Six-cylinder Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Fully approved! I have had five W124s over 18 years and the current one 4 years is a lowly 200TE, but I like it so much I have resisted changing it for a 6 cylinder car like all the others. I hope you enjoy it even if it was not first choice. RobT, Vince70, Conrad D. Conelrad and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3VOM Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Excellent news. This has all the makings of an Anneka Rice game show: get given a fistful of train tickets to random remote points in the countryside, then see how many strangers you can rope in to help you buy a car online to get home in. Extra points for more cylinders, an autobox and an ashtray. Helll, I’d watch every week.I was thinking the same thing. A roffle at £x per ticket, the winner gets the money and a random location in the British Isles. They have to get to said location and return home with a vehicle purchased as locally as possible, blogging or vlogging their adventures. Brodders, Conrad D. Conelrad, SierraMikeHotel and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Is one of you not meant to drive when you go on a 2 man collection mission? I think the plan fell apart when you both got on the train .The car looks good though. Junkman, garethj and Magnificent Rustbucket 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 bedfordshire Evenworseshire Junkman and Skizzer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 As much as I dislike W124's, a wanked V12 Jag was never going to end well/make it home. xtriple and D Spares & Tyres 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 There’s a 1994 5 litre Caprice on Facebook in Waltham Abbey, £2500 with MoT until DecemberSry for being anal for a sec but it's actually a '93. If it was the 2 previous years with the fender skirts I'd consider putting in an offer myself. Edit: Just finished reading. This thread is like a fucking rollercoaster and exactly the reason why I love this community so much. Well done! Kringle and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW201 Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Excellent. I like! The 8 valve 2.3 four pot isnt a bad motor. I know a guy on the 190 forum who had a South African import 190 2.3 sportline and the 2.3 had a noticeable increase in grunt compared to the 2.0 I had at the time. I like this era of W124, the facelift looks with the Sacco boards, but still with the big grille. Should be early enough to have avoided the spaghetti wiring loom too. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Junkman Posted June 30, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 30, 2018 Right, we're home. Sadly it didn't grenade in spectacular fashion somewhere far away from any civilisaton, which would have been the crowning culmination of this thread.I feel like a fucking loser coming home eight cylinders short.And to make myself perfectly clear here, I'm not a W124 fan and it wasn't me who decided to buy it. I just ended up owning it somehow. I'm overwhelmed by all the offers for help, thank you all so, so much!A very special thanks goes to GarethJ, without him I'd probably still be sitting in that pub, meanwhile visibly intoxicated. After someone had snatched the Jaaag away literally from under my nose, I was so depressed that I wanted to call the entire endeavour quits.Please note that the seller is not to blame. One of the terms and conditions is that you can't 'reserve' a car, so I knew that this risk always existed.Anyway, after a nice cold pint in the pub I felt a lot better, but only until we proceeded to the Morrison's cafe. Morrison's cafes are the only thingthat can suck all joy and happiness out of you like a diesel car.While I was still contemplating to check whether a bus service to any nearby train station exists, Conrad busied himself on the free WiFi.After a while he showed me the Benz, which didn't exactly release torrents of enthusiasm, but it still felt better than taking the train home,because frankly, travelling by any other means than a motor car is shit.So here we are and I'm actually not entirely unhappy. I do have an alternative car, which is what I wanted and that car is a good one.It gives me the freedom to have some work done on the R16, which is dearly needed and couldn't happen as long as it's my only daily. The Benz, well, it does what every 80something thousand mile Benz does, it just bloody works. It has pretty sensible options, apart from aircon,but it has that ultra expensive metallised thermo glass. The seats are covered with the old suits of my grandpa and even on a day like thisyou don't end up with a wet back. We trundled back the A roads because we hate motorways with a passion and at no time I really missedtwo extra cylinders. Every Benz I ever drove drives the same anyway, regardless of what's under the bonnet. If you do a kickdown,it takes ten seconds and then the pitch of the engine changes, but nothing else. The World around you stays exactly the same and therearen't even waves forming in the drink you have on the centre console. Things to sort tomorrow are a dead taillight and a flickering brake pad wearing thin light. Apart from that there isn't really anything wrong withthe bloody thing. It's a London car originally and it sure felt like it. When we took off, it was struggling to sit at 60.Once we had passed Burton, it started to free up a bit, it continually improved for the remainder of the journey and it feels a lot better now,but it will need a lot more hooning around until the last traces of carbon have been blown off the valves.I guess a good service wouldn't go amiss either, but it does have a pretty good service history (not that I give a shit about such negligibilities). richardthestag, Coprolalia, Kringle and 49 others 52 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Do I win a prize for suggesting the merc? The carphone perhaps? Seriously, that looks like a well smart motorcar that should provide reliable* service for plenty* of miles to come. And if you don't bond with it. Roffle that son of a bitch. richardthestag, garethj, Vince70 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 As much as I dislike W124's, a wanked V12 Jag was never going to end well/make it home.C'mon man, where's your sense of adventure? Magnificent Rustbucket, The Reverend Bluejeans and Junkman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 I would have much preferred the Jaaag. Once in life it must be a twelve cylinder and I missed my chance again. pshome, Magnificent Rustbucket, Jim Bell and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Think of it as having twelve wives. BorniteIdentity, drivewaymyway, ChinaTom and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Is is rather lovely. And yes, you could have bought a Peugeot 206 and drove it straight to your local scrapyard and it would have been better than the train home. Probably cheaper too... Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drum Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 I once sold a car from under the nose of someone else. He travelled about 30 miles and when he arrived, another punter was handing over the cash. N reg cavalier it was.I'd had a couple of no shows, so when someone showed up with cash I took it.Felt shit about it though and have made sure it doesn't happen again, even if it meant losing a potential sale. I had a blue J reg 230TE for a couple of years. Loved that car. Junkman, richardthestag and Magnificent Rustbucket 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 It does look smart though and doesn't appear to be rusty*. Could be a year or two of virtually free motoring if you follow The Reverends Ready Reckoner - buy cheap, spend fuck all on it apart from oil and fluid / filter changes, sell it for what you paid. The price of Granite is rising as well. *Check rear sub mounts Laseraligningfoofooflanges, Junkman and eddyramrod 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 So you sold one fucked Merc in an awful colour,and bought a slightly less fucked one in another awful colour! Well done. Magnificent Rustbucket, Junkman and Squire_Dawson 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 That looks lush. Well endevoured and well perciveeredededed. Smashing read. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
They_all_do_that_sir Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 For what you need it for this is surely the best car over the Jag. It stands a far better chance of just working all of the time. The last thing anyone needs is to have to spend time fixing the supposed reliable car instead of spending time on the project car. And with a bit of luck the junk woman might be won over by shiny merc leaving you to reclaim the 405? Sent from my F3211 using Tapatalk Junkman, Squire_Dawson, Kringle and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 She already made that offer... chodweaver, eddyramrod, Jim Bell and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Is is rather lovely. And yes, you could have bought a Peugeot 206 and drove it straight to your local scrapyard and it would have been better than the train home. Probably cheaper too... Do that twice & you should get an MBE for services to motoring. Junkman, Kringle and Lacquer Peel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 Does anyone have a Haynes for these he wants rid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 Forum, we have a problem! There is no juice arriving at the offside taillight. It has its own individual fuse for this taillight, fuse #8.Everything is working fine in the fusebox, I have 0V both sides of the fuse when the lights are switched offand I have 12V both sides of the fuse when the lights are switched on - ok. Do any of you W124 lickers know where one can check for continuity between the fusebox and the back of the Hewn from Granite Hulk that never breaks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Weigh it in. As I am a dodgy bastard, I would just tap it into the nearside taillight power feed and say she'll be right whilst walking away. Seriously, check the earthing/grounding of the bulb. This is a common old merc thing. Apparently. xtriple 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 The taillight has a common earth for all bulbs. Since all other bulbs work, grounding cannot be the problem.The result of the investigation is that no juice for the taillight bulb arrives at the taillight, i.e. the plug that plugs into it.So there is an interruption between the fusebox and the taillight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardthestag Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 is the brake and tail light combined on these? does brake light work? pull bulb from holder and then check voltages just from the holder terminal. ideally through the earth of the holder as well, if you havent already you may find 12v but at such a low current that as soon as the bulb is fitted it drops to zero volts. fairly common lucarse issue resolved by finding the dry joint, behind the fuseboard or in the tail light fitting ... or most likely in a multi connector that is hidden under masses of interior fixings. if no obvious dry joint run a wire from number plate light / other tail light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 is the brake and tail light combined on these? does brake light work? pull bulb from holder and then check voltages just from the holder terminal. ideally through the earth of the holder as well, if you havent already you may find 12v but at such a low current that as soon as the bulb is fitted it drops to zero volts. fairly common lucarse issue resolved by finding the dry joint, behind the fuseboard or in the tail light fitting ... or most likely in a multi connector that is hidden under masses of interior fixings. if no obvious dry joint run a wire from number plate light / other tail light.No, they’re separate bulbs. As to the fuse box, it’s worth taking all the fuses out for a good clean. The contacts fur up. There is also I think a set of connections under the top fuse board. See below pics from Haynes, eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 And clean the connections in the tail light unit and make sure are not using a duff bulb (I am sure you have done this). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Wiring... richardthestag and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad D. Conelrad Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Thank you for the diagram scans, Mr Moss! We have found the problem. There is no connection between pins 10 and 16 on the light control module. If we bypass the module the light works. Right now we're doing some intensive Googling to see if the module can be repaired by banging it on a wheelie bin or whether you need to go straight to banging it on a brick wall. mercedade, Magnificent Rustbucket, Exiled_Tat_Gatherer and 20 others 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N Dentressangle Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 https://forums.mbclub.co.uk/threads/w124-wiring-diagrams.93178/ Any use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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