1995 E420 - Removing Distributor Cap/Rotor?
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1999 ML320; 1995 E420
1995 E420 - Removing Distributor Cap/Rotor?
Help needed in removing distributor cap and rotors for cleaning and/or replacing. Any diagrams, etc. would be helpful as the car runs rough if sitting for a few days and clears up after a half hour or so. 
Initially rough idle upon startup this morning and sputtering when accelerating but smooth when cruising.
Rotors and caps haven't been changed by the previous owner in a very long time, so thinking it is time to pull them, check and clean them up but I have never done it on the E420 or anything similar.
Thanks in advance, folks!
Initially rough idle upon startup this morning and sputtering when accelerating but smooth when cruising.
Rotors and caps haven't been changed by the previous owner in a very long time, so thinking it is time to pull them, check and clean them up but I have never done it on the E420 or anything similar.
Thanks in advance, folks!
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92 500e, 95 E34 525I Touring
Its pretty straightforward once you dig into it, but here ya go:
http://www.w124-zone.com/downloads/M...9/15-1928E.pdf
http://www.w124-zone.com/downloads/M...9/15-1928E.pdf
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Junior Member
Joined: Oct 2008
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From: Atlanta
1999 ML320; 1995 E420
Its pretty straightforward once you dig into it, but here ya go:
http://www.w124-zone.com/downloads/M...9/15-1928E.pdf
http://www.w124-zone.com/downloads/M...9/15-1928E.pdf
Thanks so much!
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92 500e, 95 E34 525I Touring
No problem. Mine were pretty bad too. A quick scrub down with the dremel really made a difference. I've heard that the plastic pieces behind the rotors (shown in the photos as part 17) can make a big a difference as the cap/rotors themselves. Apparently when they get old, the spark can jump right through them and ground on the engine heads. No Bueno!
