could faulty/dirty idle control valve (IVC) cause all these problems on w124? - Page 2 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

david s poole · #16 05-21-2007, 09:44 AM

have you any idea how many miles are on your fuel distributor?

sublettd · #17 05-21-2007, 09:50 AM

David,

The car has 138,000 on it and I'm pretty certain the original fuel distributor is still installed.

david s poole · #18 05-21-2007, 09:53 AM

then i would def change it for 450.00 and get one with good calibration.

sublettd · #19 05-21-2007, 09:57 AM

I've already bought a fuel accumulator and filter and am dropping the car in a few minutes to have those installed while my wife has some surgery. If that doesn't correct the problems I'm having, then the fuel distributor will be the next step. Appreciate your insight and your willingness to share your knowledge and experience.

wawago · #20 05-21-2007, 05:19 PM

Update: So last Friday I did some cleaning on the throttle body the second time. The first time was like 4 weeks ago and that eliminated the stalling for like 2 weeks but the idling was still a little rough. After the cleaning this time the stalling was gone again and rough idling persisted. In addition I poured a bottle of Seafoam into the gas tank with 1/3 full of gas. I ran it until empty. The idling was better but still rough. So I took it to the famous Mr. MB Motor and have the owner Enrique looked at it for me earlier today. He told me that the car was running too lean and adjusted for me. So far the rough idling is a lot better now and doesn't seem it is going to stall.

So far so good. As far as the fuel distributor I'll have to wait and see. Hopefully I don't need it (fingers crossed).

Rick