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Just wondered if anybody could suggest the best quality pattern parts of full sills for a W124 4 door saloon? I have the dreaded jacking point Grot and although you can get plates for these from Germany by the time you have bought 4 and payed shipping it runs expensive :( We all know pattern...

I know many sing the praises of Raysons Radiators in Yeovil so I ordered a Genuine Behr Replacement as I was told "all" new ones have reinforced necks...................... My Replacement Genuine Behr turned up today after a long wait only to find neither of the necks are reinforced! I am...

Ever since I got my car I have had a slow coolant leak. I Have had the engine sniff tested and compression tested and they come back as fine :thumb: I have just found the leak after all this time and its seeping ever so slowly from the end of the top hose. I suspect underneath the hose the...

I am finally getting on track with my car and after curing a few issue i noticed a hissing sound coming from the dash :dk: Turned out it was coming from the headlight adjuster. Now i have had this dash apart a few times but so had somebody before me :eek: I have had those lines off and put...

After months of my 230e playing up not charging the battery I have finally found out why I want to repair this myself but need a little advice and a list of things I need? In short it's my alternator lead,the exciter wire has a break in it causing an open circuit it literally makes or...

Its nearly a month since my w124 moved now and my electrical is starting to do my head in! Ive started checking everything and now fully understand the circuit I am down to checking a couple of wires with my Multimeter between Pin 12 of the light Control Module and the junction box near...

Is there any way to bypass the alternator charge light just for diagnosis purposes? I found this on Benzworld but it seems a little too simplistic and I wouldn't want to blow anything :eek: Alternator Test Cord for W123s - Mercedes-Benz Forum My battery isn't charging and all the usual...

I have been having problems with my OVP circuit on my 89 w124 230e and I have just about reached my limit and hear is being removed from my scalp in a timely manner! When I first got the car being so excited I never noticed that the only dashboard lights on start up were parking brake and ABS...

Really getting on top of my car now and every day I tick off on another job and it just gets better and better :thumb: Car is a 89 w124 230e with the 722 Transmission ;) However there's question over the transmission? It can be a bit bumpy changing gears and it flares up 3-4 but only when cold...

I have had my 230e for 9 months now,thankfully I have had access to another car when Bruno has been off the road and he has been off more than on. In all fairness though its because of his broken history,ownership and a period of neglect :( He started off as a dealer demo before being sold on...

Mercedes list the OVP Socket minus pins and also list the pins minus the socket so you must be able to split it open How do you get inside the plug? My OVP Issues are back again and playing with the wires eventually tends to solve it I am guessing dry solder joint on socket or female...

Been having some hesitant starting issues with my w124 230e (m102) New OVP Plugs etc Runs fine but cranks several times before it fires seems to be getting worse :( Its been suggested It could be a vacuum leak and I should replace the Vacuum hoses as on a 27 year old car they will of had it...

Could of had this noise from the beginning when I bought my car but I had worn engine mounts which masked the noise,now they been replaced the noise is driving me mad :wallbash: Sat with car idling there's a ticking coming from behind the dash :( appears to be there when driving too but engine...

Hi Guys I have a 1989 W124 230e saloon and I am having problems closing the doors easily :( Give them a good hard slam from inside and they are fine likewise shut the doors from outside and swing them shut quickly with some momentum and they shut fine ;) I used to have a 190d and you could...

Hi I,m Jodie from Wiltshire :) Some here might already know me from the Mercedes-190.co.uk ;) I am now on my second classic Benz,The first being more old 92 190d But now own this mischievous 89 230e :devil: My latest project the 230e is affectionately known as "Bruno" after the great...