84 posts · Joined 2008. #7 · Jan 20, 2009. That is waaaay too much for an 05 with 72K. You should be able to get one in the 50,000 miles range for that price. Remember, the economy sucks biug time and the resale on these cars is plummeting (especially in the winter), so I'd bargain them down as much as you can. Vehicle. 2004 Mercedes-Benz SL 500. Change Vehicle. Grille Assembly. $700.00. Mercedes-Benz of Stevens Creek. 230-880-05-83. The 2003 Mercedes Benz SL (R230) 500 has a V 8, Petrol engine with 4966 cm3 / 303 cu-in capacity. How many horsepower (hp) does a 2003 Mercedes Benz SL (R230) 500 have? The 2003 Mercedes Benz SL (R230) 500 has 306 PS / 302 bhp / 225 kW. The early models came in either 350/450 SL (renamed in 1973) with a 4.5 L V8 or the grey-market 500 SL, with a 5.0 L V8. There were more engine options in Europe, but initially, there were only two in North America. All North American cars came with a three-speed automatic transmission, although a manual was available in Europe. Figure 1 Here we are at the back of the engine on the top left side of the transmission bell-housing. Locate the crankshaft position sensor cover (green arrow). Remove the cover by popping it off. You should not need to use a plastic prying tool but you can if you would like. This picture illustrates the engine out of the car for photographic item 6 03-08 Mercedes R230 SL500 SL550 SL55 Convertible Top Hydraulic Pump Motor OEM 03-08 Mercedes R230 SL500 SL550 SL55 Convertible Top Hydraulic Pump Motor OEM $805.00 +$36.00 shipping The V8 and V12 were carried over with no changes. 300 SL and 300 SL-24 became SL 280 and SL 320 while 500 SL and 600 SL were renamed as SL 500 and SL 600. In 1998, R129 received the major cosmetic and technical updates with revised engines to include the V6, V8, and V12 engines from the new W220 S-Class . 20 posts · Joined 2009. #1 · Dec 2, 2009. I have a 1999 SL500 that I bought from my father who bought the car brand new. The car has only 18,000 pampered miles on it. My father always had the oil changed every 6 months at the mercedes dealer. I took the car in to have a new soft top put on it because the old one had the windows yellowing. .

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