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Author Topic: Anyone have experience working on 85 Mercedes 190E?  (Read 3021 times)
Brandon Sinclair
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« on: May 15, 2006, 01:55:11 pm »
Trying to fix what appears to be a pinging problem-when the car is going up a hill under load.  I can hear a pinging from the engine compartment.  I am not sure what fuel the lady has been putting in the car but I imagine it would be the cheap ($3.30/gallon) 87 octane, and I am not sure what Mercedes recommended for this car.  Besides that and checking the timing and maybe the EGR valve to see if that is clogged, do you have any other suggestions?  There are four or 5 sensors that provide info to the computer and I believe that leads to adjustments in the timing so if one of those are bad that could lead to wrong timing and pinging too I guess.  Damn watercooled engines!
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« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2006, 02:59:46 pm »
I know a lot of guys that work on those. I'll get some things to look for.
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« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2006, 10:41:07 pm »
You know that almost all of the German flagships run on premium only right?? Just thought I'd toss that out there......
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« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2006, 02:06:14 pm »
I was not sure what Mercedes recommended for this car, but I saw a lot of info on newer Mercedes that suggested the premium gas.
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« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2006, 06:06:42 pm »
I bet it say premiuim only in the fuel door.... Mine did....
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