Hi I`m New Here

[pammy]

PMSL Speak nicely to Pammy and she may lend you her visa

Oooh - don't know about that But I'll show you how to get one of your own - you only need a recommendation

 

[Howard]

Sorry, the wheels have actually gone ?

How much did you get for them ?

 

[GazCaff]

I was going to offer you a swap (or some other arrangement) for my standard 15" alloys, shame they're gone.

 

[iamamanc]

The wheels arnt gone - it's a figure of speech (or so I'm told) One of the reasons I'm hesitant about going over the mountains - you go for a cuppa and the car ends up on bricks. Then they would be gone

I seem to be getting a lot of grief about my imitation (wish I had a visa)
AMG 17" not standard wheels, so I have had a closer look through non tinted specs and I must admit they don't look too bad.
One question if standard is 15" do 17" wheels make a difference to the speedo reading, even with low profile rubber.

Well time for bed
Night all

 

[Howard]

Shouldn't do ....

As long as you keep the 'Rolling diameter' the same (if you raise the wheel size, you drop the profile of the tyres) the speedo shouldn't be affected ....

Don't take grief over the wheels, not all of us can afford genuine AMG's (i know i can't) .... and TBH only people like us will know, the average man in the street will just think ' Ohhhh, those wheels look nice on that car ....'

Keep the wheels, they look great on the car .....

 

[grober]

Your wheels are OK being just on the correct side of the "pimp my ride" line . If you were to change to 15" wheels the ride would improve markedly, the handling would not be quite so good, and the tyres a lot cheaper. They would have been 195/65R15 H or V rated ORIGINALLY.

 

[iamamanc]

Cheers for the pimp my ride - thats made me feel a lot better

Does anyone have access to part numbers - The reason is; The alternator that I have taken out is a recon, Merc wont give me the part number - a generic one from Euro cars is £130+vat. The bloke who I got the blower from will send me one for £40. The problem is he has about 50 90amp alternators which are all very similar so he needs a part number. Thats the dilema.

Apart from that I got the blower installed works a treat - blows like a ........(fill in the blank to win a prize)

Cheers

 

[Dieselman]

Cheers for the pimp my ride - thats made me feel a lot better

Does anyone have access to part numbers - The reason is; The alternator that I have taken out is a recon, Merc wont give me the part number - a generic one from Euro cars is £130+vat. The bloke who I got the blower from will send me one for £40. The problem is he has about 50 90amp alternators which are all very similar so he needs a part number. Thats the dilema.

Apart from that I got the blower installed works a treat - blows like a ........(fill in the blank to win a prize)

Cheers

Your alternator should have an output rating on it even if it's a recon. Why not just get it done locally or even do it yourself. What's the problem with it?

The missing word is ".......". You know what I mean. Do I get the prize?

 

[Birdman]

Your alternator should have an output rating on it even if it's a recon. Why not just get it done locally or even do it yourself. What's the problem with it?

"Apart from that I got the blower installed works a treat - blows like a ........(fill in the blank to win a prize)"
The missing word is ".......". You know what I mean. Do I get the prize?

A five dollar wh0re?


Do I get my five dollars?

 

[iamamanc]

Tut Tut Tut that's the kind of answer one woul expect from a BmW driver, shame on you

 

[Birdman]

Tut Tut Tut that's the kind of answer one woul expect from a BmW driver, shame on you

I know.
The bimmer's got a bumper sticker saying, 'I'm only looking for pound coins in the gutter, officer - honest!'

What?....What?

 

[iamamanc]

I know.
The bimmer's got a bumper sticker saying, 'I'm only looking for pound coins in the gutter, officer - honest!'

What?....What?

Nice one

ANother question oh knowledgeable ones.
I am going to buy one of those workshop-parts CD/manuals from e-bay, the problem is I can not see a reference to a 1994 300D 24valve engine on any of the listings. Was there a special name for this model, have Merc wrote it off as an embarassment or is it so special that it has a book all to itself, I am miffed

Cheers

 

[grober]

The later editions of the CD's contain data on the E300 DIESEL 1994-1995. THATS THE TWIN CAM ENGINE. As far as I know Mercedes only used the 24v designation for the Twin cam 3 litre petrol engine from 89 to 92 when it was replaced by the twin cam E320 and the 24V Identifier was dropped at that time.

 

[Birdman]

I think the '94 E300D you are referring to has the OM606 3.0 litre 24 valve straight 6 engine, installed in a W124.131 chassis in the '94/95 models.

Bentley Publishers, Inc has a title, Mercedes-Benz E-Class (W124) Owner's Bible™: 1986-1995 for $39.95 that covers many topics relating to your particular car. It is not a workshop manual, but an owner's manual, so it may not be what you're looking for.

http://www.bentleypublishers.com/gallery.htm?code=GMOB&galleryId=549

It is published in the UK under the title, Mercedes-Benz E Class Owner's Bible 1986-1995 (Mercedes-Benz) (Paperback) (Stu Ritter).

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mercedes-Be...im_b_1/026-9128673-4766045&tag=amazon0e9db-21

and is available from Amazon UK for £27.95 although there are seconds on offer there from £17.21.

There is a review of the book on that page at Amazon and the reviewer also suggest a better technical title for workshop use - Brooklands Mercedes W124Owners Manual 85-95,although I don't know where you'll find this - maybe it's out of print?

I'm sure not if this helps - usual caveats!

 

[iamamanc]

Cheers for the info guys

It's becoming very difficult to find info on this engine so every little helps, thanks again

Cheers
Adrian

 

[Dieselman]

Just so you know the same engine was used in the W210 body right through to 1999, though after 1997 Mercedes added a funny hairdryer thing to one side of it.
No wonder people say Mercs are hairdressers cars.

Adrian
I'm not sure what information you are going to need, these engines just run and run and run.

 

[iamamanc]

Cheers
what I'm looking at is a bit of over-run (pre-ignition in petrol engines), The guy who is looking at it thinks there should be some kind of valve at the back of the diesel pump and there isn't.

Also when breaking at speed, say 50 down to 0 at traffic lights there is a shudder at the front end as if the engine is trying very hard to slow down, it's hard to explain. At first I thought it might be as I am not used to low profile tyres cos you do tend to feel the road a bit more than on normal ones. The shockers seem ok. With the over-run and this slowing down shudder, my head is tying the two problems together - whaddaya think.

Merry Christmas everyone
Adrian

 

[Dieselman]

I don't understand your descriptions.

What do you mean by over run?
Diesels can't pre-ignite the fuel as there isn't any there to ignite until injected in.

If you think the firing is lumpy and rattly first check the injection timing. Best to get this done if you don't have a timing tool as the reference is 25 deg after TDC but that's only because the way the tools work.
The real timing will be about 15 deg BTDC measured from no1 injector.

As with any diesel problem run some injector cleaner through and if smokey have the injectors tested.

Something has just occured to me. maybe by overun you mean the engine keeps driving the car too much and not slowing down.
When on overun the fuel should be fully cut off as a function of the fuel pump governor. If this isn't happening there isa problem with the pump such as the rack return spring is broken or someone had adjusted the pump incorrectly.

 

[iamamanc]

cheers for the reply
overrun is the only way i can describe it. When I turn the engine off the engine keeps running for about 2 secondshot and cold. Taking this into account could this contribute to the sort of shuddering when stoping I described above. After a lot of reading I am coming to the same conclusion as the mechanic, the diesel pump is on the way out. Does this engine (300d multivalve) have an electronic idle regulator that also effects the tacho, a sort of relay component. The idle does seem a bit low, anyway
Cheers and have a good one

 

[Dieselman]

Your pump is mechanical so will have an adjustment for idle speed.
The shut off is vacuum operated IIRC and it is fairly common for the vacuum valve on the ignition barrel to fail.

There are different types so I cannot be sure on the above but is probable but if not there may be an electric shut off valve on the side of the pump.