1989 Mercedes S124 230TE Ongoing Knackling

[DeanH]

It's no great secret what's going on here but thought I might as well...

Leg 1 - walk to the train station 

Breakfast - Greggs sausage butty and an orange juice. Neither lasted long enough for photos.

💩 - 1

[Weird Car]

4 minutes ago, DeanH said:

💩 - 1

Negative one? 😳

that’s got to have been an interesting start to morning?!

[DeanH]

4 minutes ago, Weird Car said:

Negative one? 😳

that’s got to have been an interesting start to morning?!

Busted! I'm on my way to collect a bottle of dulcolax.

[beko1987]

Chod speed!

[High Jetter]

A bit early to start following religion?

Chodspeed.

[DeanH]

3 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

A bit early to start following religion?

Chodspeed.

Got to have the lord on side when you're crossing the border into hostile territory.

LANCASHIRE ACHIEVED 🫣🫣🫣

[DeanH]

Trundling along towards the collection destination now. The sun has come out to play. A sign of things to come?

 

[DeanH]

About that. 30 seconds later...

[hairnet]

did buy something from a monkey?

[Weird Car]

4 minutes ago, hairnet said:

did buy something from a monkey?

They prefer to be called coloured folk now  😌

[DeanH]

7 minutes ago, hairnet said:

did buy something from a monkey?

Nope!

2 minutes ago, Weird Car said:

They prefer to be called coloured folk now  😌

Woke nonsense

[DeanH]

GLESGA.

Buckfast?

[hairnet]

hope its worth it

[Split_Pin]

Is it 6 cylinder and 4 wheel drive?

[dome]

I'm thinking 4 cylinder and rwd?

[DeanH]

4 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

Is it 6 cylinder and 4 wheel drive?

Nope!

4 hours ago, dome said:

I'm thinking 4 cylinder and rwd?

Correct.

[DeanH]

Thanks @The Moog. Really enjoyed the drive home, it cruises well. I look forward to my pies and square sausage! Any tips on cooking the sausage?

[Hawkeyethenoo]

7 minutes ago, DeanH said:

Thanks @The Moog. Really enjoyed the drive home, it cruises well. I look forward to my pies and square sausage! Any tips on cooking the sausage?

Grill or pan fry, oven okay at a push. Serve hot on morning roll with brown sauce. 

[scooobydont]

15 hours ago, Hawkeyethenoo said:

Grill or pan fry, oven okay at a push. Serve hot on morning roll with brown sauce. 

Pan fry, no oil, the sausage will discharge enough oil to keep you frying for the next 6 months, oh and tomato sauce...bangin

[DeanH]

8 minutes ago, scooobydont said:

Pan fry, no oil, the sausage will discharge enough oil to keep you frying for the next 6 months, oh and tomato sauce...bangin

The sausage ceremony has been postponed until tomorrow now. Too full this morning!

[Tayne]

16 hours ago, DeanH said:

Thanks @The Moog. Really enjoyed the drive home, it cruises well. I look forward to my pies and square sausage! Any tips on cooking the sausage?

Fry, serve on a roll with black pudding.

[yes oui si]

On 06/03/2026 at 08:20, Weird Car said:

Negative one? 😳

that’s got to have been an interesting start to morning?!

[The Moog]

17 hours ago, DeanH said:

Thanks @The Moog. Really enjoyed the drive home, it cruises well. I look forward to my pies and square sausage! Any tips on cooking the sausage?

Glad Scotland decided to put on the sunshine to welcome you here!  It is very much a nice old bus.  

Sausage is always better with corners! 

[DeanH]

1 hour ago, The Moog said:

Glad Scotland decided to put on the sunshine to welcome you here!  It is very much a nice old bus.  

Sausage is always better with corners! 

The oil pressure got a bit hairy (0 bar) when I hit traffic at Manchester. Probably due to being sat at 3500-4000rpm for 3hrs solid. Picked back up with revs applied though. No sign of a leak and registering half way on the dipstick. Will see whether a change of oil and filter improves the situation.

[Bear]

They tend to do that when warm anyway

[DeanH]

27 minutes ago, Bear said:

They tend to do that when warm anyway

Yeah, to be fair the engine wasn't clattering or anything. I started it up from cold yesterday and it rose straight to 3bar. Not overly concerned.

Realised there's a full bottle of genuine Merc oil in the boot. No harm in seeing whether it improves matters.

Sausage update: dry fried this morning and it was delightful. @scooobydont wasn't kidding about the oil! Delicious.

[artdjones]

1 hour ago, DeanH said:

Yeah, to be fair the engine wasn't clattering or anything. I started it up from cold yesterday and it rose straight to 3bar. Not overly concerned.

Realised there's a full bottle of genuine Merc oil in the boot. No harm in seeing whether it improves matters.

Sausage update: dry fried this morning and it was delightful. @scooobydont wasn't kidding about the oil! Delicious.

It doesn't look like it's actually at 0, but a bit above , maybe 8 or 9 psi. If it didn't light a warning, or set off a buzzer I'd say it's ok, especially if you're not sure of the grade of the oil in it.

[DeanH]

8 hours ago, artdjones said:

It doesn't look like it's actually at 0, but a bit above , maybe 8 or 9 psi. If it didn't light a warning, or set off a buzzer I'd say it's ok, especially if you're not sure of the grade of the oil in it.

That photo was when crawling along in drive (naughty me). Like you say though, even at idle it didn't put a light on.

[Volksy]

On 07/03/2026 at 12:13, DeanH said:

The oil pressure got a bit hairy (0 bar) when I hit traffic at Manchester. Probably due to being sat at 3500-4000rpm for 3hrs solid. Picked back up with revs applied though. No sign of a leak and registering half way on the dipstick. Will see whether a change of oil and filter improves the situation.

I had similar on mine recently. An oil and filter change improved matters.

I'm assuming your temp gauge isn't working?

[DeanH]

37 minutes ago, Volksy said:

I had similar on mine recently. An oil and filter change improved matters.

I'm assuming your temp gauge isn't working?

Yeah what you've written in your thread was the basis for my thoughts.

Correct on the temp gauge, I need to investigate. Watched some videos of people stripping the instrument cluster down last night. Apparently the little servo(?) behind the needle can fail?

The odometer doesn't work either, which seems to be repairable with some super glue.