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Mercedes Benz 560 Engine Timing Chain Guide Replacement Photos - SL - SEC - SEL
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I am making this thread for people that may consider trying to replace their timing chain guides by themselves. I must give fair warning to people that are not mechanics that this job is by no means a DIY (Do it yourself) kind of job unless you have a solid background in automotive repairs. While it's not...
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Mercedes Benz 560 / 420 Engine Valve Seals - Replacement Photos / Instructions
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I been working to save a customers 420 SEL from the clutches of a broken timing chain guide failure, which of course wiped out the valves on the drivers side bank. Upon putting in a used 560 donor engine one is faced with the choice of what all should be done inside the "new to the car" donor engine. Of cours...
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W126 Mercedes Passengers seats can be used on drivers side!
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Yep... Thats right folks! It can be done! Just finishing up a swap at the moment even! Have some nice photos Ill be posting. Pretty much you have to swap over the complete tracks, seat belt, trim, arm rest support bracket and make a hole in the leather for the arm rest. There is however one thing you will ne...
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Mercedes Benz 420 and 560 V8 Tune Up - SPARK PLUG thread M117/M116
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We gave the NGK Split fire a day in court here at Stellar Enterprise and have found them to be lacking. The part number that many at the local parts stores will give you is- BPR5EY or 1233 (Stock Number) Here is what they look like. [img]h...
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Removing Camshaft Follower / Followers Mercedes-Benz 560 420 M117 M116 V8 SEL SEC SE SL
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Removal of the follower (also incorrectly reffered to as a rocker arm) on Mercedes-Benz 5.6 and 4.2 liter M117 / M116 V8 engines is actually quite easy once you purchase the tool. Shown in the photo above in gold is a brand new v...
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Mercedes Benz 560 Engine Intake Manifold Removal + Gasket and Seal Replacement - SEL - SEC - SL
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This thread covers an easy way to remove your intake manifold for replacement of the following items- Intake Manifold Gaskets - Fuel Injector Screening + O-rings - Intake Connectors (Rubber seals between the two intake halves) and also the replacement of the air meter plenum also called "The booth...
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Broken Torsion Bar! aka Sway Bar - How to fix without having to replace! Suspension
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Everyone knows that a broken Torsion bar not only makes a lot of noise, but it also causes the vehicle to wander and is not very safe to drive. The sway bar job while listed as only being a two hour job in the book is one of them jobs that is confused with the term "Torsion Bar". To many the Torsion bar i...
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Purchased 1990 Mercedes Benz 420 SEL w/ homebrew AMG trimmings! LOL
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Well, after Goldilocks had her episode last month I had to pull the ole' Corvette out of storage and use it as a daily. I was mulling a newer 2008-up Cadillac Escalade, or even an STS sedan. Prices for the Escalade were upwards of $16,000 which would have required a loan. I was even looking at a Chevrolet S...
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Resurrecting the dead - W126 560SEL and the insanity of sentimental value...
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Most wise people would just cut bait and start with another car, but as you all know how the story goes... The thing called sentimental value is just that - a motherfucker! That said I have dusted off the leaves from Goldilocks, the legendary 1991 Mercedes-Benz 560SEL that was resurrected back in the e...
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2006 Mercedes-Benz W126 Christmas Thread
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Well seems every year you see a few people with them. Usually its a luxury barge or a red neck pick up. This year I think I too will give it a whirl. Anyone ever made one? I figure I will need a few strands of them 9 volt battery Christmas lights, a sturdy wreath and some chicken wire. Perhaps a miniature Chr...
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2023 Hot Wheels 1989 Mercedes-Benz 560 SEC AMG can still be found in the bins at the stores for $1 -- if you're lucky!
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That's right folks! While I have been checking EVERY bin that I have encountered all this 2023 since I first learned of it -- I have not been lucky... might have to pay a scalper on Amazon or eBay $5 for one! We still have a few days left of 2023! Good luck!
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Today's interesting BenzWorld.org thread!
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http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w126-s-se-sec-sel-sd/2737914-warning-www-dieselmercedes-com.html
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Perhaps the ONLY factory Black Pearl to Astral Silver AMG 6.0 in recorded history?
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https://thembmarket.com/1991-mercedes-benz-560sel-6-0-amg
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Really cool R107 The Weeknd - Save your tears video
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The Weeknd has made a new music video and impressive are all the R107's he amassed to make this video! Check it out!
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Timing Chain Installation + Guides 560 / 420 Mercedes Benz V8 M117 / M116
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In this write up I will be covering the timing chain install along with the upper guides. This is a relatively complex job so DIY'ers may want to really take their time. Use this information at your own risk. In other words, this is not an easy or quick job and will take several hours to complete. If you are...
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Sticking heated seat switch Mercedes-Benz 560 SEL SEC
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Recently found under examination that sticking front heated seat switches as found in the 1986-1991 Mercedes Benz 560 series sedan and coupe could be related to a crack in the switch holder as shown in the photos. If your switch is hanging, which means you click it and it hangs (this is very different f...
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Mercedes M117 Engine timing chain and guide replacement.
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Hello to all, I am a new member I joined earlier on this morning. This came about due to putting in a google search for advice on timing chain replacement on a Mercedes M117 engine. The google search came up with a step by step guide for doing this work that was Authored by SELLC on this Forum. I can only say a...
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Auto-Trends LS1 inspired M116 and M117 Performance Engine Overhauls! Summer 2008
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Well its no secret that we have been building a lot of GM 350 engines. Mostly the LT1 as its is the last of a dying breed that is one of the last performance cast iron 350's that the general put out. You may ask yourself what does all this have to do with Mercedes? Glad you asked.... Glad you asked. Here is a lit...
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W126 Trivia - Can anyone name one part on late U.S. model Mercedes-Benz W126 that is made in the U.S.A.?
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I know of at least ONE! Can anyone else name it? Just a little W126 trivia...
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Water Leak Mercedes-Benz W126 560 SEL - Filling passenger rear footwell after rain.
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I seem to have developed a leak in my right rear door area in the W126. Just noticed it the past few months because at first I just though someone was leaving the window down. lol I suspect its the drain tube at the right rear of the sunroof panel, or perhaps even a door seal. I am hoping it's not the rear windo...
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'85 Timing Chain or Camshafts First
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Hi Folks, New to the forum but have been browsing for sometime. I recently inherited the responsibility of two W126's. I have all the parts to do the timing chain but when I took off the valve covers, I saw that two camshaft lobes on both sides looked and felt compromised enough to change out both camshaf...
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2018 Mercedes Maybach S560 brings back the "560"!
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https://www.mbusa.com/mercedes/vehicles/model/class-S/model-S560X4
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Why do most W126 owners have to be complete and total a$$holes?
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I have long said that the folks over a BenzWorld.org are a contributing factor of why people that own W126 Mercedes have such a bad reputation... And no one can deny that just about any movie you see from the 1980's, 1990's and even some modern movies of today usually have the bad guy driving a W126 Merced...
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Drilled and slotted brake kits for W126 420 / 560 Mercedes Benz SEL SEC
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Well I recently pulled the trigger on some drilled and slotted brake rotors with ceramic pads... The price wasn't bad and I have had a good deal of success with customers who have been having me install them. Since I am doing the suspension springs front and back on my 420 I figured why not give them a try s...
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1991 560 sec Top end rebuild- need some help !!
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Hi there, Im about to start a full top end rebuild on my Sec...I have the use of a shop, tools etc and all parts required, I also have a factory service manual. what I really need to get started is a step by step( part by part) list of what to take off, in sequence. I think with the manual and correct tools I shou...
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1990 560sel from California, the "clean" oneto
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My handyman roofer "bought" my 1982 euro 500sec, but is short on the full payment. He says he wants to keep the car but make sure his pregnant worker doesn't trash it. So he wants tobout her in a sedan. I took him down to the shop to pick one out, he didn't really investigate, but liked that the 1990 560sel...
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Bad day + exploded transmission
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I lent the 1985 500se for about a week for him to give it some exercise. That seems to have backfired. It dumped all its transmission fluid, and he towed to to the warehouse Shop junkyard. I knew the transmission had leaked in the past, but never like this. I thought maybe the old leaks were from...
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M117 + m119 hybrid engines: what do we KNOW?
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Brice Mendel's $90,000 (asking) Japan AMG "6.0" on eBay raises some questions. It sure looks like an m119 block with m117 accessories on it, and the heat shielding on the double snorkels doesn't look very professional. So I'm thinking that this is not the original 6.0 that the car came with. So I'm...
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Thoughts on cutting roof off W126 420 SEL Sedan to make convertible.
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Well as some of you may know from my past postings I recently gave my son the old family 420 SEL. This 420 was my very first daily driver W126 and I took it all over the country buying other W126s including the 560 I drive now. The current state of the 420 SEL is prime for custom work considering the interior i...
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Amazing creampuff 1990 Mercedes Benz 560 SEL on eBay with $33,000 asking price!
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mercedes-Benz-500-Series-Sedan-/252351333686?forcerrptr=true&hash=item3ac14fc536:g:9wEAAOSwsN9XCvIH&item=252351333686
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