I Bought An Old Mercedes For $100... But Only If I Can Get it Running
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- Опубліковано 21 вер 2024
- Today we have a new challenge, a new car, and more leaks... A 1991 Mercedes 300e with about 200k miles and it doesn't run. Well documented survivor car thats been maintained nicely. Can we get it running and what will we do with it next? Watch to find out!
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I'm a Mercedes-Benz mechanic with over 15 years experience... I know just about all there is to know about the W124 and have worked on many others. Your video makes me worried and sad lol. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me! Please!
Nice to see someone here who actually knows what this is. As in, what it is beyond just reading the badge on the trunk. As if there's heaps of 124's just lying around this clean that are 1 owner....worried and sad indeed.
The 300E was used as a taxi in Europe for decades. Diesel version especially.
@@richardrigg9916 I wonder if there's anyone around who DOESN'T already know this lol. Thanks!
@@Johnathan_Waters well it might surprise you how many Americans i come across on the internet that think we are all driving maybachs and amg's here in Europe 😂🤦🏻♂️
Do you have any experience with w638?
bro scraping this car should be a crime
I will buy it before it comes to that
@@randym119 that car in that good condition would sell for 4000-5000euros here
@@TheWarback1same in Norway 🇳🇴
@@TheWarback1 Shoot even if he just decided to part it out he could probably get close that amount of money, especially with how great of a condition the interior is in.
The paint look amazing
It will start...
Its a W124....
Unbreakable....
*$100* is a bargain for what it is
bargain of the century it is!!!!!!
Beyond a bargain. I literally don't believe it. 3L m103, totally clean interior, 1 owner, seemingly no rust whatsoever being a western car....this literally doesn't exist.
Easily starting at a $6k car near me, but again it would never be found because it doesn't exist like this.
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Parts alone could get more than 1000 on ebay
Finally you have a good old German Car
The bmw is a german aswell
@@hmmmtietmetmosterd You forgot the "good" 😂
@@dinispaulino7512 uhhmm yup i did.. nevermind.. lol
German cars are trash
@@naturedetectiveminecraft6362 shut up and rethink what you said
What you SHOULD do is put it in the hands of someone who actually knows what it is and has a full understanding of the significance of the w124 chassis. That someone is very clearly neither of you or the previous owner. In this day and age where all golden era cars are forever in the past, it's sad seeing a TRUE Mercedes like this in hands that haven't the ability to appreciate what this car really is.
You realize this might be a bit of shtick, correct? No need to be condescending. It's better to be encouraging, improve the chances of something getting done with this car. These things are cheap in the States, most are not worth fixing from an economic standpoint
@@olikat8 I do realize it's a bit of a shtick, but still incredibly sad.
They're cheap when they're trashed, but not only does this actually have the 3L m103 (which I may have never seen for sale), but it is 1 owner, freakishly clean, still original (you will never find 1 with original stereo still fitted, etc), AND has no rust!! No rust!!
This specific example is not a cheap one, & they seem to have 0% of a clue the historical significance of the w124 chassis. Given what today's cars are, a w124 this clean needs to be with people the opposite of them.
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If it means that much to you make them an offer.
Everyone's gotta start somewhere. Getting thrown into the deep end is a great way to learn about these cars imo as long as you don't need it to get you to work the next morning lol
Been a Mercedes collector,builder for over 2 decades and rescue gems like this all the time (currently at 37) & the worst thing to do with an example such as this is to LS swap etc but to each their own. If you need a transmission I have a few or you guys can easily get a decent used one on your own if you want. Even if you guys decide to sell it the value will absolutely plummet when you swap out stuff to “make it cool” 🤷🏽♂️
Spoken like a true purist! This is one machine that should not be abominated.
Man keep that car bone stock and restore it to is former glory these cars when they are clean they are worth a decent amount of money weird to see that your neighboor wanted in the junkyard even tho they arent that hard to work on and they made more than a million of them so part support is plenty and also when they are running they are reliable cars
The amount of money to get it "Perfect" or even really nice...it would be a labor of love & plan to use it as a daily to recoup the investment. I do agree they are nice, solid rigs. My point of reference, BTW- a D2 Audi A8L that is all blacked-out, that I inherited. I spent about $10K; everything works, all consumable parts replaced, all serviced up, head unit with NAV & back-up camera recessed in the trunk lid, Hypergram wheels, Bilstein struts, sport springs and a new paint job...I drive it daily, no worries or payments
Please don't do all the conversions and what not, just find out what's happening with the transmission and it could be low on fluids, that could be the reason for not engaging gears, keep it original and enjoy it.
If it's low on fluid it probably has a leak somewhere.
@@bkkfarang4749Well maybe they should I don’t know fix it a leak is most likely just a seal in the gearbox
@@bkkfarang4749well based off of the way it was leaking in the video i would guess it is in fact leaking😱
16:14 I wouldn't suggest doing this.
16:34 That's compact casette player. No need for apple car play in this car.+
I'd keep it in it's original state and fix what has to be fixed.
A message to the Camera Man: Focus on the stuff hes doing not on him all the time especially when hes in the engine bay showing stuff just pointing at him gives us no Info
i thought i was alone. camera man made me stop watching after few minutes in.
it already looks cool and elegant, just fix the transmission and whatever is plastic or wood broken and call it a day.
Save it bro & please don't LS it , if possible use some other mercedes engine
It is not the engine it is the transmission and it probably just needs a good cleaning and a change of ATF fluid.
@@billyork9588 could be , but i just don't want some LS put into it
LS Swaps are the McDonalds of the engine swaps. Cheap, easy, and boring, it's food but its nothing too good. Quickest way to make a car into unoriginal slop.
@eg39701 yup, i am bored of ls or hellcat swap. Everyone does that
They could just use some mercedes engine for it
That Becker radio cassette is worth $500.00 alone
No, it isn't. There are some sought after and valuable Beckers, but this one is the BE1432 that was fitted as standard to all the 2nd generation W124's in the US market, so they are very common and easy to find for under 200$ on ebay. If it was a Mexico 2000, maybe it could be worth 500$ if it works properly.
@@dinispaulino7512 Fair enough. I'm in Australia, and you'd get AUD500 (350USD) any day.
The loud beep sound you're hearing when you turn the ignition on is because the parking brake is engaged. Once you disengage the parking brake, it'll go away.
BULLSCHIT you dont know nothing about this car !! its part off the seatbelt warning system
If the alarm does not go away when you try to turn on the car when you release the parking brake, it is a reminder alarm to put on your seat belt.
It could possibly be to warn you the drivers door is open ??
This is not an alarm. This sounds like a vacuum leak. Probably from the lights switch (for the level up/down). I had similar issue.
@@MarinChanev YOU must be fun at partys my friend
Oil gauge is pressure, not level. It operates at 3 bar (45psi).
Was going to comment same as you did
I was coming to say the same, that hurt my soul to hear him call it a level gauge
yea i think their half clueless car enthusiasts
Hat's off to you guys for saving this one from being scrapped, but please do some research before working on it, this isn't the kind of car you mess around and find out, you gotta know what you're doing. And since it's in such good condition, this one deserves to remain original.
To be fair,it isn't really a hard car to work on. It's plenty of guides
@@renegade25_banhammertech_40 I agree, but you need to know the basic stuff
@@dinispaulino7512 that's true,but doing basic research of something as complicated as a car should be the bare minimum before working on it. I mean I'm not anything near to an expert with decades of experience but i found working on my friend's 200E pretty easy
I am shocked at how this car is being sidelined.
This car could still fetch a good price where I come from.
This E 124 model is sought after and a collector’s item.
These solidly built models goes back from 1988 to 1995 I believe.
They are comfortable reliable over-engineered cars made to last a lifetime until the accountants took over in the mid 1990s to compete with especially the Japanese and the Koreans in the money-making chase hence cars these days are deliberately made to last at most 10 years.
124 parts are still available across the world but difficult to get in some countries though.
What a pity.
In many countries the beautifully kept ones are still running around in style.
Less electronics those days made for lesser problems.
There is a certain indescribable feel when you sit behind the wheels of these 30 year olds not found in modern day cars.
Guys, set up a project to rebuild it to its former glory.
You will enjoy doing it and appreciate these cars better.
AMG hammer with this clean of an interior would be legendary. do NOT scrap this car
People in the comments really want to destroy this classic of a car by swapping engines and oem stuff in it. The car is in absolute pristine condition for 200k miles(except for the tranny), but with the trends nowadays everyone wants to see a stock car be modified out of the wazoo to get that dopamine rush. this thing could be an amazing daily or weekend drive car just the way it is, these w124s are extremely hard to find it such good condition especially for that cheap of a price. Keep the car as it is for the sake of it’s age. It’s already an eye catcher as is no need to make outlandish mods on it.
Only thing I feel would be right for this car would to make it into a pseudo amg hammer
Everybody in the comments are screaming at them to keep it stock exactly like you though 😂
Sad to see these guys absoluetly violate this marvelous machine.... :(
These things are well known to be a workhorse. Diesel versions of these are still roaming around Europe. They were used as taxi's. This is arguably the last over-engineered E-Class.... obviously this one is aging and it's got a few issues...
Oh, and that buzzer is just the door buzzer because your door is open. Yes, it's extremely annoying, but that's what they aimed for at the time I think! haha.... we have pleasant chimes now, but back in the 80's that's what you got.
0:19 man that’s a lot of trunk space
😂
Your front pump on the transmission needs to be rebuilt. Nothing else is wrong with the transmission. I doesn't create pressure on the transmission and that's why the car doesn't go anywhere. To do that the transmission needs to come out. Make sure to replace the fuel filter too.
That thing has a transmission oil cooler with rubber lines and also prone to leak from the plug on the side . Pump works it blew all oil out so a line most likely cracked.
As a huge W124 fan who is currenty in the process of restoring mine to its original glory it hearts my soul that someone would even consider scrapping this car... especially for a mere couple hundred dollars... also at 10:08 that isnt actually the throttle body, its the airflow sensor, the actually throttle body is beneath the fuel distributor/airflow meter assembly.
Good to keep an old Merc' on the road.
I love this generation of Mercedes
and me I'm almost certainly going to get one now
i love how they are ducking under the hood and dont know it can open all the way 🤣
I kept screaming to put the bonnet in service mode..
These guys have no idea about Mercedes cars
you can put the hood up 90 degrees just click the two clips on both side ...Greetz from a Mercedes mecanic from Belgium PS there is no fuel pump Inside off the tank and that is a oil pressure gauge and not an oil level
That’s a nicely specced W124, and looks in great shape. Well done for getting it running, but please keep it standard trim, or sell it to someone who will keep it stock.
In morocco all the mercedes cars are beloved and especially classic cars like this ,we get it for around 3000 to 8000 usd while for 100 usd it's a steal
With a little care, this car will still run, and the Teslas will be piling up in the scrapyard. It's worth investing some money.
Black on black with the brown interior mafia style
Mercedes can be finicky, but they are glorious automobiles overall! Nothing better
These are so cool! I’m restoring an 03 Volvo s80 and I have those lil wipers on my headlights too. Older cars have much more character and are definitely worth restoring 👍🏼
Arguably (but not by much) the best automotive chassis ever made. Loads of potential.
With it leaking trans fluid, it’s probably too low to engage the clutches to shift. Check for where the leak is coming from, fix it and add the proper amount of fluid. Transmission may not be bad, could be a seal that dried up from it not running.
Or it can be one of the lines that transfer the transmission fluid to the transmission cooler. Seen that on several different makes of vehicles 😊
@@carlbernard4197 yea could be. Metal line could have rubbed and got a hole. Or rubber line could have deteriorated.
The owner just gave away one of the most reliable mercedes ever made. Forget the cost, refurbish it and you can see a King.. real King come back to life..
W123, W124 are living legends.. like a Tiger..
Save them at any cost ..
❤❤
Find the transmission fluid leak and fill it to the proper level. That sun roof is in really good shape. You got an excellent deal with this. Service records like that means it's been well cared for.
That’s actually a great car man.
Watching Americans be amazed over standard German engineering makes my day 😅 Ooh why is the horn not working... 90% of eu cars dont have a working horn without ignition.
Please give this car to someone that knows what hes doing cause you clearly dont. You dont even apreciate it.
You don’t even know if he cares or not so shut up.
@@romeovoigt pretty big mouth for a so called femboy. You can clearly see that he does not care, otherwise his idea would not be to ls swap it.
It's going to the scrap yard anyway. Don't be so sentimental
Please change those weird headlights with the originals
Those are the originals, I think you ment change it to Euro version
Yes. I meant as in the original eudm lights by mercedes not American regulation lights that make it look awful
Those are US spec headlight for that era the flush euro light where illegal in that era I believe
While I am glad u save this car from junkyard, I become so worried to hear that u plan to carry out those nonsense conversion to this car.
I can only hope u can understand a car in such prestine condition should be keep in it originality. If u cannot appreciate it's originality, I hope u can find someone who able to keep & preserve it. I have seen too many W124 get destroy by conversion. At its original form, this car belong to one of the best car we human ever produced and it deserve it's place in the history of automotive.
😮 Neighbour's definitely a cool guy.
Leave it originally and check the fuel system. This car is great. Greetings from Germany.
Why didn't you open the hood all the way up on service mode? Easier to work that way.
Gloves for your hand and a blanket for fender protection would make it look more professional and safe.
Forget all your American junk. That's a PROPER car. It's an absolute beauty that represents peak Mercedes quality. If you get that running you'll make 10 times your money when you sell it to someone with taste. Hell, I'd even buy it and get it shipped across the pond if you'd sell it to me.
This is my dream car excited to see how this build goes
I'm gonna add one more comment on this. This does appear to be a really, really nice example of one of these and it's in great shape. Many people, including myself would prefer to save it and enjoy it as a classic vehicle.
That being said, they made over 200,000 of these models. The world will get along just fine if you guys do decide to modify this one.
Except that there is probably 20K of em left nowdays in the world. And maybe 5K of em are in respecatble condition, the rest rotten shitboxes that their owners abandoned and sold to chavs that wrap em around trees.
My dad used to drive that era Mercedes when I was little. the Mercedes "reeeeeee" is a throwback for me. Never knew why it did it.
@backspeedboys Solid Job on diagnosing and fixing that engine 💪😎 Special props for cranking only as little as really necessary. Especially with the ignition out, cranking too much would have been quite counterproductive😮💨😅
Fun fact: that buzzing noise was added for the foreign (probably only US) market. It does not exist in Europe. Plus I feel it takes quite a lot away from that luxury feeling 🥺
Bunch of things - that m103 motor is immortal if you take basic care of it, be a shame to dump that.
The thing on the right with the four hard lines by the ignition module is your ABS pump.
Any comments here about the bio degradable wiring are not correct - no m103 equipped car had a bio harness. Best pro-tip for electrical troubleshooting on these is to start at the OVP relay, behind the cover behind the battery - always keep a spare. Bad OVP relay can also lead to crank/no start, that thing is pretty pivotal in these electrical systems. Takes like one minute to swap, so an easy step one to verify that that thing isn't the culprit.
This looks like an original Cali car - your CEL will be only for emissions items if it ever lights up. You'll have a blink reader by the battery to read blinks and clear codes, and the car has Cali specific bits (EGR, smog pump, cat).
That oil gauge on the left of the cluster is pressure in bar, not level - oil level is a warning light on the bottom below that. Cold idle and rpm over 1500 should read 3 bar pressure. at warm idle, it can and will drop as low as .3 bar and is within spec. It can kinda freak people out the first time you see it go down that low, but .3 is in spec for warm idle. If that pressure is pegged at 3 all the time, even at warm idle, the sensor is faulty. Easy replacement, sensor is up by the oil filter.
Best bet is fix the trans (I'd drain/refill to start - reverse only is a weird failure. On these, usually it's reverse itself that you lose first!) and keep as a daily or sell it for a fair few grand - especially a leather interior, pre facelift w124 that hasn't been modded. Putting some money and time into getting it driving right is easy money, and parts aren't too terribly expensive. Plenty of chassis floating around junkyards to go crazy with, something this clean and original is worth more as a stock driver or to fix/flip.
Brother I’m the Sahrawi refuge camps in Alegría and that Mercedes with that price it’s a dream car for me specially because it’s a Mercedes with leather interior with beautiful condition Interior and exterior
It’s literally my dream Car
Just let you know to save bumping you Magen into the grill,A great feature on Mercedes is you can make the hood stand straight up by pushing a button on your driverside Hoodhinge then go to the Passenger and do the same and push hood straight up
youre already choose a perfect sedan ever mate... ive been using W124 since 2013 and it never failed me...
Since the overall condition is good, in my humble opinion you should rebuild it, this is a cool car and one of my dream car 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼❤️❤️❤️
Amg hammer build for sure. Ls swap even just kept NA would be super cool.
In this condition, it deserves to be preserved in original condition.
It’s in such good condition it doesn’t need to be overly modified, it’s a classic at this point, don’t tarnish it with modifications that you see everywhere
Yea sure it would do you thunk before you speak? AMERICAN SHIT SHOULD BE KEPT IN AMERICAN SHIT
AMG Hammer with the supercar killing performance 👌
My C240 straight 6, had 12 spark plugs… 2 for each cylinders. Top & bottom… check if this has the same setup
Really want a W124 ❤ extremely reliable cars
Please don’t scrap that 124; those are one of the best built MB’s from their golden era. You will find a buyer for that car as is, guaranteed.
Open the hood in service mode to have more visibility. And that Mercedes is the best car ever made
This is crazy. My neighbor had a 2000 Bonneville SSEI with a supercharger ya I know it's not a Mercedes but it sat for a few years and he knew how much I liked it so one day he came over saying that he is getting rid of it and because he knew it said that he wanted 100$ and a promise to take care of it and one day take him for a ride. Like I said it's not a Mercedes but still pretty decent. He bought it new and paid over 40 k for it the original sticker from the factory was in the glove box. Not only that it only had 50000 kms on it. Yes Kms not miles I'm in Canada. Anyway I just thought that was kinda along the same lines. I guess it's not really a comment nor question more like a story 😂👍🇨🇦
Oh yeah this is the build we’ve been looking for
This is a mint example of a super iconic car. If your gonna do a v8 keep it Mercedes at least.
This needs a new transmission. I had the opposite problem a few years ago. The reverse gear stopped working, only forward drive worked. The different gears have different clutches in the transmission, so it is perfectly possible that some of the clutches go bad. See if you can get a 2nd hand transmission of the same specs. I was lucky that my mechanic had one lying around. I got it rather cheap - but the labour to install it was much more. Anyway, you will not get this transmission fixed cheaply - and it is very unlikely you can replace it yourself. It takes a expertise, tools and a lift.
You need to top off the transmission with fluid after finding the leak. A transmission with low fluid won’t shift correctly or at all.
If automatic transmissions are low on fluid the first symptom is not going into drive and or reverse, Being you saw a puddle of "red" fluid it obviously has a leak, Put her up in the air find the leak, fix it and then warm up the engine and add fluid to proper level once at operating temp. Ill bet the transmission is just fine, just needs the leak fixed and you will be good to go! Don't LS Swap it thats so over done. in line 6s late forever and are easy to work on. GREAT Car esp for $100
This car will get you a lot of views!!! You're going to find out the power of Mercedes!
Owned a 1990 260 E for about 5 years and my friend owned it for 6 years or so after me. One of the best designed cars i ever owned. I will own another one when i have the space
Restore it! Better then the ones made today.
That Merc is immaculate ❤
That’s an excellent car and is worth the money to fix it, it has excellent mileage and conditions.
Hood will open wider and stand straight up 90 degrees....this car is easy to work on, it's just gas n go!
my first thought in the first minute of the video: "hey guys, chris fix is here!!"
Buy it for $ 100 now that it's working. One option is to sell parts to other owners of the W124 model MB
It's probably immobilised only a brand new battery and leaving it to clear faults for at least 24 hours will work. Check the driver's door to see if a green immobilising light comes on on the door handle. It's just immobilised. New Battery and leave it to clear faults and use the ignition key button to unlock and lock.
I’ve owned one of these. Exact same color “champagne “. It was rock solid and the only reason I don’t have it anymore is because I wrecked it. It was pretty fast for a straight 6 bone stock. I’ve owned AMG’s and other V8 benzes since. But it was my first Benz and it was a great car. You should definitely bring it back to stock and just enjoy it for what it is. The 124 was one of the last great Benz that were built like a tank.
fix the leak and fill up the gearbox and it will drive again, since it is an automatic it uses a torque converter which need fluid to operate
u dont even know how lucky u r this car is a gem best of his class and not much left in 10 more years will value at least $20000
Small tip might be useful or not. While working under hood you can put hood in a vertical position by pulling like small clips on bought sides and the hood will go up (just to protect your head from the grill )
AHHH...the beautiful Ke-jetronic fuel system.
W124 is a great cars, You should keep it it's a classic car with modern features. 🤩
90s-early 2000s cars are my favorite because usually when I fight these no start problems it's typically something electrical.
doing the widebody and engine swap would make this the coolest car on youtube, genuinely
I have the same car in Dubai, I have swapped the engine to 2JZ seven years ago , and it tuned to be the best car I ever had.
How the actual heck do you get w124 300E for a 100 bucks?! In my country it's about 5000$ from 5 owners, abused like hell and it's rusted out like crazy!
It's the CONDUCTOR PLATE you do not have to drop the transmission I PROMISE ITS EASY!!! THEY ALL GO OUT after they sit the conductor plate is 500 dollars
Those are very special Mercedes. Please don't hack it up, you will regret it! They can be pricey to repair, but worth every penny.
U got your self bullet proof car mate trust me!
Put a Japanese 1uz V8 in it! Can hold 800+ on the bottom end. Reva to 8k with a tune. Bangs limiter. Never breaks
You can check a wire for damage by checking the continuity across it
I owned one of those. It was a great car. Mine was a 4Matic (awd). One of the nicest cruising cars I've ever owned. They're built like tanks.
Keep it Mercedes!If you v8 swap use a Mercedes engine or turbocharge the inline 6!
Any creative videos on w123,124 will go down as GEMS in youtube history, as reference for the future auto enthusiast generation..
This car is peak of golden german ingenering era.
Keeper. Find out where transmission is leaking and fix it. You have a car for another 200k miles worth over $15k.
Change the automatic-fluid and the brake-belts and the transmission will likely start to work magically.BTW.The dash shows the oil-pressure Not the level