Please help my sluggish 92' 230E W124
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Mercedes benz 230e
Please help my sluggish 92' 230E W124
Hi folks,
Aquired my first Mercedes vehicle with 230,000 km on the clock. Spend a fortune on repair bills already for i was not technically inclined when i bought the vehicle! Anyway would appreciate if any kind soul could advise me on the following:
1)Was travelling at only 150 km/h with full trottle and the vehicle can't seem to be able to move beyond that speed.
2)When over taking at 120 km/h , there was no kickdown. Had a hard time overtaking and almost collided with the vehicle coming from the opposite direction! Is there anything wrong with my gear box?
3)When climbing a hill , the speed would decrease even with full trottle.
In all instances, ultimately the rpm would increase after a period of time depressing fully on the acclerator. Please advise what could be done to have better accleration and better top speed!
Thank you very much and do have a nice week ahead!
Aquired my first Mercedes vehicle with 230,000 km on the clock. Spend a fortune on repair bills already for i was not technically inclined when i bought the vehicle! Anyway would appreciate if any kind soul could advise me on the following:
1)Was travelling at only 150 km/h with full trottle and the vehicle can't seem to be able to move beyond that speed.
2)When over taking at 120 km/h , there was no kickdown. Had a hard time overtaking and almost collided with the vehicle coming from the opposite direction! Is there anything wrong with my gear box?
3)When climbing a hill , the speed would decrease even with full trottle.
In all instances, ultimately the rpm would increase after a period of time depressing fully on the acclerator. Please advise what could be done to have better accleration and better top speed!
Thank you very much and do have a nice week ahead!
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86 300e
Well...
Ignition coil.
Tune up= replace spark plugs, spark plug wires (if original), distributor cap and rotor. Change air filter. As a basic tune-up.
From there, the sky is the limit.
Do you have any other symptoms?
Tune up= replace spark plugs, spark plug wires (if original), distributor cap and rotor. Change air filter. As a basic tune-up.
From there, the sky is the limit.
Do you have any other symptoms?
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Mercedes benz 230e
Thanks for your great advice JH and will get a mechanic to look into the following areas you mentioned. Other than those symptoms i've mentioned, the car runs like a gem!
Once again thank you! Cheers!
Once again thank you! Cheers!
