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Car Forum / Mercedes-Benz Cars / December 2004560SL maintenance questions
In Florida, I recently bought a 1986 560SL with 130k miles showing. There were no maintenance records with the car. The owners manual calls for changing the brake fluid at yearly intervals. I will take the car to the local Mercedes dealer for that change. What other maintenance proceedures will extend the life of the car? Radiator flush a good idea? Are U.S. products OK for oil and auto transmission and rear axle? Advice appreciated. The brake fluid flush is a good idea since you don't have the service history. Any brakeshop can do that. I would replace the engine coolant and the trans fluid and filter Again no brainer..anybody can do that.. Make sure you use either the MB coolant or the red antifreeze. The motor mounts should be checked and replaced if they have not been as yet I would search for an independent shop rather than the DealerStealer. Good luck, Peter > In Florida, I recently bought a 1986 560SL with 130k miles showing. There > were no maintenance records with the car. The owners manual calls for [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Are U.S. products OK for oil and auto transmission and rear axle? > Advice appreciated. I would not trust the tranny fluid to any shop. Any shop might not drain the torque converter, and then you're up sh.t creek. Richard > The brake fluid flush is a good idea since you don't have the service > history. Any brakeshop can do that. I would replace the engine coolant and [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >> Are U.S. products OK for oil and auto transmission and rear axle? >> Advice appreciated. >In Florida, I recently bought a 1986 560SL with 130k miles showing. There >were no maintenance records with the car. The owners manual calls for [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >Are U.S. products OK for oil and auto transmission and rear axle? >Advice appreciated. All filters: air, oil, transmission, fuel All fluids: brakes, coolant, transmission, engine oil, differential, power steering And a full Tune up Check everything rubber - it ages, cracks, and gives gradual degradation of performance. - Engine - hoses, seals, gaskets, especially vacuum lines - suspension - bushings front and rear control arms, sway bars, and subframes - mounts - engine, transmission, differential - body - seals, especially trunk and soft top hatch It will drive like a new car if these things were marginal and you replace them. Not particularly difficult, but expensive if the dealer does it. Do it the fun way - get a manual and do it yourself. |
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