steveoz32
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An old CLK320, seems I have a thing for cars more than a decade old! (yes I know it's not a 996, but this is the only forum area people know me ).
I always fancied one, thought I had better buy one before they are all too rotten or scrapped....
Shes a 2000, CLK 320. I looked at quite a few and most were rotten and had lots of problems. I found one down south that had a solid body, with great paintwork (most important, didn't want to deal with rust). It had some issues, the stereo and speakers were not functional, the drivers electric seat wasn't opperating, it needed a service (overdue by 54 days so not too bad), headlights were cloudy and it likes kicking into limp mode when at full throttle.
Still I like a bit of a project, otherwise the engine was as quiet as anything so smooth, history was there and bodywork was what sold it - I don't think I could have found a better body and engine.
The first few days I had her I removed the pannels and rewired all of the stereo system and speaker components back to factory (it actually sounds pretty good now!), did a full service (which included 12 platinum plugs!! And many bleeding knuckles.), fitted new seat motors from Merc, cleaned and waxoyld underneath and fixed an ESP issue. She took 8 litres of oil, so between her, the 996 and our other motors I think I better buy shares in Mobil soon!!!
I've been trying to diagnose the limp home mode that occurs when at speed and full throttle / trying to kick down, the more I look into it the more it looks like the MAF (voltage output is sometimes all over the place). Hopefully when that's done I'll clean up the inside and outside and I'll post up some pics
Hope all your 996's are going well, I've had mine out quite a few times of late and she is running great, she still stays spotless though and wrapped up in the cold / wet bless her. I don't think I am ever going to part with her or the CLK now - two cars that will remain with me!
Cheers,
I always fancied one, thought I had better buy one before they are all too rotten or scrapped....
Shes a 2000, CLK 320. I looked at quite a few and most were rotten and had lots of problems. I found one down south that had a solid body, with great paintwork (most important, didn't want to deal with rust). It had some issues, the stereo and speakers were not functional, the drivers electric seat wasn't opperating, it needed a service (overdue by 54 days so not too bad), headlights were cloudy and it likes kicking into limp mode when at full throttle.
Still I like a bit of a project, otherwise the engine was as quiet as anything so smooth, history was there and bodywork was what sold it - I don't think I could have found a better body and engine.
The first few days I had her I removed the pannels and rewired all of the stereo system and speaker components back to factory (it actually sounds pretty good now!), did a full service (which included 12 platinum plugs!! And many bleeding knuckles.), fitted new seat motors from Merc, cleaned and waxoyld underneath and fixed an ESP issue. She took 8 litres of oil, so between her, the 996 and our other motors I think I better buy shares in Mobil soon!!!
I've been trying to diagnose the limp home mode that occurs when at speed and full throttle / trying to kick down, the more I look into it the more it looks like the MAF (voltage output is sometimes all over the place). Hopefully when that's done I'll clean up the inside and outside and I'll post up some pics
Hope all your 996's are going well, I've had mine out quite a few times of late and she is running great, she still stays spotless though and wrapped up in the cold / wet bless her. I don't think I am ever going to part with her or the CLK now - two cars that will remain with me!
Cheers,