My Mercedes-Benz 190E - Page 3

Adunaphel · November 1st, 2007, 09:17 AM

Nice choice! The 2.6 is a lovely engine, silky smooth, yet powerful when needed. When you go looking for one, be on the lookout for moisture in the trunk (the leakage is easy to stop, but the damage has already been done), so check under all carpets in the trunk, especially the 2 lower wells to the sides, it accumulates there. Furtermore, if you have the chance, get the side-paneling (Sacco-Bretter) off to see if there's rust underneath them, especially on the 2 front doors. For the rest the 190E has very few specific weaknesses (that i know of), just the normal lot. Be sure to check the diff properly, they tend to be expensive to repair. Good luck on finding one.

Ford Prefect · November 1st, 2007, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BahnBrenner

I LOVE old mercs. I am actually in the preliminary stages of buying a 2.6 Sportline. I was going to go with the 16V, but they are hard to find and good ones are at least 10K. Seeing as I am in high school, 10K is a bit much.

from your nick I´m just going to assume you´re german, if so, try to get your hands on the current issue of "Oldtimer Markt" there´s a huge buyers guide for the 190... good luck...

god I want one of those...

TopFifth · November 3rd, 2007, 10:48 PM

Hi All,

I'm new here, so this is my first post.

I love old Mercedes', and your 190E looks absolutely stunning!

I also love the clatter and the rumble of the old 190D, a quality engine - still going strong over 200,000 miles on my friends '8?, D-Reg (UK) 190D.

Great Pics,
Richard

Adunaphel · November 7th, 2007, 09:46 PM

Bought a second set of wheels this week for the winter tyres, cos i don't want to be using my Speedlines all winter.

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/1032/yuqcuck3hjchhdumjr0tsqzj7.jpg

They're original 15" wheels, among others fitted to the 16v Cosworth models, affectionately known as "manhole covers" over here. I think you can see where they got that from. As soon as the weather gets cold enough for winter tyres, i'll post pics how they look on the car

Magnet · November 8th, 2007, 08:44 AM

When do you normally put winter tyres on your car? When it reaches a certain temperature, or when it begins to snow? I've always been interested, because us Aussies never really need to worry about this.

Adunaphel · November 8th, 2007, 08:52 AM

I generally do it either when the night temp drops below freezing regularly or the day temp drops below 7 C regularly, whichever comes first, although both happen almost simultaneously. Other than that, it's just a matter of whether you still feel safe on summer/ all weather tyres, which i currently still do.

Ford Prefect · November 11th, 2007, 02:04 PM

luckily I swapped my tyres 3 weeks ago, yesterday I would have even been glad to have spikes or something... images/smilies/wacko.gif

Adunaphel · November 18th, 2007, 02:12 PM

Update time! images/smilies/smile.gif

Over the last month i've been a bit busy with my car. I had the airco looked after, it seems like it's in working order just near-empty. To get it refilled it need to have it converted to the newer type of gas, because the gas in mine is illegal. My dad knows a place where they will do the conversion + filling for 150eur, so i'll get to that when the winter draws to a close, won't really need it in the meantime anyways.
I had a few things in the interior taken care of. In all 190Es the dashboard cracks between the rear passenger light switch and the edge of the dash (just 3mm of plastic between switch and edge there). A guy with whom my dad does a lot of business did his magic with some superglue, paint and other stuff.

BEFORE:

http://pic.phyrefile.com/2007/11/18/crackold.jpg

AFTER:

http://pic.phyrefile.com/2007/11/18/cracknew.jpg

He also took care of 2 nasty tears in the passenger-side B-pillar vinyl upholstery. Sadly, i have no BEFORE pics, but 1 tear was over 10cm in length, the other almost 5 cm. I've encircled the repaired areas in both pics.

http://thumb.phyrefile.com/2007/11/18/1002743.JPG

http://thumb.phyrefile.com/2007/11/18/1002744.JPG

(click thumbnails for full pics)

And last but not least, i finally fitted the second set of wheels i bought last week with a set of Fulda Kristall Montero2 winter tyres.

http://pic.phyrefile.com/2007/11/18/1002740.JPG

There is only one slight problem atm. The Speedlines that were on it have slightly thicker hubs than the 16v-style wheels i bought, which means the bolts' heads stick out about 1cm beyond their holes.

http://pic.phyrefile.com/2007/11/18/1002741.JPG

I'm going to get some new bolts this week and i'm going to have them fitted at my parents' garage next friday (hydraulic lifts + power tools >>> small jack + hand-tools).

Totski · February 21st, 2008, 12:29 PM

Make it a evo replica ! images/smilies/biggrin.gif

that would look so nice heh

But nice car you have there

Adunaphel · March 3rd, 2008, 09:28 AM

Since i got the car, it was lacking in power in the higher rev ranges. First i put it down to laziness because the previous owner claimed he never drove it faster than 90 kph. But when the problem worsened over time instead of getting better, i took it to the garage. After 3 weeks and a million part-swaps (they had a near identical 190E in stock luckily) it turned out the Jetronic's fuel distributor was faulty.

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/2179/orhvikfopnbb8n0r8gvngee3.jpg

After they changed it everything was as it should be. Now I really am ready for a ring-trip images/smilies/biggrin.gif

(although this month will be a bit problematic).

jensked · March 3rd, 2008, 09:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adunaphel

Great for tearing the tires of your opponents in a race!

SoxXpupPeT · March 3rd, 2008, 11:31 PM

that is one nice looking merc. love the old manual mercs. to bad they dont make them like that anymore, classic.

November 1st, 2007, 09:17 AM	#41
Adunaphel Global Moderator Joined: Jan 18th, 2006 Last Online: 09:17 PM Location: Eindhoven, Dutchikistan Age: 28 Posts: 3,533 Car: 1990 Mercedes-Benz 190E (W201) Rep Power: 65	Nice choice! The 2.6 is a lovely engine, silky smooth, yet powerful when needed. When you go looking for one, be on the lookout for moisture in the trunk (the leakage is easy to stop, but the damage has already been done), so check under all carpets in the trunk, especially the 2 lower wells to the sides, it accumulates there. Furtermore, if you have the chance, get the side-paneling (Sacco-Bretter) off to see if there's rust underneath them, especially on the 2 front doors. For the rest the 190E has very few specific weaknesses (that i know of), just the normal lot. Be sure to check the diff properly, they tend to be expensive to repair. Good luck on finding one. __________________ 01001001 00100000 01000001 01001101 00100000 01010100 01001000 01000101 00100000 01010011 01010100 01001001 01000111

November 7th, 2007, 09:46 PM	#44
Adunaphel Global Moderator Joined: Jan 18th, 2006 Last Online: 09:17 PM Location: Eindhoven, Dutchikistan Age: 28 Posts: 3,533 Car: 1990 Mercedes-Benz 190E (W201) Rep Power: 65	Bought a second set of wheels this week for the winter tyres, cos i don't want to be using my Speedlines all winter. They're original 15" wheels, among others fitted to the 16v Cosworth models, affectionately known as "manhole covers" over here. I think you can see where they got that from. As soon as the weather gets cold enough for winter tyres, i'll post pics how they look on the car __________________ 01001001 00100000 01000001 01001101 00100000 01010100 01001000 01000101 00100000 01010011 01010100 01001001 01000111

November 8th, 2007, 08:44 AM	#45
Magnet Joined: Jan 13th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Perth, WA Age: 27 Posts: 1,994 Car: BMW E46 328Ci Rep Power: 23	When do you normally put winter tyres on your car? When it reaches a certain temperature, or when it begins to snow? I've always been interested, because us Aussies never really need to worry about this. __________________ Remember, a dog is not just for Christmas. It can also be for a birthday. In fact, you can eat them all year round!

November 8th, 2007, 08:52 AM	#46
Adunaphel Global Moderator Joined: Jan 18th, 2006 Last Online: 09:17 PM Location: Eindhoven, Dutchikistan Age: 28 Posts: 3,533 Car: 1990 Mercedes-Benz 190E (W201) Rep Power: 65	I generally do it either when the night temp drops below freezing regularly or the day temp drops below 7 C regularly, whichever comes first, although both happen almost simultaneously. Other than that, it's just a matter of whether you still feel safe on summer/ all weather tyres, which i currently still do. __________________ 01001001 00100000 01000001 01001101 00100000 01010100 01001000 01000101 00100000 01010011 01010100 01001001 01000111

November 11th, 2007, 02:04 PM	#47
Ford Prefect Joined: Dec 10th, 2006 Last Online: 05:44 PM Location: Munich/Regensburg Age: 25 Posts: 988 Car: MINI Rep Power: 17	luckily I swapped my tyres 3 weeks ago, yesterday I would have even been glad to have spikes or something... __________________

November 3rd, 2007, 10:48 PM	#43
TopFifth Joined: Nov 3rd, 2007 Last Online: June 29th, 2008 Location: Wirral, Merseyside Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Hi All, I'm new here, so this is my first post. I love old Mercedes', and your 190E looks absolutely stunning! I also love the clatter and the rumble of the old 190D, a quality engine - still going strong over 200,000 miles on my friends '8?, D-Reg (UK) 190D. Great Pics, Richard

November 18th, 2007, 02:12 PM	#48
Adunaphel Global Moderator Joined: Jan 18th, 2006 Last Online: 09:17 PM Location: Eindhoven, Dutchikistan Age: 28 Posts: 3,533 Car: 1990 Mercedes-Benz 190E (W201) Rep Power: 65	Update time! Over the last month i've been a bit busy with my car. I had the airco looked after, it seems like it's in working order just near-empty. To get it refilled it need to have it converted to the newer type of gas, because the gas in mine is illegal. My dad knows a place where they will do the conversion + filling for 150eur, so i'll get to that when the winter draws to a close, won't really need it in the meantime anyways. I had a few things in the interior taken care of. In all 190Es the dashboard cracks between the rear passenger light switch and the edge of the dash (just 3mm of plastic between switch and edge there). A guy with whom my dad does a lot of business did his magic with some superglue, paint and other stuff. BEFORE: AFTER: He also took care of 2 nasty tears in the passenger-side B-pillar vinyl upholstery. Sadly, i have no BEFORE pics, but 1 tear was over 10cm in length, the other almost 5 cm. I've encircled the repaired areas in both pics. (click thumbnails for full pics) And last but not least, i finally fitted the second set of wheels i bought last week with a set of Fulda Kristall Montero2 winter tyres. There is only one slight problem atm. The Speedlines that were on it have slightly thicker hubs than the 16v-style wheels i bought, which means the bolts' heads stick out about 1cm beyond their holes. I'm going to get some new bolts this week and i'm going to have them fitted at my parents' garage next friday (hydraulic lifts + power tools >>> small jack + hand-tools). __________________ 01001001 00100000 01000001 01001101 00100000 01010100 01001000 01000101 00100000 01010011 01010100 01001001 01000111

February 21st, 2008, 12:29 PM	#49
Totski Joined: Dec 20th, 2007 Last Online: March 17th, 2008 Location: Denmark Posts: 130 Rep Power: 4	Make it a evo replica ! that would look so nice heh But nice car you have there __________________

March 3rd, 2008, 09:28 AM	#50
Adunaphel Global Moderator Joined: Jan 18th, 2006 Last Online: 09:17 PM Location: Eindhoven, Dutchikistan Age: 28 Posts: 3,533 Car: 1990 Mercedes-Benz 190E (W201) Rep Power: 65	Since i got the car, it was lacking in power in the higher rev ranges. First i put it down to laziness because the previous owner claimed he never drove it faster than 90 kph. But when the problem worsened over time instead of getting better, i took it to the garage. After 3 weeks and a million part-swaps (they had a near identical 190E in stock luckily) it turned out the Jetronic's fuel distributor was faulty. After they changed it everything was as it should be. Now I really am ready for a ring-trip (although this month will be a bit problematic). __________________ 01001001 00100000 01000001 01001101 00100000 01010100 01001000 01000101 00100000 01010011 01010100 01001001 01000111

March 3rd, 2008, 11:31 PM	#52
SoxXpupPeT Joined: Dec 24th, 2005 Last Online: 01:47 AM Location: Yonkers, NY Posts: 974 Car: 82' Impala, 94' Z28 Rep Power: 17	that is one nice looking merc. love the old manual mercs. to bad they dont make them like that anymore, classic. __________________

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