500Eboard

Hey all. Long post ahead, but I promise that I get to the point.

I’ve been struggling wrenching on my 119.970 M119. It’s an 8/91 build w140 (please don’t ban me) After curing my startup rattle by updating the valve in the oil filter housing, I focused my attention towards a ticking noise I had been hearing at hot idle.

I pulled the cam covers and inspected what...

Moderator update 1: Car was declared "total loss" in 2013, see post #6 below. For sale again June 2025, see post #19 below. Thread title updated.

Moderator update 2: Price down to $19k by November 2025, see post #42 below. Thread title updated.

Seeing two issues which seem to be related that I am starting to triage. Wanted to share to see if anyone has any tips:

1) When car is started, idle is at ~600. Few seconds later, it shifts to about 1.5k. When shift in gear, it drops back to -600. This happens every time I shift out of gear into Park.

2. Every few days, car goes into limo mode where it seems t...

Hello i did some pulls and it started smoking here

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I would like to post some pictures of my car.
It's a 92 Euro 500E and i own it for 3 years now. It brings me a lot of joy but also a lot of headaches
I don't mean to show off or something, only to share my expireince with brabus mono III wheels. The set i have is polished 19" 9.5J one piece with Pzero rosso 255/35 all around. I was using them onl...