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Hello, I have not posted for a while as I have not had a Mercedes for a while. I have recently got my self a nice W124 300te 24. The central locking does not work, the vacuum pump does not activate on turning the key in any lock. I presume something is wrong with the circuit board attached...

Hello Just a quick question. One of my anti roll bar bushes failed today on my 1991 300E 24v Saloon. I am looking to buy a new pair of bushes. I don't think my car has sportline suspension, it doesn't mention it in any of the documentation that I have and also it certainly doesn't feel very...

Good idea, thanks. I will make an enquiry tomorrow. I hope it wont be too expensive from a main dealer.

I managed to damage one of the ignition leads (ht leads) on my w124 300e 24v. Would someone be able to advise me on whether the 24 valve m104 engine requires different leads to the 12v engines? Some cheap sets on ebay suggest they fit both types whereas eurocarparts and gsf suggest the m104...

My spring compressor arrived this morning and I managed to change my wishbone. It was a bit of a ******* of a job although I didn't have any problems getting the tool out of the spring so I'm not sure what to suggest. I think your plan of re compressing the spring and putting it on in a...

tjamesbo, how did you get on in the end, did you get the new spring in ok? I am looking to purchase a spring compressor like yours, 5pc Shock Absorber Coil Spring Compressor Telescopic Repair Tool Mercedes Benz | eBay is this the one that you have?

tjamesbo, I found I was able to get the pin out without removing the brake shield, I had to as I managed to round off one of the bolts when trying to remove the shield. I agree about the hard to shift bolts, I did have to employ the use of a lump hammer whilst taking it apart. Also how did you...

ps, if anyone in the south east area has a spring compressor they would like to lend then I would be very interested!

I hope you are right about not needing a spring compressor but from looking at my car I cant see how I can do it without. Anyway the six nations is about to kick off so I am going to worry about this some other time!

Thanks for your help everyone. I guess I probably should do both sides plus arb bushes etc whilst I am at it. The next thing I need is a mercedes specific spring compressor from somewhere as my research suggests that a normal one wont be man enough for the job. This is all getting much more...

Sounds good, My VIN is WDB1240312B458942 Cheers

Thanks for the reply. I think your right about me needing a post 1993 arm. It is exceptionally annoying that the ball joint cant be replaced. What is the point!

Hello Last week my front right lower ball joint started creaking. I found this very useful guide to replacing it: How-to: Replacing Ball Joints w124 300e - Benzworld.org - Mercedes-Benz Discussion Forum It says that it doesn't apply to w124s after 1993 because they have the ball joint welded...

Whilst I am sure that is sensible advice I would rather enjoy the car to its fullest extent!

Thanks for all of your replies, I have not posted again because I am unable to connect to this site from my home computer for some reason. I have looked under my bonnet and I have the large MAS unit as shown in neilrr's picture. It says m104 on it so I assume it must be the correct unit for my...

Yes I agree about the spoiler. I am tempted to take it off but I assume that would leave me with holes in the boot lid.

Hi there I have a Mercedes 300e 24v, it has the 4 speed automatic gearbox. It runs perfectly except for one thing. The red line is 7000rpm but mine will only rev to about 6500 rpm. I am aware this is only a matter of 500 rpm but I still feel like I am missing out on a little bit of performance...

Hi Just thought I would introduce my self here. Purchased my first Mercedes a few weeks ago. Its a 1991 300E 24 valve. Its a bit tatty here and there and has a dodgy spoiler on the back but more importantly it drives very well. It has 96k miles and I got it for the bargain price of £500. I am...