PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum - W201 Technical DIY Wishlist

PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum (http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/index.php)

- Diesel Discussion (http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/forumdisplay.php?f=15)

- - W201 Technical DIY Wishlist (http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=313662)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trinidad at Peach Parts (Post 2911500)

We are picking up a 201 tomorrow afternoon and will start working on the DIY articles. Do you guys like written DIY articles with pics or do you prefer DIY Video? Both are an option as well.

I usually prefer articles with quality pictures. I can print them out and refer to them while working, and it's easy to skim some parts and concentrate on others.

I want to find information quickly and efficiently, so videos frustrate me because they often have lengthy introductions you have to suffer through, and it's hard to navigate to the portions of the content that are of interest. Then, when you find the part you want, a video has low-resolution pictures and you have to inconveniently keep replaying it. Plus, there is no way to easily double check a step in a video when you have greasy hands and are laying under a car.

Thanks in advance for working on these articles! It's great to have this kind of support.

I have owned several W201's over the years. The one I'm driving now is definitely the nicest of the batch. Climate control works perfectly, all windows, sunroof, etc. work fine.

There are currently 2 non-functional systems on my W201. The first is Cruise Control. I have never owned a W201 that had a cruise control system that worked "right" all of the time.

The second issue I have right now is the SRS system. I realize that troubleshooting the SRS system can be dangerous and problematic, but I'd really like to get mine working right (get rid of the light on the dash).

SteveM.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jetmugg (Post 2950331)

Hey Jetmugg,

I'd like to help you out with the cruise control system. When I bought my w201 back in 2006 its cruise would not hold speed, it would accelerate the car but wouldn't hold anything. Soon after that it stopped working completely.

Fast forward to 2012, I finally was able to fix it. It turned out that the cruise control's amplifier had failed. I was able to fix it and since then I've been trying to help other forum members on here and other sites too.

Drop me a PM or email (jamesdean59@gmail.com) and we can talk further about it. I don't want to hijack this thread too much.

Drop me a PM or email (jamesdean59@gmail.com) and we can talk further about it. I don't want to hijack this thread too much.[/QUOTE]

I'm happy to see other enthusiasts helping each other out.

I'd like to see diagnosis of rough running, high idle, poor starting, etc. that seems to plague these cars after a while.

Hello all - we've done a lot of updates to the section since 2012! Here is an UPDATED version of our W201 Tech Article section.

Mercedes-Benz 190 W201 (1984-1993) Technical Articles

-Dmitry