Mercedes 380SE

7 discussions on MotorsForum about the Mercedes 380SE: what owners asked, what went wrong, and what fixed it.

What owners report

Why do the new SLs have such patchy reliability?

The new SL is gorgeous (outside especially) but I keep seeing horrorstories from owners who post their experiences on various Internetwebsites. They are remarkably similar - aside from smelly designoleather those car have rattles and spend...

Mercedes oil consumption

Greetings,Just back from the dealer, my 2001 ml 320 with 44,000 is using 1quart of oilevery 1500 miles. Per Mercedes everything is fine until you use 1 liter ofoil ever 1000 kilometers. Wow I must have missed that in the salesliterature. ...

1984 MB 380SE - Worth Rebuilding?

Hello All, I am new to the MB world. (Mostly drive BMW) I inherited a 1984 380SE. It has 177k miles on the clock. The body has never been wrecked or damaged. It's just old. Could use a new set of rings, valve job, etc. It's starting to...

1985 380SE Anti-Freeze and Transmittsion Fluid

For my 1985se Mercedes, what type of anti-freeze should I use besides paying the $28/gallon at the mercedes dealer. Also, what is the recommended transmission fluid to use.Thanks in advance.

1985 Mercedes 380SE Water Pump Removal

Hello,I'm replacing the water pump on my Mercedes 380SE for the first time ever. I'm finding it to be a tricky job. Question, how do I remove the bolt at the bottom of the pump and behind the timing wheel?

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