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its gas but i need the diesel experts advise,
my mom just bought a 87 190e 2.3. it runs great, shifts great, and OMG i cant belive how nice the interior is. holy jebbus its nice. its got some rust around the jack points that i plan to fix. what i wanna know is, is there anything i wanna watch out for on the 190? i plan to take it to work sat. and change all fluids and look it over on the rack. any advise is appreciated.
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190 stuff
Replace the ignition cylender ASAP!!!!
The 190's dashboard is quite small and is probably the most difficult car to have to cut out a bad ignition cylender. I know someone who paid upwards of $800 to have his ignition cylender replaced when it failed. You can get a VIN coded cylender and replace it yourself with a paperclip from a parts provider for about $75. If you don't mind two keys you can do it cheaper. The other thing you should also consider looking into the heater core. I have read about 190's dumping hot coolant onto drivers feet due to plastic parts that have failed in the heater core or related plumbing. Other than the obvious burning sensation while driving it can cause an accident in the event someone is surprised with a large amount of boiling coolant dropping onto their feet. Not sure how to help you with the jackpoint questions. Perhaps somene in the rustbelt might have some suggestions. Here in Atlanta we have more problem stripping our teutonic machines of 20 inch chrome spinners rather than rust. |
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I know you didn't ask about the rust spots around the jacking points but I'm going to tackle the same problem soon on my donor body and here's a thread I found about repairing it, just in case.
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You'll need to check the timing chain. Take a peek here: M119 E420 timing chain/ rails replace?
The chain on my 86 snapped at 102K miles - $2200 to repair.
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thanks for the rust repair diy. i plan to weld some new sheet metal and supports on it. i used por15 years ago on my 1st 300sd and i loved the stuff.
the ignition cyliner feels fine, doesnt bind or anything, i may graphite it just to keep it working like new. Rick Miley: thanks for the info on the timing chain. i just looked it all up and im gonna do the chain,all the guides and possibly the tensioner if it looks bad. how much harder is it to do than on a om617? thanks for all the help
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i didnt hear a rattle but i also havent messed with it. were gonna go pick it up tonight.
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Im even considering replacing the cylender on my 1999 S320 just as a precaution. |
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