[W126 Coupe] Death of a STAR?

[Jay Manek]

Clear DayI ended up paying £400 for a new A/C compressor... when we took the old one off we saw that the O rings had split... the one i bought was non refundable so changed it anyway... the benefit of hindsight eh..



Many Thanks & Regards

Jay Manek | www.mercland.com| 07716 349949
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mike R. 
  To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists 
  Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 5:33 PM
  Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Death of a STAR?


  Ken,

  You need a better mechanic!! It's unlikely you really needed all that work. I've had the pleasure of seeing that car and it wasn't in that bad of condition.

  1. AC replaced?? What's that mean?? My 560SEL had a major AC leak that turned out to be two (2) o-rings on the compressor. Maybe $2 in parts, $130 to convert to R134 and recharge.
  2. About $100 and DIY
  3. $50-60 in parts, DIY
  4. What "oil housing"? Air pump hose is a couple of hose clamps and probably $20 in parts - DIY 
  5. Injectors can be cleaned. New brass injectors, with seals and cups are under $40 each - $320 in parts, DIY
  6. Front Rotors $60, rear rotors about $30, pads will be about $35 each end - DIY
  7. Alignment is about $100 at the dealer.

  You should have let us know this before you sold the car!! I'd have told you to bring it here to me in Vegas and we'd have played with it for a day or so. Damn!!

  Later,
  Mike R.
  (702) 494-8056
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Kenneth Delmar Hopkins 
    To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com 
    Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 8:43 AM
    Subject: [W126 Coupe] Death of a STAR?


    I was sitting in the Dentist chair waiting for an exam, when I got the call.
    The call came from the Autospecialist clerk who said I needed some additional work done on my 1990 560SEC in addition to the regular scheduled maintenance I usually had done.
    The clerk stated that during the initial inspection of the car the following items need attention also:
    1. Air conditioner needed replacement. 
    2.All the spark plug wiring needed replacement.
    3.Engine motor mounts were in bad shape and recommended     
       replacement.
    4. The oil housing is leaking and the air pump hose is cracked and needs  
        to be replaced.
    5. The injectors and injector seals needs to be replaced.
    6. Needs to have brakes all around replaced.
    7. The alignment was need also.
    I thought about what he was saying and with each breath that he took it was another thousand dollar. After all was said and done.
    the total bill would be close to 10k. As he gave me the total bill the glimmer of my Star begin to fade and the thoughts of selling the car became a reality finally. Thus, I sold my heart that I had for 18 years. for $5800.00 and bought a 2001 S500 with 34k mile in great condition.
    Please note that I still love that S560 and will someday get another one. But for now I chug along in a land boat that is a far cry from my beloved S560. I still read and tune in to the forum though.

    Kenneth D Hopkins
    1990 S560 Black/Tan moved to S500 Black/Black

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