The morning after I bought the car, I found the first problem. When I was starting the engine, it was shaking, and it was about to switch off, the mark on the tachometer was 1.2 to 0.3, and was going up and down.. after few minutes it worked normally.
Well after replacing the fuel filter, injector filter, and cleaning the injectors, the car began starting normal in the mornings. The total cost for this repair was about 50$ I also changed the oil, and oil filter for 50$.
Then after 2 weeks I found that my car almost EATS oil! More than 1 liter for 2 weeks, I was driving not more than 800km..
I changed the rubbers on the valves, it cost me 50$ including labour.
But the problem is not gone, so.. now I am about to change the cylinder rings and gasket, it will cost around 110$ for me.. I hope after such a job, my car will work fine.
Well, despite all that problems, I like this car very much! It is very comfortable, nice, and reliable! The only thing I would like is more HP... more power... well maybe my next car will be a W124 with better, and more powerful engine!
"I changed the rubbers on the valves, it cost me 50$ including labour.
But the problem is not gone, so.. now I am about to change the cylinder rings and gasket, it will cost around 110$ for me.. I hope after such a job, my car will work fine."
Excuse me, but how can someone do this much work to an engine's internals, for so very little?!?!? esp on a Benz??? If maintenance that cheap, I'm selling my BMW and moving to whereever this guy lives and buying a Ferrari as a daily driver!!!
The truth is to maintain the W124 is really cheap. I bought the car 4 months ago (W124 1989) and so far I have change water pump due to leaking (USD 50 for part + USD 10 for labour), head block cover rubber seal for USD 6, oil filter USD 4, belt tensioner USD 55, timing chain USD 62 with labour in.
The next thing is to change piston ring and whole engine over haul which I think it will cost USD 625.
I have the W124 200 model. I am having trouble finding parts for the 2.0 engine. Where is it that you find all your parts.
Look on this site for parts www.mbatc.de
just find in another comment on the web
good luck.
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