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Originally Posted by husk
I just picked up a 1995 E300 with ~200k miles. I have a couple questions about this vehicle. Upon purchase of this vehicle I have done some common maintenance, i.e. changing both fuel filters, air filter, cleaning EGR Valve, running diesel purge, checking for fuel leaks from plastic lines, cleaning Intake Manfold, coolant flush, transmission fluid/filter change, cabin filter replacement, lubricating linkages etc.
1. I notice that when going up hill the car runs out of steam, I can probably go 70mph max when pinning the accelerator to the floor (transmission does not kick down, although it does kick down at lower speeds) On some inclines I slowly lose speed while climbing. On my 1999 it always pulls and I have never lost speed when climbing hills. Is this common? Is my kick down switch bad? Transmission cable need adjusting?
4. On flat ground the fastest speed I can muster is 90mph (attempted this on an old runway) I thought these cars were quicker?
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Ok so I solved my problems. It seems that my accelerator pedal was loose and detached from the metal clip that holds it so it sits flush. After I clipped it back in the car is totally different. The E300 pulls in every gear hard and I can charge up hills at 80-85 mph in 4th gear. If I manually downshift to 3rd it will hit 100mph going up hill, WOW what a difference!
It seems the kickdown doesnt work north of 4k RPM and you must manually shift to third. On flat ground I can easily hit 105+ ( I took it up to this speed and did not go any faster but the car was still pulling hard).
Every day that I drive this car I love it more and more. Its plenty quick, frugal, and feels solid. I love this car.... Up next changing of the head unit and an AMG duck tail spoiler!