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Forum: Tech Help

09-26-2011, 06:39 PM

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help me diagnose this noise, please

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Posted By lithium726

Alright, took a stethoscope to it just now -...

Alright, took a stethoscope to it just now - definitely sounds like it's the diff. that's the only place I could touch the stethoscope to where the sound was clear.

any advise on diff rebuilds? :(

Forum: Tech Help

09-25-2011, 06:54 PM

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help me diagnose this noise, please

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Posted By lithium726

Well, the CV boots look original and definitely...

Well, the CV boots look original and definitely have stress marks, so I guess I'll add that to the list of things to change in my refresh...

Forum: Tech Help

09-25-2011, 02:54 PM

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help me diagnose this noise, please

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Posted By lithium726

help me diagnose this noise, please

hey all,

I have a pretty severe vibration coming into the chassis at anything above 35-40mph. Changing the subframe mounts helped substantially, but it persists. I took the below video with the...

Forum: Tech Help

09-16-2011, 11:32 AM

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190E 16v - car-shaking idle and hard cold starts

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Posted By lithium726

Car has 155k miles. I will be pulling...

Car has 155k miles.

I will be pulling everything. Got quoted $650 to refurb the head by the guy that the dealership contracts out headwork to - he's done a cosworth head before.

worst case,...

Forum: Tech Help

09-14-2011, 07:28 PM

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190E 16v - car-shaking idle and hard cold starts

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Posted By lithium726

oil change and hot compression test completed....

oil change and hot compression test completed. Changed oil to some Valvoline VR-1 Racing 20w-50, which is helping it idle a little better. it's not jerking around as much, but still quite a lot. I...

Forum: Tech Help

09-14-2011, 11:46 AM

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190E 16v - car-shaking idle and hard cold starts

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Posted By lithium726

Valve adjustment was awful when I bought the car...

Valve adjustment was awful when I bought the car - the exhaust side was all sitting at around .15-.2mm clearence - bringing it back up to the .3 spec gave it more power and made it run smoother above...

Forum: Tech Help

09-13-2011, 11:29 PM

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190E 16v - car-shaking idle and hard cold starts

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Posted By lithium726

looks like I'm rebuilding the motor. Just took...

looks like I'm rebuilding the motor. Just took compression numbers...

cyl 1 - 90psi
cyl 2 - 115psi
cyl 3 - 110psi
cyl 4 - 125psi

engine was cold (hadn't been started in 10 hours) but those...

Forum: Tech Help

09-13-2011, 07:24 PM

Replies: 12

W124 rear diff mounts inspection

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Posted By lithium726

I had severe vibrations at anything above 40mph,...

I had severe vibrations at anything above 40mph, only under load.

You'll want to replace your rear subframe mounts, that helped me considerably. My next step (since I still have them, just not...

Forum: Tech Help

09-13-2011, 02:23 PM

Replies: 17

190E 16v - car-shaking idle and hard cold starts

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Posted By lithium726

So i was poking around EPC trying to grab the OVP...

So i was poking around EPC trying to grab the OVP relay part number to replace, just to be thorough. I notice that there is a different part number for cars to up '86 and one for 87+. the '86 is 6...

Forum: Tech Help

09-13-2011, 01:41 PM

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190E 16v - car-shaking idle and hard cold starts

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Posted By lithium726

i will compression test today - but there are no...

i will compression test today - but there are no erratic idle or stalling issues. It holds a steady 900-1k RPM idle, it just shakes like a blender while doing it. I've never seen any smoke from the...

Forum: Tech Help

09-13-2011, 12:49 AM

Replies: 17

190E 16v - car-shaking idle and hard cold starts

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Posted By lithium726

Yikes. I hope that is not the case, I don't want...

Yikes. I hope that is not the case, I don't want to have to remove the head.

Just checked the OVP relay. It looks original, although it is no longer bolted on to anything... just flopping around...

Forum: Tech Help

09-12-2011, 07:28 PM

Replies: 17

190E 16v - car-shaking idle and hard cold starts

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Posted By lithium726

if I did not have power to the ECU, the car would...

if I did not have power to the ECU, the car would not start at all, yes?

I'm not super familiar with the CIS-E system or the ECU that MB used in this era... I'm much more familiar with EFI BMWs....

Forum: Tech Help

09-12-2011, 04:23 PM

Replies: 17

190E 16v - car-shaking idle and hard cold starts

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Posted By lithium726

190E 16v - car-shaking idle and hard cold starts

Hi all,

I'm slowly going through my revamp of a 16v, but two problems persist. One, the car (http://www.benzworld.org/forums/#) takes forever to start if it's been more than about 15 mins since it...

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