I do have the ORIGINAL clock in my W140 tho, works great. Oh yes, the fuel
cap is the original too. :-)
Walt Lasher
W140 S350
Seattle
Does MB still replace original W140 engines under warranty?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Rick Knoble
'85 300 CD
'87 190 DT
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Mitch wrote:<>
Hi Mitch:
Of course not. I was referring to those W140 diesel engines that may not
have had a problem surface yet or perhaps hasn't been diagnosed yet. I
assume there's some low mileage W140 Diesels that haven't had their engines
show the problems tha
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From: "Mitch Haley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 19,
I totally agree. On my 140 just about EVERYTHING has been replaced from
Engine (Factory Replacement) to the CD player (Dealer replacement).
BUT, after all that being said
.W-O-N-D-E-R-F-U-L road car plus 30 MPG.
Walt Lasher
W140 1992
S350
Seattle
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>
> All explanations in this thread add some truth to the situation as far as
> causes - but at this point, are the W140 Diesels much more than expensive
> paper weights? After all, unless someone has spent the $10k (?? - just
> guessing) to properly repair the engine, it
"Jim Cathey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 7:05 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 140 Diesels
The rod problem was a major "oops", but the real difficulty with them
is failing electronics. The ea
The rod problem was a major "oops", but the real difficulty with them
is failing electronics. The early W140s have spectacular build quality
The rod problem was a classic engineering screwup, I doubt bean counters
had anything to do with it. The electronics problem is that while the
complexity
do anything but change oil -- even the brakes will often last 100,000
miles if driven gently!
The brakes on my Camaro went a lot longer than that. I tend to be
pretty easy on brakes and clutches, though. The _tires_, on the
other hand...
-- Jim
MB has taken quite a hit on sales due to cars like the 140 -- later
models are often worse.
The rod problem was a major "oops", but the real difficulty with them
is failing electronics. The early W140s have spectacular build quality
and superb materials, but the second time the climate contro
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From: "Donald Snook" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 4:29 PM
Subject: [MBZ] 140
marketers and bean counters
At 03:29 PM 4/18/2006, you wrote:
I keep finding very nice 140 diesels for sale in very nice shape. Why do
these cars have to have so many problems. I would love to have one, but
I don't want to put a new engine in. Why Daimler, did you do this to to
us?
Donald H
I keep finding very nice 140 diesels for sale in very nice shape. Why do
these cars have to have so many problems. I would love to have one, but
I don't want to put a new engine in. Why Daimler, did you do this to to
us?
Donald H. Snook
1990 300SEL 126K
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