Recent content by Mick65

Thank you everyone for your help. Nick - really helpful post. Very grateful for your experience on this - the chap I bought the car from told me you were the W124 expert :-) Car has done 160,000 Since posting, I turned the fuel-shutoff valve on top of the fuel filter down (my theory being...

Hi - over last few months my 96 W124 E300D has started intermittently cutting out usually within a mile of leaving home. It all started after I ran out of fuel once. When it fails there is no fuel in the fuel lines, just air. Cranking / leaving for a few minutes sees it running again...

Thanks all. Yes, engine turns over and glow plug light comes on and off as normal. I know its fuel cutoff as pre-filter is bone dry when it happens. I'm going to try to investigate vacuum switch off on pump - have heard there are a couple of o - rings under flange that can fail. Might be...

Thank you for helpful comments. Quick update. I had been messing around with the relay marked Kickdown shown in the pictures which i believed from other forum posts to be the fuel pump relay. It is located just in front of bulkhead behind battery. Replies from Carat and Grober...

Can anyone help resolve please? For past couple of months my E300D has been intermittently cutting out. After searching on forums, I narrowed it down to fuel pump relay. Each time it happens, I find that taking out the offending relay, applying liberal WD40, sharply hitting it and re-placing...

Thank you John

Hi - I've recently bought a 95 E300. Can anyone recommend independent specialists in there North West area please? Thank you