[W126 Coupe] 560SEC test drive

[Dick Spellman]

Frederick Auld wrote:

> Test driving an 89 560SEC tomorrow for the second time, and will hand over

> cash if all is well.  

>

> Selector:  During the first test drive, the selector was a little stiff,

> certainly more so that my current 500SEC whose selector is very light

> indeed.  Reading through the archives, I see that Dick Spellman experienced

> the same problem and applied some lube the the selector to eradicate the

> problem.  I hope that's all it is and not a sign of worse to come with the

> transmission itself.  The car has done 97500 miles and has only done 10000

> miles in the last three years. It's owned by a retired solicitor who bought

> it in 1990.  Smoke silver with mushroom leather, all standard and original

> (inc Becker Mexico radio cassette).

>

> Rear diff:  The rear diff looks a bit oily... I guess this is a leaky gasket

> or loose diff nut?

>

> Btw, it left the factory without a the cat so delivers a full 300hp as the

> good Lord intended (owners manual says 220kw).

>

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Fred:  if the diff is wet looking on the drive shaft side, it's the 
pinion seal that's weeping.  In fact if other signs of leaking are 
present, I'd again check into just how long the SEC has been sitting.  
That pinion seal is easily done when the flex disks and center bearing 
are serviced on the drive shaft.

If it's leaking on the drain/fill side an inspection of the fluid level 
is a good idea.  Actually, upon purchase changing out all the fluids is 
a good idea if there are no service records that indicate when these 
things were last taken care of.

You gotta love the factory 300hp!

Dick