16V from portugal

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16V from portugal
Topic Started: Tue Sep 15, 2009 10:21 pm (238 Views)
RRoque	Tue Sep 15, 2009 10:21 pm Post #1
Newbie Posts: 10 Group: Members Member #4,649 Joined: September 15, 2009	Hi there, my name is Ricardo, 23y old im happy to share my 2.5 16V with you, i love classic and sport cars, now i have the best of those worlds, it is my dream car, so im very happy and exited for having it. i have him a week now, and i bought it with some problems, this forum seems very nice, organised and full of enthusiastics like me here is the baby is the CAT version, with full extras, interior is great, body the same, but engine lags... shoks are dead, and the gear box needs a new soul greetings, congrats for those who make this forum possible



chrismatheou	Tue Sep 15, 2009 10:26 pm Post #2
Enthusiast Posts: 1,457 Group: Members Member #789 Joined: January 4, 2007	Wow and welcome to the forum that's one real nice 16v you've got there! I really like the mods you've done like the smoked lights, clear indicators and exhaust look v cool, as do the original wheels!



merc190uk	Tue Sep 15, 2009 10:33 pm Post #3
Steve Posts: 7,501 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: November 1, 2005	welcome looks very nice not much goes wrong with the gearboxes post in the technical section about the engine and we can but try to help



stwat	Tue Sep 15, 2009 10:33 pm Post #4
Moderator Posts: 12,357 Group: Moderator Member #28 Joined: November 11, 2005	Hello and welcome Very nice car indeed. Stu



RRoque	Tue Sep 15, 2009 11:10 pm Post #5
Newbie Posts: 10 Group: Members Member #4,649 Joined: September 15, 2009	Thak you! with time ill make a more detail presentation of car, i guess when i com here i will spend my time watching topics... thers a much bigger world around 190 16V here than in Portugal, im amazed with the few projects iv seen. i can use some help yes, i want this car to be refined as they deserve. thanks again,



hitenb	Tue Sep 15, 2009 11:16 pm Post #6
Member Posts: 2,220 Group: Members Member #2,754 Joined: June 9, 2008	Congrats on the car! Looks nice, best of luck with it. Any info on the mileage? or history?



jeremy	Wed Sep 16, 2009 6:48 am Post #7
Member Posts: 6,559 Group: Members Member #2,018 Joined: December 9, 2007	Lovely car , well done . Whats wrong with the gearbox ? are you sure its not just the linkages , these can get very loose . The getrags themselves are virtually bombproof . Also if your clutch is worn , then selection can be a problem . Jeremy Edited by jeremy, Wed Sep 16, 2009 7:01 am.



aemt	Wed Sep 16, 2009 7:00 am Post #8
Member Posts: 2,898 Group: Members Member #3,171 Joined: September 1, 2008	Very nice car. Look forward to hearing more about it.



mazza	Wed Sep 16, 2009 7:30 am Post #9
Member Posts: 614 Group: Members Member #151 Joined: January 24, 2006	Hi and welcome nice car!! and not many of those In Portugal! bem vindo amigo! mazza



RRoque	Wed Sep 16, 2009 11:20 pm Post #10
Newbie Posts: 10 Group: Members Member #4,649 Joined: September 15, 2009	Well, thank you! obrigado! About the history, this car was original German, exported to Portugal in 1996, he circulated until 2007, then he was putted on sale, 2 years stoped... in 2007 i was there to see it, the saler wanted too much money... (i always said, that car would be mine!) one year later the car changed to another sale place, i though i lost it, but with some luck i found were it was, not far, in August i wented there to make another offer.. and here he is.. two years dreaming, now its true! =) he counts 160.000 km, 36000 milles, witch i belive because of the seats, they are too good. The Gearbox, is not a real problem, i wanst especific, first gear is hard to enter some times, and generaly it doesnt feell that smooth, i gues with a special valvoline the problem will be solved i can put here the vin stats if someone is interested. my best regards



Snake	Sat Sep 19, 2009 11:09 pm Post #11
Old free and tattooed Posts: 6,537 Group: Members Member #5 Joined: November 2, 2005	Welcome to the forum, where in Portugal are you because i love the place and try to go as often as possible infact i leave here in 2 weeks to spend 10 days in Albufeira.



jeremy	Sun Sep 20, 2009 5:52 am Post #12
Member Posts: 6,559 Group: Members Member #2,018 Joined: December 9, 2007	Ricardo , pull up the gearstick about 1 or 2 cms when putting into first gear !!!!! Jeremy



jeremy	Sun Sep 20, 2009 5:55 am Post #13
Member Posts: 6,559 Group: Members Member #2,018 Joined: December 9, 2007	RRoque Tue Sep 15, 2009 11:10 pm thers a much bigger world around 190 16V here than in Portugal, The UK has always been a very important market for M-B , traditionally it has been it's number 2 market in Europe . Jeremy



RRoque	Wed Sep 23, 2009 1:09 pm Post #14
Newbie Posts: 10 Group: Members Member #4,649 Joined: September 15, 2009	Snake Sat Sep 19, 2009 11:09 pm Welcome to the forum, where in Portugal are you because i love the place and try to go as often as possible infact i leave here in 2 weeks to spend 10 days in Albufeira. Thank you Albufeira is a real nice place, all Algarve coast is.. good vacaccions! I live in the center of Portugal, coast side near Leiria, it is a bit far from Algarve. Well thanks Jeremy, ill give a feedback of the tip By the way, iv cleaned the fuel injectors, feels sharper now, but still have a long way to go.



shariffe	Wed Sep 23, 2009 1:35 pm Post #15
Member Posts: 161 Group: Members Member #2,839 Joined: June 22, 2008	RRoque please get the dash in between the 2.5 - 16.



RRoque	Thu Sep 24, 2009 12:17 pm Post #16
Newbie Posts: 10 Group: Members Member #4,649 Joined: September 15, 2009	shariffe Wed Sep 23, 2009 1:35 pm RRoque please get the dash in between the 2.5 - 16. whats the consequences of a missing dash? perfection? 2.5 16V as the engine type and 2.5-16 as car model, right? is here any 2.5-16 turbo project? how many EVO�s are there in UK? more or less.. of my knowlege there are 2 EVO1�s and 1 EVO2 in Portugal, one owner haves both.. Crazy lucky man =)



shariffe	Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:46 pm Post #17
Member Posts: 161 Group: Members Member #2,839 Joined: June 22, 2008	perfection mate



Johnboy Mac	Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:50 pm Post #18
Member Posts: 1,608 Group: Members Member #2,771 Joined: June 12, 2008	Welcome.



jeremy	Fri Sep 25, 2009 5:32 am Post #19
Member Posts: 6,559 Group: Members Member #2,018 Joined: December 9, 2007	RRoque Thu Sep 24, 2009 12:17 pm shariffe Wed Sep 23, 2009 1:35 pm RRoque please get the dash in between the 2.5 - 16. whats the consequences of a missing dash? perfection? 2.5 16V as the engine type and 2.5-16 as car model, right? is here any 2.5-16 turbo project? how many EVO�s are there in UK? more or less.. of my knowlege there are 2 EVO1�s and 1 EVO2 in Portugal, one owner haves both.. Crazy lucky man =) OK , the model name & engine size is 2.5-16 . Member Zoomer46 has a 2.5-16V Mosselmann Turbo , and there are one or two others in the UK , BHP is 235-250 . Member Matsalleh has a Rotrex turbo'd 2.3-16V There are possibly 12 or so , Evo I / II in the UK . There are some turbo build projects in Germany by a company called ATEC , using Rotrex units . Jeremy



RRoque	Tue Sep 29, 2009 10:01 pm Post #20
Newbie Posts: 10 Group: Members Member #4,649 Joined: September 15, 2009	Thanks again! About pulling-up the gear stick to put the first gear easyer doesn�t seem to work, i think i wanst especific, i have dificulties when reducing shifts, when arriving to a "stop" sine at low speeds, etc, The first gear enters nice just when the car is fully stoped. Anyway, im loving the car, pretty much well constructed, materials are great, simple-good engineering at all levels. Soon ill get my hands dirt on him cant wait



jeremy	Wed Sep 30, 2009 5:55 am Post #21
Member Posts: 6,559 Group: Members Member #2,018 Joined: December 9, 2007	Since you are having problems , you can get a new (gearstick ) shifter kit , and also new bushings , It is very unusual that the gearbox will be at fault since they are rated at over 400 bhp . Jeremy



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