A list of the 560 SEL's repairs and upgrades:

Engine compartment:

Body:

Cabin:

Still broken:

Expenses:

Time is in hours, and cost should be obvious. I'll use U-Pull prices for used parts that I've already got. It's where most of 'em came from anyway! Fiddly small stuff like clips and screws are no charge at the U-Pull, if you're buying other bigger stuff anyway. Some of the times may seem inflated, miscellaneous diagnostic time sometimes gets tacked onto something else done in that session. The intent is that the total time spent on the car comes out reasonably accurately, not necessarily that the time shown for any given job is exact. (Even so the total is probably still under-reported.) Time spent keeping this log, not insignificant, is also not included.

Job

Time

Cost

Car — 2,000
Acquisition 1 —
Mirror 0.5 4
Passenger seat belt 2 6
LR ashtray light, rattles 0.5 2
Headlight 0.25 6
Emissions test 0.5 15
Tax & License 0.5 254.25
Antenna 1 13
Built up center brake light housing 2.25 —
OVP relay check 0.5 —
Seat belt track bolt covers 0.5 —
Door courtesy light — —
Fog and rear dome lights 0.5 —
Floor mats (used, from SDL) — —
Fan shroud service 1 —
Water pump 9.5 121.56
Suspension pump sealing (w/water pump)1 34.17
LR door switch panel 0.5 7.25
Glued rubber mounts, hoses 0.5 —
Cleaned and lubed AC idler bearing 0.5 —
Coolant flush and replace (Zerex G-05) 1.5 11
Change ATF 1 25
Swapped broken brake vacuum line 2 1
Refurbished shifter knob 1 —
Installed (and refurbished) warning triangle 1 1
MB lug wrench — —
Replaced two missing grille trim bars. 0.5 —
Repaired LR window regulator. 3.5 8
Charged AC. 1 8
Unlocked radio. 0.5 —
Patched chewed air intake hose. 0.5 —
Touch-up paint. 0.25 —
Cruise control repair. 3 —
Glued broken foot rest. 1 —
Lubricated HVAC motors. 2 —
Cleaned front ABS sensors. 1 —
Repaired wiring to low-oil sensor. 1 —
Repaired HVAC vacuum valving. 3 5
Driver's seat belt 2 3
Replaced exhaust hanger. 0.25 —
Replaced transmission modulator 0.25+
Spare key — 25.18
Suspension pump shaft seal #21 22
New RR wheel bearing— (MTech) 343
Becker Traffic Pro 7881 (Not included in total)6 237.54
Greased RR door check1 —
Disabled whacked-out ABS1 —
Repaired LR seat belt latch1 —
Acid-flushed and cleaned cooling system4 5
Replaced monovalve insert with good used0.5 8
Transmission filter and pan seal3 30
Air filter, smog pump filter1 —
Resoldered idle speed controller1 —
Resealed LR hydraulic strut5 32.87
Leaking windshield washer thermostat3 48.30
Suspension pump head seal #21 12
Replaced suspension pump— (MTech) 409.11
Sealed rear of transmission— (MTech) 160.98
Cooling system diagnosis & sealer— (MTech) 101.51
New motor mounts— (MTech) 235.83
New belts— (MTech) 156.06
Adjusted idle air valve1 —
Resoldered OVP relay1 —
New heater hose1 13.40
New idle air (etc.) connector shells— 12
New suspension spheres2 267
Resoldered ACC controller2 —
Cleaned rear fader0.5 —
Plugs & wires, air hoses3 237.80
Used tranny, RR wheel bearing adj.— (MTech) 1,500.00
EHA valve1 266.04
Valve cover gaskets1 13.24
Monovalve insert0.5 15.35
4-wire CIS engine temp sensor0.25 26.97
Resoldered lamp-out warning module0.5 —
Glued left door speaker grille0.5 —
Diagnosis— (EuroPro) 154.79
Fixed spark wire #51 10
New rubber fuel lines at engine1 10
New tie-rod ends— (Schwab) 300
New alternator belt— 5
New battery— 120.00
New used coil— (MTech) 278.60
Resoldered fuel pump relay1 —
Chain tensioner oil seal1 —
Cleaned temperature control2 —
Reassembled right-side lenses, guardrail4 —
New headlight doors1 96
New (rebuilt) starter2 133.05
New neutral safety switch2 16.50
New motor mounts2 41.74

Totals:

Time

Cost

94.5 Hours $7,656.01

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