Four-door long-wheelbase rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan · 5.0-liter M119 DOHC V8
1993 Mercedes-Benz 500 SEL Automatic
The preserved factory North American owner's-manual index lists the 500 SEL for model year 1993; the Mercedes-Benz archive establishes its W140 model identity.
Photo: “1993-1994 Mercedes-Benz S500 (W140) Sedans (28-01-2020) 03” by Jirapat Chroenkeskij / Wikimedia Commons — CC0 1.0. Cropped to 16:9.
Factory configuration
What this model is
- Trim
- 500 SEL
- Body style
- Four-door long-wheelbase rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan
- Engine
- 5.0-liter M119 DOHC V8
- Transmission
- 4-speed automatic
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Compare 5 related configurations — current car marked
| Configuration | Engine | Transmission | Body |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz 300 SE Automatic | 3.2-liter M104 DOHC inline-six | 4-speed automatic | Four-door rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 SD Automatic | 3.5-liter OM603 turbocharged diesel inline-six | 4-speed automatic | Four-door rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan |
| Mercedes-Benz 400 SEL Automatic | 4.2-liter M119 DOHC V8 | 4-speed automatic | Four-door long-wheelbase rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan |
| Current carMercedes-Benz 500 SEL Automatic | 5.0-liter M119 DOHC V8 | 4-speed automatic | Four-door long-wheelbase rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan |
| Mercedes-Benz 600 SEL Automatic | 6.0-liter M120 DOHC V12 | 4-speed automatic | Four-door long-wheelbase rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan |
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Service desk
What this car needs & when
Use this as a service-planning checklist for 1993 Mercedes-Benz 500 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
- 6
- Scheduled topics
- 5
- Applicability stated
- 6
- Exact references
- 1
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Engine oil and filterView intervals, applicability and sources
Engine oil and filter
Sourced interval available
Source: Mercedes-Benz — 1993 500SEL (W140/M119) factory normal-service schedule (preserved service-manual database) · Normal Service — recurring 7,500-mile rows; at least annually with year-round multigrade oil · checked
Spark plugsView intervals, applicability and sources
Spark plugs
Sourced interval available
Source: Mercedes-Benz — 1993 500SEL (W140/M119) factory normal-service schedule (preserved service-manual database) · Normal Service — 30,000-mile replacement row and repeating rows · checked
Engine air-filter elementView intervals, applicability and sources
Engine air-filter element
Exact reference available
Source: Mercedes-Benz — 1993 500SEL (W140/M119) factory normal-service schedule (preserved service-manual database) · Normal Service — 30,000-mile replacement row and repeating rows · checked
500 SEL — 5.0-liter M119 DOHC V8
K&N 33-2678
Source: K&N Engineering — 2017 European Automotive Catalog, S-Class application tables (archived copy) · W140 S-Class table — 500 SEL, 1993 — 33-2678 (two required) · checked
Verified ordering references
- Service replacementK&N 33-2678
Qty. 2 · Reusable engine air-filter element · catalog-listed
K&N lists two elements for this application; confirm VIN and build date before ordering.
Catalog: K&N Engineering — 2017 European Automotive Catalog, S-Class application tables (archived copy) · W140 S-Class table — 500 SEL, 1993 — 33-2678 (two required) · checked
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Automatic transmission fluid and filterView intervals, applicability and sources
Automatic transmission fluid and filter
Sourced interval available
Source: Mercedes-Benz — 1993 500SEL (W140/M119) factory normal-service schedule (preserved service-manual database) · Normal Service — 30,000-mile replacement row; excludes later 722.6 transmission · checked
Fuel filterView intervals, applicability and sources
Fuel filter
Sourced interval available
Source: Mercedes-Benz — 1993 500SEL (W140/M119) factory normal-service schedule (preserved service-manual database) · Normal Service — 60,000-mile replacement row · checked
Engine oil filterView intervals, applicability and sources
Engine oil filter
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