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400Eric · #22 08-28-2014, 01:43 PM

There was a recall a long time ago regarding W124/M103 throttle linkages/cables/cable mounts. Surprisingly, a decent number of cars never made it in for the fix. Benzer1, my 89, was one of them. I found out about it and called my local dealer, they were happy to honor the recall, despite the fact that it was so old. They were also happy to check for me to see if there were any other outstanding recalls on any of my other Benzers (I had three at the time).

You should call and find out if you have an outstanding recall. Now I know that yours is a W201 but I seem to remember that it was an M103 thing and not platform specific. Either way, it doesn't hurt to inquire anyways! I recently found out that my 850 Volvo has an outstanding recall for a problem that has the potential to lead to a fuel tank leak!

Having said all this, I still predict that this throttle stuff ISN'T the cause of your trouble. I'm monitoring your thread so that I too can find out what is!

This smells like lack of fuel to me. Did you check fuel pressure? You do know that these CIS-E cars require very high pressure correct? I don't remember the exact number but I think it's in the 65 pound range.

Another possibility is that the old cat's guts might still be blocking exhaust gas flow somewhere downstream in the system. Hey, it happens! I have an old muffler sitting in my side yard right now that has a big old chunk of cat guts blocking it's exit!

Yet another possibility is that your "new" cat is bunk. I've seen cut open cats that looked "fine" from the entry view and the exit view but they were still melted and blocked internally in the middle and that wasn't visible until the cat was literally cut open!

Regards,
Eric