Mercedes W124

since 1985-1995 of release

Repair and car operation

W124 Mercedes
+ Governing bodies and control devices
+ MAINTENANCE
- 2. Maintenance (diesel engines)
   2.2. Periodicity of service
   2.3. Maintenance
   + 2.4. Each 9 000 km
   + 2.5. Each 58 000 km
   2.6. Each 12 months
   2.7. Each 3 years
+ ENGINE
+ 4. Repair of 6-cylinder petrol SOHC engines
+ 5. Repair of 6-cylinder petrol DOHC engines
+ 6. Repair of the diesel engine established in the car
+ 7. Major maintenance of engines
+ COOLING SYSTEM
+ FUEL SYSTEM
+ 10. System of injection of BOSCH CIS-E fuel (KE-JETRONIC)
+ 11. System of injection of BOSCH HFM fuel
+ 12. Fuel system of diesel engines
+ 13. Fuel system of diesel engines
+ SYSTEMS OF START, IGNITION
+ 15. System of ignition of 4-cylinder petrol engines
+ 16. System of ignition of four-cylinder petrol engines
+ PRESTARTING HEATING
+ TRANSMISSION
+ 19. Mechanical transmission
+ 20. Automatic transmission
+ POWER SHAFTS
+ BRAKE SYSTEM
+ SUSPENSION BRACKET
+ BODY
+ ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT
+ CHECK OF MALFUNCTIONS

2.3. Maintenance

GENERAL INFORMATION

This head is intended to provide correctness of carrying out maintenance of the car, to help to support the car in proper condition and to prolong its service life. If maintenance was not carried out regularly, bad operation of the engine (incomplete return of capacity, strange behavior of the engine etc.) can become a consequence of it. In that case it is necessary to execute the following actions.

Primary actions:

– clear, examine and check the accumulator;
– check all liquids connected with the engine;
– check a condition and a tension of an auxiliary driving belt;
– replace glow plugs;
– check a condition of the air filter and replace, if it is necessary;
– replace fuel filters;
– check a condition of all hoses (branch pipes) and their tightness.

If these actions did not appear effective, execute the following actions.

Secondary actions:

– check charging system;
– check preliminary heating;
– check fuel system.