kickittome70

My 2.6 is being slowly brought back to proper shape after the idiots who fixed the car for the previous owner just made one blunder after the next. A littany, wrecked the belt tensioner, couldnt figure out why the ABS light was on (a 5c fuse in the Over Voltage Protection relay), poorly run cabling, broke the fan shroud mount on the radiator head, left the air cleaner rattling around loose. Idiots, just idiots.

And the fact it just wouldnt idle properly and had hot start issues.

A very knowledgable mate said "Fix em yourself, they'll just unleash their dim pothead apprentice mechanics on it and they'll stuff it up - get to know them and do it yourself"

And Grant is right - they are complex, cramped but straight forward.

There is a 25mm (guess) breather hose (black rubber) running from the rocker cover into the air -cleaner. There should be a very small gauge vacuum hose (clearish plastic) coming out about halway between the r/cover and the a/cleaner. That goes into the the guts of the fuel injection system. They get disconnected because every time the air cleaner holder assembly is removed, this tiny vacuum hose will just come adrift and whammo - idle problems, starting problems, kickdown problems and a very unresponsive 2.6 under the bonnet (hood to you yanks) - connect it up and you got all problems mentioned fixed. I just couldnt believe how much better it drives now. THis may be your problem - I dunno??

BigZ

I just purchased a 1991 190e w/2.6. Your hose that was disconnected was the problem with my car. Awsome free and easy fix. Thank You BigZ!