MAF fixed the lame performance and acceleration- it absolutely hammers and smokes the tires like a V8 should. Odd that it never threw any kind of warning or errors. Oh well. Easy fix
@@christopher6161 Funnily enough i’ve got one on the way. Was not planning to use it for car purposes- more the bathroom i need to renovate. Its no longer used because of water leakage and a biohazard from all the black mould. Im a little concerned about the ozone destroying the rubber in the car and causing corrosion to any bare metals. It produces 100g/h.
@@MMWA-DAVE Seat cushion is made out of organic material. Hopefully, the rot has not taken hold there. I agree, interior is going to have to be removed for proper mold treatment.
@@MMWA-DAVE Car looks great and is worthy of the effort. Cheers from California. BTW, our cars look as spotless as yours underneath. I see many rust free W210 cars in our local junkyards.
haha, I totally understand. Even here in Australia it seems near impossible to find one with no rust at all. I still have to deal with the bottom of the rear left door before it spreads to visible areas.
For a Pre-Facelift example, it's in great shape! I had a 1998 430 "Sport" model, and it was a wonderful car. I sold it with 320,000 MILES!! I also had a client with a 1997 E420 with 475,000 Miles, and still going strong (I'm an MB mechanic btw). The W210's are very long-lived vehicles, just like the W124! (with proper maintenance of course)
Sadly, in Australia we never got the M119 based w210’s. The E420 would have been a good project and an ideal candidate for building a 6 litre. I have seen only 1 e420 in Australia, a personal import. They didn’t know what they had and it got scrapped and recycled 😞
Looks like a very nice car! I also have a 2000 E430 (luxury/standard). Great cars! Not very fast though! I had a failed throttle position sensor as well... sometimes they fail without a code, if it's just on the edge of tolerance.
That’s a really nice looking W210 they never look like that in Sweden. I think it’s worth the work to keep it clean because it’s so much nicer with a light interior.
Great buy, I for one like the w210 good honest cars without a lot of troublesome electronics. It should clean up a treat. I was going to say the 430 engine is a good solid lump and don't have major issues , so glad it was just the maf
For the sake of the fuel system alone, no W124 will ever be easier to maintain than a w210. W210's are less analog than W124's of course, but are still "dinosaurs" compared to anything after.
There was a service campaign for those door seals here in US. They took it in and added some wax or something; it didn't take them very long. Maybe they would fix that rust spot for you and add the wax now for free, who knows.
That was tim, not me saying that- i was supposed to mute that section 😂 The context to that was - over in my state there are many 210’s getting around in very sad states being driven into the ground. They are at that stage now with rock bottom values. I mentioned I didn’t want people thinking I was one of those types.
Nice find. The 4.3 M113 is damn fine smooth donk and can only imagine that in a lighter car than the S430 that it must go well. I've just bought a CL500 sight unseen so been waiting for that but watching your videos on that.
back in 2019 i was about 22ish at the time I got a 98 E240 W210. and i loved it. Sadly she needed lots of work and i sold her to get in part a W211 witch i name old silver. witch is my pride and joy. However i love the w210 witch is a very under rated car. if you look after them and get a good one :) get a bad one then sadly run/
@@MMWA-DAVE Same with W202. witch i class as the 2nd gen c class. I also got a W208 witch needs lots of love but i saved him from the junk pile. Those old v6's go well Good score on getting a E430! Rare as more so here in perth. no wonder you had to get it state side lol
Ironically, I love my 99 E320 more than my 1994 300TE wagon! Your "new" E430 looks very nice as is. Cosmetically, it looks much better than most here in the states ( where many have 200,000+ miles). They are awesome cars! I, for one, like the styling more than the "boxy" styling of the W124.
For cleaning the leather... I've tried EVERYTHING, and the only thing i've found to work WELL is "colourlock" Strong Leather Cleaner and protectant. With a natural brush (or spin brush on a drill!). MB Genuine products sells a leather cleaner that is very similar (foaming kind).
I recall you said you have a wagon and a sedan? Do you know if the rear carpet mats designed for a wagon fit in the rear of a sedan? Can only find correct coloured floor mats for sale but listed as for wagon.
@@MMWA-DAVE Oh, actually I had a W203 wagon (C240, sold it about a year ago), and now have a W210 Sedan. And I believe they are interchangeable but don't quote me on that!
Queensland redbacks at that. Allegedly customs inspectors looked at the car when docked in Perth too (came by coastal shipping) and they didn’t even care about all the leaf littler and moss etc and stowaway spiders.
The first thing to do and the most important in a w210 automatic is to change the transmission filter and transmission oil otherwise the filter gets clogged with metallic particles and the transmission oil pump starves of oil.
Yep its on the to do list. Theres no service history with the car but suspect it has been done at some stage previously- Tim noted the heat shield on the electrical connector was missing, so someones been in there. The car needs a good service, the air filter for example looks like its never been changed and is absolutely filthy.
Don't understand the logic of not getting the lower klm car for the same money, all cars classic or not should be driven, otherwise they simply rot away. Did I hear you correct $40,000 ?
@@MMWA-DAVE Damn, I thought so lol, I did have a look a few online, look like a pretty good daily if running well. Be very interested in how you go, any bugs with this model ?
@@bobbuilder5362 210 = rust. It seems finding one without at least some hiding somewhere is near impossible. Driveline as far as I’m aware is fairly robust. I’m only new to them and by no means an expert though. This is my first one, ever.
MAF fixed the lame performance and acceleration- it absolutely hammers and smokes the tires like a V8 should. Odd that it never threw any kind of warning or errors. Oh well. Easy fix
how did you determine it was the MAF? regardless you probably need a good ozone generator for the interior
@@christopher6161 Funnily enough i’ve got one on the way. Was not planning to use it for car purposes- more the bathroom i need to renovate. Its no longer used because of water leakage and a biohazard from all the black mould. Im a little concerned about the ozone destroying the rubber in the car and causing corrosion to any bare metals. It produces 100g/h.
@@MMWA-DAVE Seat cushion is made out of organic material. Hopefully, the rot has not taken hold there. I agree, interior is going to have to be removed for proper mold treatment.
@@encinobalboa Something really stinks in there. I think i will remove everything anyway as I want to clean all the carpet anyway.
@@MMWA-DAVE Car looks great and is worthy of the effort. Cheers from California. BTW, our cars look as spotless as yours underneath. I see many rust free W210 cars in our local junkyards.
This w210 would be just Engine, transmission here in Canada. Rest would be rot. These things rust like CRAZY. Amazing condition.
haha, I totally understand. Even here in Australia it seems near impossible to find one with no rust at all. I still have to deal with the bottom of the rear left door before it spreads to visible areas.
For a Pre-Facelift example, it's in great shape! I had a 1998 430 "Sport" model, and it was a wonderful car. I sold it with 320,000 MILES!! I also had a client with a 1997 E420 with 475,000 Miles, and still going strong (I'm an MB mechanic btw). The W210's are very long-lived vehicles, just like the W124! (with proper maintenance of course)
Sadly, in Australia we never got the M119 based w210’s. The E420 would have been a good project and an ideal candidate for building a 6 litre. I have seen only 1 e420 in Australia, a personal import. They didn’t know what they had and it got scrapped and recycled 😞
Love it. My e430 is 400 short of 300k. I love this car. th-cam.com/video/FvK0pQl_5F4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=5YAzY9IPk6hIYrQl
Looks like a very nice car! I also have a 2000 E430 (luxury/standard). Great cars! Not very fast though! I had a failed throttle position sensor as well... sometimes they fail without a code, if it's just on the edge of tolerance.
Such a beautiful car 👍
I have 4 different S210 that's the station wagon, 3 of them are diesel and 1 is a 420 from -96.
Greatings from Sweden.
That’s a really nice looking W210 they never look like that in Sweden. I think it’s worth the work to keep it clean because it’s so much nicer with a light interior.
it would be cool to see a video showing the difference in build quality between the 210 vs older models like the 124.
Great buy, I for one like the w210 good honest cars without a lot of troublesome electronics. It should clean up a treat. I was going to say the 430 engine is a good solid lump and don't have major issues , so glad it was just the maf
Very beautiful but the w124 seems to be tougher and simpler to keep👍👍👍
I have to disagree.W210 built quality is superb.It´s the most reliable MB I´ve ever had,very cheap to own.I´ve had W124 also.
For the sake of the fuel system alone, no W124 will ever be easier to maintain than a w210.
W210's are less analog than W124's of course, but are still "dinosaurs" compared to anything after.
Yeah, nice car, though nothing to compare with W124. In the W210 there some cutting corner from Mercedes' accountants.
Congratulations MMWA. Waiting to see the restoration of this nice W210 😎
There was a service campaign for those door seals here in US. They took it in and added some wax or something; it didn't take them very long. Maybe they would fix that rust spot for you and add the wax now for free, who knows.
Had the same thing consistency happen on my e240 ……… always after heavy braking to avoid a collision
"Dole Bludga!!" Happy Aussie day gentleman
That was tim, not me saying that- i was supposed to mute that section 😂 The context to that was - over in my state there are many 210’s getting around in very sad states being driven into the ground. They are at that stage now with rock bottom values. I mentioned I didn’t want people thinking I was one of those types.
Nice find. The 4.3 M113 is damn fine smooth donk and can only imagine that in a lighter car than the S430 that it must go well. I've just bought a CL500 sight unseen so been waiting for that but watching your videos on that.
yeah...another adventure !!
The title looks familiar to me )
Congrats! W210s are not as monumental as w124s but they are still quite a machine!
Suggest using leatherique to bring the leather back to as new condition. Look forward to more w210 videos
back in 2019 i was about 22ish at the time I got a 98 E240 W210. and i loved it. Sadly she needed lots of work and i sold her to get in part a W211 witch i name old silver. witch is my pride and joy. However i love the w210 witch is a very under rated car. if you look after them and get a good one :)
get a bad one then sadly run/
absolutely very underrated. They are mechanically near bulletproof when looked after. I do love it but understand its weaknesses
@@MMWA-DAVE Same with W202. witch i class as the 2nd gen c class.
I also got a W208 witch needs lots of love but i saved him from the junk pile. Those old v6's go well
Good score on getting a E430! Rare as more so here in perth. no wonder you had to get it state side lol
Ironically, I love my 99 E320 more than my 1994 300TE wagon! Your "new" E430 looks very nice as is. Cosmetically, it looks much better than most here in the states ( where many have 200,000+ miles). They are awesome cars! I, for one, like the styling more than the "boxy" styling of the W124.
That’s simply not possible.
Looks pretty good 😊👍
For cleaning the leather... I've tried EVERYTHING, and the only thing i've found to work WELL is "colourlock" Strong Leather Cleaner and protectant. With a natural brush (or spin brush on a drill!). MB Genuine products sells a leather cleaner that is very similar (foaming kind).
I recall you said you have a wagon and a sedan? Do you know if the rear carpet mats designed for a wagon fit in the rear of a sedan? Can only find correct coloured floor mats for sale but listed as for wagon.
@@MMWA-DAVE Oh, actually I had a W203 wagon (C240, sold it about a year ago), and now have a W210 Sedan. And I believe they are interchangeable but don't quote me on that!
Looks like some Redback spiderwebs under the engine too. Keep your eyes open.
Queensland redbacks at that. Allegedly customs inspectors looked at the car when docked in Perth too (came by coastal shipping) and they didn’t even care about all the leaf littler and moss etc and stowaway spiders.
The first thing to do and the most important in a w210 automatic is to change the transmission filter and transmission oil otherwise the filter gets clogged with metallic particles and the transmission oil pump starves of oil.
Yep its on the to do list. Theres no service history with the car but suspect it has been done at some stage previously- Tim noted the heat shield on the electrical connector was missing, so someones been in there. The car needs a good service, the air filter for example looks like its never been changed and is absolutely filthy.
Check under door seal at the top of the doors
yep done this
Nice car, minus gold emblems😊
yep they are going, dont know who the joker was that thought it was a good idea.
mate get leatherique rejuvination cleaning system its quite good!!
yep been thinking about that and also redying it in places
sorry i have to tell you this but the steering wheel is on the wrong side
Hey! you did not mention that these blokes even drive on the wrong side of the wrong! 🎉😂🎉😂
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Don't understand the logic of not getting the lower klm car for the same money, all cars classic or not should be driven, otherwise they simply rot away. Did I hear you correct $40,000 ?
i worded that incorrectly- i meant the 40k km was the same in dollars ie 40k. I absolutely did not pay this for mine 🤣
@@MMWA-DAVE Damn, I thought so lol, I did have a look a few online, look like a pretty good daily if running well. Be very interested in how you go, any bugs with this model ?
@@bobbuilder5362 210 = rust. It seems finding one without at least some hiding somewhere is near impossible. Driveline as far as I’m aware is fairly robust. I’m only new to them and by no means an expert though. This is my first one, ever.