Four-door long-wheelbase rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan · 3.8-liter M116 fuel-injected V8
1983 Mercedes-Benz 380 SEL Automatic
The Mercedes-Benz Club of America's U.S. W126 model-year table lists the 380 SEL for 1983; gray-market variants are excluded.
Photo: “1983 Mercedes-Benz 280SE in 2023 front” by PLawrence99cx / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 16:9.
Factory configuration
What this model is
- Trim
- 380 SEL
- Body style
- Four-door long-wheelbase rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan
- Engine
- 3.8-liter M116 fuel-injected V8
- Transmission
- 4-speed automatic
Configuration-specific ownership
Maintenance for this exact configuration
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Service desk
What this car needs & when
Use this as a service-planning checklist for 1983 Mercedes-Benz 380 SEL Automatic. Start with the interval, confirm which engine or configuration you have, then use an exact ordering reference when one is verified.
- Service topics
- 9
- Factory intervals
- 8
- Fitment-scoped
- 9
- Exact references
- 1
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Engine oil and filter
Sourced interval available
Source: Mercedes-Benz — 1983 380 SEL (W126) mileage schedule, preserved by Operation CHARM · Normal Service — 7,500-mile row and repeating 7,500-mile rows · checked
Spark plugs
Sourced interval available
Source: Mercedes-Benz — 1983 380 SEL (W126) mileage schedule, preserved by Operation CHARM · Normal Service — repeating 30,000-mile replacement rows · checked
Automatic-transmission fluid and filter
Sourced interval available
Source: Mercedes-Benz — 1983 380 SEL (W126) mileage schedule, preserved by Operation CHARM · Normal Service — repeating 30,000-mile fluid/filter replacement rows · checked
Brake fluid
Sourced interval available
Source: Mercedes-Benz — 1983 380 SEL (W126) mileage schedule, preserved by Operation CHARM · Normal Service — repeating 30,000-mile replacement rows · checked
Engine air-filter element
Exact reference available
Source: Mercedes-Benz — 1983 380 SEL (W126) mileage schedule, preserved by Operation CHARM · Normal Service — repeating 30,000-mile replacement rows · checked
380 SEL — 3.8-liter M116 fuel-injected V8
K&N E-2872
Source: K&N Engineering — 2017 European Automotive Catalog, S-Class application tables (archived copy) · W126 S-Class table — 380 SEL, 1983 — E-2872 · checked
Verified ordering references
- Service replacementK&N E-2872
Qty. 1 · Reusable engine air-filter element · catalog-listed
K&N lists one element for this application; confirm VIN and build date before ordering.
Catalog: K&N Engineering — 2017 European Automotive Catalog, S-Class application tables (archived copy) · W126 S-Class table — 380 SEL, 1983 — E-2872 · checked
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Fuel filter
Sourced interval available
Source: Mercedes-Benz — 1983 380 SEL (W126) mileage schedule, preserved by Operation CHARM · Normal Service — 60,000- and 120,000-mile replacement rows · checked
Oxygen sensor
Sourced interval available
Source: Mercedes-Benz — 1983 380 SEL (W126) mileage schedule, preserved by Operation CHARM · Normal Service — 60,000- and 120,000-mile replacement rows · checked
Engine coolant
Sourced interval available
Source: Mercedes-Benz — 1983 380 SEL (W126) mileage schedule, preserved by Operation CHARM · Normal Service — 90,000-mile coolant replacement row; 30,000/60,000 rows distinguished as inspect only · checked
Engine oil filter
Fitment must be confirmed
Use the exact engine, VIN, and build date to confirm the catalogued service part before ordering.
Sources
Other 1983 configurations