Four-door long-wheelbase rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan · 4.2-liter M116 fuel-injected V8
1988 Mercedes-Benz 420 SEL Automatic
The Mercedes-Benz Club of America's U.S. W126 model-year table lists the 420 SEL for 1988; gray-market variants are excluded.
Photo: “1988 Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL (V 126) sedan (13502681865)” by FotoSleuth / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 2.0. Cropped to 16:9.
Factory configuration
What this model is
- Trim
- 420 SEL
- Body style
- Four-door long-wheelbase rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan
- Engine
- 4.2-liter M116 fuel-injected V8
- Transmission
- 4-speed automatic
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Compare 4 related configurations — current car marked
| Configuration | Engine | Transmission | Body |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz 300 SE Automatic | 3.0-liter M103 fuel-injected inline-six | 4-speed automatic | Four-door rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL Automatic | 3.0-liter M103 fuel-injected inline-six | 4-speed automatic | Four-door long-wheelbase rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan |
| Current carMercedes-Benz 420 SEL Automatic | 4.2-liter M116 fuel-injected V8 | 4-speed automatic | Four-door long-wheelbase rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan |
| Mercedes-Benz 560 SEL Automatic | 5.6-liter M117 fuel-injected V8 | 4-speed automatic | Four-door long-wheelbase rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan |
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- Service topics
- 1
- Scheduled topics
- 0
- Applicability stated
- 1
- Exact references
- 1
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Engine air-filter element
Exact reference available
420 SEL — 4.2-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 — 420 SEL, 1988 — 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 — 420 SEL, 1988 — E-2872 · checked
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