230e

So, I took part in a charity rally over the long weekend (one way to get away from the wedding), and have come back with an extremely broken exhaust flexible downpipe - rusted through at the mid-box end. Bodge repairs between Strasbourg, Prague and Calais involving exhust sealant, tent pegs and...

Or at least I hope it's poor. Last week I did 120 miles in my 1992 W124 230E auto. It took 27.25 litres to brim the tank today, and I've worked that out as pretty crap MPG even for an old girl like this, i.e. 20.01 MPG. The car did do mainly short journeys admittedly but seems to warm up fine...

Hi guys, First of all my apologies for posting up yet another thread about this, I know there's quite a few of them because I've been reading through plenty trying to solve my problem. I've got an intermittent fault with the ABS light coming on, been this way for almost 2 years now but...

Hi All I'm looking at buying a W124. Overall condition is the most important thing for me, closely followed by economy, which rules out the +3litre cars for me. There's a 1991 230e auto saloon for sale with leather that's caught my eye. How's the mpg on these? I've also been looking at...

As this is a Cat. equipped car, with the non-adjustable ICV are the only reasons for a low idle down to a tired/dirty ICV or a slight vacuum leak for loose hoses?

Mercedes 203e - 'B' reg Date of First Registration: 23/05/1985 Year of Manufacture: 1985 Cylinder Capacity (cc): 2299CC One owner since new 172,523 miles (approx) MOT: 20 Sept 2011 Road Tax: 30 Apr 2011 Excellent condition Mercedes 230E (1985) in Maroon/Red – Only one owner from new Mileage...

Hi everyone, I have a 1982 230E which needs a new water pump, but I can't for the life of me get the water pump pulley off. I have removed the fan and what you see in the photos is what I am left with. It says in the workshop manual that the pulley should now just pull off by hand, leaving the...

While I was replacing the interior bonnet release handle earlier in the week, I noticed that there is a battery of some sort mounted in the passenger footwell just above the release handle. The battery has some sort of plastic clip on top which clips into a meatal bracket in the side of the...

My uncle wants to sell his Mercedes 230e W123. This has to be one of the best condition W123s around IMO. He is the only owner since new, it has been well looked after, garaged at night, any works it has needed doing has always been done. Runs fine and bodywork is in great condition. Some info...

Can anyone tell me what the 2 cannister bottle looking things are on the underside offside rear of my car are? as there seems to be some sort of hissing noise coming from them when the engine is on.

I am looking to sell or exchange this W123 230e engine, the engine has had a complete rebuild to an exceptional level although I can not give any warranty with the engine. I would like to either get some cash back or would be interested in any W123 related swaps. Any...

I've been trying to track down a cooling system fault for a while now - while driving the car is fine, but when in slow moving traffic or stationary the temp needle gradually rises - had it nearly in the red while stuck in central London last week. My first throught was a failed thermostat...

Given that it's not been done for a while, I have the urge to give my 230E a good service. However some simple parts seem to be a little difficult to get hold of - Euro Car parts have some but not all. I need: Spark Plugs (Bosch?) (ECP) Leads (ECP) Distributor cap Rotor arm Anyone know...

Only 76k from new. 1 Family for last 25 Years. For Sale (1983) on Car And Classic UK

Bidding starts at £1500, but for the mileage and apparent condition it's very tempting. If I were in for a saloon... Still searching for a 230TE, damn! Ebay link [click]

Would anybody be able to point me in the right direction? I am searching for a drawing/exploded view showing the drive line seals in the rear diff for a 230E w124. I have tried to do a google search but couldnt find what I was looking for and I know there must be one out there Thank you in...

Hello, I've recently taken ownership of a UK 1992 230E and have a few questions regarding the duty cycle reading I'm getting. So far I've checked the plugs and they are fine, a little carbon but overall brownish-white and in good condition. I've changed plug leads for new Bosch ones and the...

Hello, I'm new! I have a W123 230E which is generally in good condition but has a number of possibly minor niggles that I'm looking to fix. As such, I'm doing a repair spec* to be sent to a few of the Merc specialists in London so I can work out which jobs to farm out and which to do myself...

Yesterday the only problem I had with my w123 was the fact that it was losing vacuum when parked, so after checking all the doors and reservoir I decided to check the pipe going to the manifold. I removed the complete air filter housing and then the rubber pipes underneath, cleaned them all up...

Hi all, As I have mentioned in my new member thread, I have taken a job which requires a car that can cope with some insane miles, and I may have found just the thing. One of my UK neighbours has a 1986 "D" Registered 230E Auto in pale metallic blue, with blue cloth interior. He has...