Engine
Throttle Linkages Binding
Ball joints and pivot points should be lubricated on a 6 to 12 month basis
W116, BENZ AID - COMMON QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1990 300 SE trouble starting after driven short distance
My 1990 300SE runs fine normally but lately when I go out and start it it starts fine but if I drive a very short distance or kill it and try to resart it it turns over and sounds like it is mis-firing and won't start. This is happening more and more often but not every time. After I finally get it started it runs fine in park but if I put it in gear it sputters and dies this happens over and over and then eventually I can get it started and go. While it is doing this I can rev the engine up in park and it runs great but as soon as I put it in gear it dies.
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W124 Steering Box Interchangability
Are all steering boxes for the W124 chassis interchangable? What are the limitations to swapping if there are any?
To be specific, I have a 1992 300D 2.5 Turbo with a far-too-far-gone steering box and not much money to fix it. So I'm trying to figure out how wide I can cast my net at the ol' pick-a-part, so to speak.
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Steering coupler replacement - 79 300sd W116
Have a newly acquired 79 300sd w116 - Looking for help/ advise on procedure to remove and replace the steering coupler assy. - this is the metal coupler with 2 Hex head bolts clamping onto the stering column shaft on 1 side & Steering Box on the other.
Do I
a) loosen pull out the steering column shaft via the inside steering column / wheel assy inside
b) Loosen - drop the steering box assy
Has anyone done this that can advise on the best way.
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Brake
Protecting Your Health When Working on Brake Systems
This is not to be taken lightly!
300sd 1982: Electric surge under console drains battery
Dear Friends!
I am an owner of MB 300SD 1982. Recently, the car presents disabling electrical issue which I hope to pin point eventually. There is a electrical surge somewhere under console ( I can hear climate control clicking) which drains all electric charge (battery). When it happens all my dashboard indicators go wild. Surprisangly, all fuses stay intact. I suspect it may be blower engine goes bad, but I am not sure. Anybody had this problem before?
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Engine and Component Assembly Lube
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1985 300TD - Fuel Boost Pump Problem?
A couple of years ago I installed the fuel boost pump sold on this site (DSE-COMAEBP) and the optional filter. Can failure of this pump result in fuel supply problems?
I ask because yesterday I developed the classic symptoms of a fuel supply problem: the car will start but runs rough and eventually stalls. I checked the boost pump filter, changed the main fuel filter and bled the air from the system, No change. I then ran diesel purge through the injectors and re-bled the air. No change.
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Brake
Losing Brake Fluid During Brake Hose and Caliper Replacement
Some simple precautions can save a big mess and ease brake system bleeding
83 300TD To flush or not to flush tranny?
I help a friend maintain her 1983 300TDT, and it is due for a transmission fluid & filter change. It has very recently been slipping when in "D" on an incline, such as at a stop sign at the top of a hill. It will just start rolling back. I will be changing the fluid & filter, and plan on using the Lucas additive as well. She has recently taken it to a couple different shops for some work to be done, and someone had apparently overfilled the transmission. I took out the excess with my mity-vac, but the performance remained the same.
My question is this:
What is your opinion of transmission flushes for these older MB auto trannies?