My Adventure in buying a Used 1998 Mercedes W210 E250 Diesel | EDIT: Restoration completed

cefiljoseph · 11th January 2024, 15:13

Great updates and happy to see you maintaining this one well. Particularly like the colour on your car too. I have also heard that 210 has a better ride than the 211. Wishing you a great ownership ahead

Haroun · 11th January 2024, 16:19

Nice thread.
Last year i saw a lovely 210 on AMG wheels.

Vmax1200 · 12th January 2024, 21:13

Installed new head lamps and fog lamps

My Adventure in buying a Used 1998 Mercedes W210 E250 Diesel | EDIT: Restoration completed-head-lamps-tail-lights.jpeg

Vmax1200 · 16th January 2024, 13:17

New tail lights and emblems

My Adventure in buying a Used 1998 Mercedes W210 E250 Diesel | EDIT: Restoration completed-new-tail-lamps.jpeg

Vmax1200 · 23rd January 2024, 12:46

Completed the work:

Front view

My Adventure in buying a Used 1998 Mercedes W210 E250 Diesel | EDIT: Restoration completed-front.jpeg

Rear

Side

Rajeev1 · 23rd January 2024, 13:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vmax1200

Completed the work:

The car looks amazing - almost as if it has just driven out of the showroom. Your effort shows if one compares the 'before' and 'after' pics. Can you let me know from where you sourced the 'lemforder' spares and approximately how much you spent overall getting the car into this shape?

Wishing you years of happy motoring.

Vmax1200 · 23rd January 2024, 14:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rajeev1

The car looks amazing - almost as if it has just driven out of the showroom. Your effort shows if one compares the 'before' and 'after' pics. Can you let me know from where you sourced the 'lemforder' spares and approximately how much you spent overall getting the car into this shape?

Wishing you years of happy motoring.

Thank you for your kind words.

I bought Lemforder spares from www.autodoc.co.uk. I didn't check the total cost. Will update shortly.

Vmax1200 · 4th February 2024, 11:30

Last week, my day started with a frustrating twist – my car refused to start! Well, after ruling out the usual suspects, I did some quick research online and found that a malfunctioning fuel shut-off valve can prevent the fuel from reaching the engine. Luckily the “Merc Motors” in Cochin had it in stock and replaced. Even though OM605 is a non-complicated NA diesel, the parts which may prevent the engine from starting are fuel shut off valve, crankshaft position sensor, air in the system due to worn O rings and Diesel plunger spring. So, as a precautionary measure, I replaced all together with fuel shut off valve. The V belt had a noise in the idle RPM. So, replaced the damper and spring. Now engine runs very smooth in idle. Planning to fix new diesel injection nozzles too.

Fuel shut off valve

My Adventure in buying a Used 1998 Mercedes W210 E250 Diesel | EDIT: Restoration completed-fuel-shut-off-valve.jpeg

Tensioner

Crankshaft position sensor

Nozzles

Vmax1200 · 23rd April 2024, 19:28

I recently encountered a diesel leak from the cylinder head of my car. I noticed it because of the diesel smell and low fuel efficiency. After diagnosing the issue, the culprit was the fuel overflow hoses inside the cylinder head. I sourced replacement parts from Galaxy Parts Cochin (They stock parts for Benz). Alongside replacing the faulty parts, I also took the opportunity to replace the breather tube as precautionary measure.

The repair process went smoothly, and I'm happy to report that the issue has been successfully resolved. My car is now back to running smoothly without any leaks or performance issues.

Breather Tube

My Adventure in buying a Used 1998 Mercedes W210 E250 Diesel | EDIT: Restoration completed-breather-tube.jpeg

Fuel hose (FEBI Brand)

11th January 2024, 15:13	#16
cefiljoseph BHPian Join Date: Oct 2021 Location: Thrissur Posts: 171 Thanked: 1,492 Times	re: My Adventure in buying a Used 1998 Mercedes W210 E250 Diesel \| EDIT: Restoration completed Great updates and happy to see you maintaining this one well. Particularly like the colour on your car too. I have also heard that 210 has a better ride than the 211. Wishing you a great ownership ahead
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11th January 2024, 16:19	#17
Haroun BHPian Join Date: Mar 2023 Location: Kochi. Posts: 37 Thanked: 173 Times	re: My Adventure in buying a Used 1998 Mercedes W210 E250 Diesel \| EDIT: Restoration completed Nice thread. Last year i saw a lovely 210 on AMG wheels. Attached Thumbnails
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12th January 2024, 21:13	#18
Vmax1200 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Kothamangalam Posts: 166 Thanked: 754 Times	re: My Adventure in buying a Used 1998 Mercedes W210 E250 Diesel \| EDIT: Restoration completed Installed new head lamps and fog lamps
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16th January 2024, 13:17	#19
Vmax1200 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Kothamangalam Posts: 166 Thanked: 754 Times	re: My Adventure in buying a Used 1998 Mercedes W210 E250 Diesel \| EDIT: Restoration completed New tail lights and emblems
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23rd January 2024, 12:46	#20
Vmax1200 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Kothamangalam Posts: 166 Thanked: 754 Times	re: My Adventure in buying a Used 1998 Mercedes W210 E250 Diesel \| EDIT: Restoration completed Completed the work: Front view Rear Side
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4th February 2024, 11:30	#23
Vmax1200 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Kothamangalam Posts: 166 Thanked: 754 Times	re: My Adventure in buying a Used 1998 Mercedes W210 E250 Diesel \| EDIT: Restoration completed Last week, my day started with a frustrating twist – my car refused to start! Well, after ruling out the usual suspects, I did some quick research online and found that a malfunctioning fuel shut-off valve can prevent the fuel from reaching the engine. Luckily the “Merc Motors” in Cochin had it in stock and replaced. Even though OM605 is a non-complicated NA diesel, the parts which may prevent the engine from starting are fuel shut off valve, crankshaft position sensor, air in the system due to worn O rings and Diesel plunger spring. So, as a precautionary measure, I replaced all together with fuel shut off valve. The V belt had a noise in the idle RPM. So, replaced the damper and spring. Now engine runs very smooth in idle. Planning to fix new diesel injection nozzles too. Fuel shut off valve Tensioner Crankshaft position sensor Nozzles
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23rd April 2024, 19:28	#24
Vmax1200 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Kothamangalam Posts: 166 Thanked: 754 Times	Re: My Adventure in buying a Used 1998 Mercedes W210 E250 Diesel \| EDIT: Restoration completed I recently encountered a diesel leak from the cylinder head of my car. I noticed it because of the diesel smell and low fuel efficiency. After diagnosing the issue, the culprit was the fuel overflow hoses inside the cylinder head. I sourced replacement parts from Galaxy Parts Cochin (They stock parts for Benz). Alongside replacing the faulty parts, I also took the opportunity to replace the breather tube as precautionary measure. The repair process went smoothly, and I'm happy to report that the issue has been successfully resolved. My car is now back to running smoothly without any leaks or performance issues. Breather Tube Fuel hose (FEBI Brand)
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