Check the battery tray on your W126

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I just changed the battery on my 560SEL. For a car that has been garaged all its life and I can't find any rust at all, the battery tray was quite nasty.

Details here:
https://www.classicjalopy.com/2020/11/w126-battery-tray/

Basically I removed the tray, cleaned it up with a wire brush attachment on my drill, primed, painted and re-installed.

Not only was the tray nasty there was a lot of debris underneath.

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Yes I concur! It’s one of the first things I do after buying another car! It’s never checked or cleaned & the neglect by POs has rendered some cars only good for parts....
 

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