Hi Mark. The Merc, Looks to be a winner for you. The mileage. For me. Is 100+. Too much. I respect the reasons for buying such a vehicle. But being (old school). The lower the mileage. The less the parts have worn. Belt's. Alternator, water pump. Clutch. Injectors. etc etc etc. See you in the next one, Cheers 👍👍
Your biggest headache could be getting those old glowplugs out. They're renowned for being really stuck, breaking off and causing a world of pain but don't worry , there's hundreds of videos that describe the problem and advice about how to do it.
Had this a few times on diesels mark, its most likely the preheat timer/ relay that has failed, ( you only have 1 bank of cylinders as its a 4cyl, same code comes up on V6 models) if so its heating the plugs all the time which will do damage (also why you are getting implausible manifold temp reading), dont drive it until you have fixed it, dealers often put P/X cars through copart if its nearer than a conventional car auction, copart attracts a much larger audience........period!
Hi MARK. I have a 2015 model same car I love it had for 3 years now - I believe it has Renault engine I paid £10.000 for it so I would think you have a fair margin to play with- mine has less miles 72.000 good luck !!!!
Well done Mark, now someone in Copart has lost their job because you highlighted the fact the car has over a half tank of fuel. How do you sleep at night?
Yeah, I bought an unclassified.. it was mutton dressed as lamb. Looked ok and very clean inside. But the gear box was shot. So I’m selling it for what I bought it for hopefully..
Nice car Mark. Possibly finance reposed. Nice colour. You can go to any Mercedes specialist and they will print out the service history for free
Hi Mark. The Merc, Looks to be a winner for you. The mileage. For me. Is 100+. Too much. I respect the reasons for buying such a vehicle. But being (old school). The lower the mileage. The less the parts have worn. Belt's. Alternator, water pump. Clutch. Injectors. etc etc etc. See you in the next one, Cheers 👍👍
Well happy new year fella , what a start looks like a quick fix if just 4 glow plugs , will do somebody a great car 👍🏼👍🏼
@@Lasercapri Thanks mate happy new year to you great car to start the year off 👍👍
Looks to be a proper bargain that Merc 👍
@@kelvinnoden3057 Thanks mate yeah looks that way 👍👍
German car auto gearbox are always creamy smooth, hope it it's not expensive to fix the problem it s a great looking car
Your biggest headache could be getting those old glowplugs out. They're renowned for being really stuck, breaking off and causing a world of pain but don't worry , there's hundreds of videos that describe the problem and advice about how to do it.
@laurencehastings7473 Ho mate I’m not looking forward too that 👍👍
Dont fix it
Sell it as is .
If the glow plugs snap upon removal it will devalue car .
Hi Mark, seems you got yourself a little peach.Hope its a straightforward mend and a quick turn arround
@@johnchincotta1qwdb15 Thanks mate it does seam like great car I’m still waiting for the big thing to happen 👍👍
Hello Mark, great video,nice looking Mercedes-Benz, didn't you have one before.this should clean up really nice.
I'd be tempted to use it daily for a week or so before you start fiddling with it. There could be intermittent or hidden faults.
@@wilburytwist6683 Hi mate yeah I will probably do that 👍👍
Had this a few times on diesels mark, its most likely the preheat timer/ relay that has failed, ( you only have 1 bank of cylinders as its a 4cyl, same code comes up on V6 models) if so its heating the plugs all the time which will do damage (also why you are getting implausible manifold temp reading), dont drive it until you have fixed it, dealers often put P/X cars through copart if its nearer than a conventional car auction, copart attracts a much larger audience........period!
@@bornpompey2 Thanks mate appreciate the info I’ll make sure to get the repairs done 👍👍
Just hope there’s not a glow plug snapped in the head and that’s why they put it through Copart
Hi MARK. I have a 2015 model same car I love it had for 3 years now - I believe it has Renault engine I paid £10.000 for it so I would think you have a fair margin to play with- mine has less miles 72.000 good luck !!!!
@@allanlocke5420 Thanls mate I really like there’s cars hopefully this will turn out a good one 👍👍
Well done Mark, now someone in Copart has lost their job because you highlighted the fact the car has over a half tank of fuel. How do you sleep at night?
@@charliecoco2115 🤣🤣🤣winner winner chicken dinner I sleep like a baby every night it annoys my wife 👍👍
Don't want to burst your bubble but these cars a well known for AUTOMATIC gearbox issues !!!! Great vid ,keep up good quality work.
@@alanparis7256 Hi mate yeah I have heard about there’s gear box’s every car has it’s problems 🤞🏻🤞🏻hopefully this will be ok 👍👍
Don’t buy diesel they don’t sell easily now a days I buy petrol unrecorded fix them and they sell very fast.
Hi, quick question is salvage market good or bad. I have interest in category x but Co part cannot deliver in some cases vans ect.
If the battery was flat I’d clear the codes and run it to see what comes back before you end up chasing faults that aren’t there
@@StephenParkes-e9y Hi mate I have tried that and the codes come back
@ time to fault find.good luck it does look a lovely car
Yeah, I bought an unclassified.. it was mutton dressed as lamb. Looked ok and very clean inside. But the gear box was shot. So I’m selling it for what I bought it for hopefully..
@@grahameelton1899 Sorry to hear that mate hopefully you can get some money back 👍👍
@ yes. A lot of interest as it’s a popular car and a good project for someone. Tks.
Don’t be shocked until you realise cost of repair or replacement has it already had a mot and failed on emissions who knows.,!!
@@danielsellers8538 Hi mate it’s still got 6 mouths left on the MOT it was done at 119k miles 🤔👍👍
Hey mark how long do u have to wait on average for a v62 to come back
I recently did a v62 with a 23 year old Mercedes and the v5 came in around 2 weeks.
@grahameelton1899 thanks for the reply I bought a car from copart and now it's all finished i can't sell it as no log book can't test drive it
@@gareth838 best of luck with that. The v62 is the first thing I sort out tbh.
@@gareth838 Hi mate I send off a V62 on the day I win the car in this game you need to get in front fast or things will drag on very quickly 👍👍
Injector seal leak?
There is no cat U ?
Unrecorded is what it is and U is used in auction