiler issue, especially for the right > cylinder head, is especially well known. > >>> > >>> -D > >>> > >>> On Apr 1, 2024, at 4:05 PM, Robert Rentfro via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> He’s trying again to sell this. More trouble than a one armed paper > hanger. > >>> > >>> > https://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/cto/d/peoria-1987-mercedes-420-sel-broken/7733063781.html > >>> Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > Windows > >>> > >>> AZBob > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com<http://www.okiebenz.com/> > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
