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Nice! What year is the SL?

Mark,
Very Nice!! I love the wheels. Put up some more pics and info when you have the time.
I hope your wife likes the car. She should.
Take Care
1993 - sweet. That's basically the same engine as your 500E, same LH injection system, etc.
Complete fog lights may not cost much more than lenses, and I'd replace both & add Lamin-X to the new ones. There is no adjustment for rear camber, unless you buy something like Megan Racing camber arms to save the fat rear tires. Oil pressure sender is external, at the bottom of the filter housing. Oil level sender is inside the oil pan. You should drop the oil pan when changing the oil to check for chain rail debris, if you find anything, pull the valve covers next. You should pull the valve covers on ANY new M119 purchase to check the chain rails... cheap insurance.
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Road hazard or some other kind of collision damage. If the pan was not damaged, then it was replaced...
Yeah, you gotta be careful pulling metal oil tubes, or the ends can snap off.
Whos got just one metal oil tube for sale lol
It has to be pressed out from the bottom, you'll need to drain a few quarts from the radiator and disconnect the upper hose to access. IIRC someone mentioned using a box-end wrench (7mm?) to help compress all tabs simultaneously.Just got this puppy in since mine was leaking on the top of the radiator. Has anyone swapped this can i just pry the old one out ?
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It has to be pressed out from the bottom, you'll need to drain a few quarts from the radiator and disconnect the upper hose to access. IIRC someone mentioned using a box-end wrench (7mm?) to help compress all tabs simultaneously.
When filling the reservoir after emptying the system, fill ALL the way to the top when cold. Then install the radiator cap fully tightened and drive the car with the heater set on max temp. Keep an eye on the engine temp. The air pocket won't fully burp until the thermostat opens. When it does, the coolant level will drop significantly. After the engine cools, top off normally (fill to the seam on the reservoir when cold). Normally, if the system was full previously, you'd drain out 9-10 quarts total from the radiator & both block drains; and get 8-9 back in at first, then another ~1 quart after the burping/cooling procedure.... After that tightened everything up and poured 1 gal through the main hose then the rest through the reservoir. I used 1 gal and 2.5 quarts and then no more would fit after waiting 5 plus min. I started the car let it warm up and then coolant started seeping through the radiator cap which I replaced I then shut it off and Im leaving it overnight with the cap off to get rid of an air pocket and top off in the morning.
I may have not put the cap on properly I will check tmrw.
You need to figure out which fluid is leaking. If it's SLS fluid out the front of the pump, then yeah the front shaft seal is probably leaking, not a fun job. If it's PS fluid leaking on the pump itself, it's most likely the short hose between the reservoir and pump (not the pump leaking). If the leak is severe, top up fluids and monitor which level drops. If it's minor, you'll have to clean all the gunk off and watch closely to figure out which is which, especially if the car has OE PS fluid which is the same gold color as the SLS fluid (ok, ok, SLS fluid is more clear but when old they both look pretty similar when leaking.)I discovered my power-steering pump is leaking is there a seal that typically goes and I don’t think its an easy fix since its so tight in there?

Very nice AND do we see a trend here, the return of the Amber lences? This gives me an idea, a halfway back to Before
facelift, I mean, my E was facelifted and still is, have been thoughts of returning to '92 look.
Going only with older blinker and back light, I now Think would not look, malplace', in due time I will eventually
go faceback but just going the "lenceway" no need to change hoodntrunk untill the final faceback.
Not many will recognize anyway, there are a lot half-facelifted cars out there with a "mixmatch" so to speak...
When filling the reservoir after emptying the system, fill ALL the way to the top when cold. Then install the radiator cap fully tightened and drive the car with the heater set on max temp. Keep an eye on the engine temp. The air pocket won't fully burp until the thermostat opens. When it does, the coolant level will drop significantly. After the engine cools, top off normally (fill to the seam on the reservoir when cold). Normally, if the system was full previously, you'd drain out 9-10 quarts total from the radiator & both block drains; and get 8-9 back in at first, then another ~1 quart after the burping/cooling procedure.
You need to figure out which fluid is leaking. If it's SLS fluid out the front of the pump, then yeah the front shaft seal is probably leaking, not a fun job. If it's PS fluid leaking on the pump itself, it's most likely the short hose between the reservoir and pump (not the pump leaking). If the leak is severe, top up fluids and monitor which level drops. If it's minor, you'll have to clean all the gunk off and watch closely to figure out which is which, especially if the car has OE PS fluid which is the same gold color as the SLS fluid (ok, ok, SLS fluid is more clear but when old they both look pretty similar when leaking.)
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Very nice AND do we see a trend here, the return of the Amber lences? This gives me an idea, a halfway back to Before
facelift, I mean, my E was facelifted and still is, have been thoughts of returning to '92 look.
Going only with older blinker and back light, I now Think would not look, malplace', in due time I will eventually
go faceback but just going the "lenceway" no need to change hoodntrunk untill the final faceback.
Not many will recognize anyway, there are a lot half-facelifted cars out there with a "mixmatch" so to speak...
When filling the reservoir after emptying the system, fill ALL the way to the top when cold. Then install the radiator cap fully tightened and drive the car with the heater set on max temp. Keep an eye on the engine temp. The air pocket won't fully burp until the thermostat opens. When it does, the coolant level will drop significantly. After the engine cools, top off normally (fill to the seam on the reservoir when cold). Normally, if the system was full previously, you'd drain out 9-10 quarts total from the radiator & both block drains; and get 8-9 back in at first, then another ~1 quart after the burping/cooling procedure.
You need to figure out which fluid is leaking. If it's SLS fluid out the front of the pump, then yeah the front shaft seal is probably leaking, not a fun job. If it's PS fluid leaking on the pump itself, it's most likely the short hose between the reservoir and pump (not the pump leaking). If the leak is severe, top up fluids and monitor which level drops. If it's minor, you'll have to clean all the gunk off and watch closely to figure out which is which, especially if the car has OE PS fluid which is the same gold color as the SLS fluid (ok, ok, SLS fluid is more clear but when old they both look pretty similar when leaking.)
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anyone ?Anyone have any input on the wiring
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I think most people never need to route wiring to that area under the car. I've never had to do this personally. If you don't want to use one of the existing openings (i.e., the fuel pump wiring harness grommet) you'll have to drill a new hole and use an appropriate rubber grommet to keep water out.
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Also got my otto from France the other day![]()
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Everyones doing it lol that pic of the wheel is not refinished yet
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