In Mercedes 126 Repair: Forgotten Fluids, Part I we looked at the rear differential. Now let’s turn our attention to another fluid that most owners never bother to change — power steering fluid.POWER STEERING FLUID CHANGEMost Mercedes 126 owners will never take apart their recirculating-ball steering gear box. But those that do gain a new-found [...]
There are two main issues we need to worry about when choosing the best oil for our Mercedes 126. Costly repairs can be avoided if we get this decision right.VISCOSITYPicking the viscosity of your oil used to be a relatively simple decision, and I believe it still is. I say “used to be” because the [...]
Achieving a proper fuel mixture is vital to the performance and economy of your Mercedes 126. This article looks at the mixture-control procedure for the early V-8 engines with K-Jetronic fuel injection. Many other European cars of that era follow essentially the same method.For cars with lambda control, it is not possible to set the [...]
A significant improvement can be made to the performance of Mercedes 126 headlights by replacing the DOT-approved units with genuine European headlights. There is also a major aesthetic benefit.Particularly in the case of the early (first-generation) 126 cars prior to 1986, the DOT-approved headlights for the U.S. market were horribly inefficient compared to the Bosch [...]
The subject of this article, brake fluid, is not as sorely neglected as differential gear oil or power steering fluid. Brakes will eventually command the attention of even the most inattentive owner. But we should be paying attention to our brake system long before it screams at us.Mercedes is one of the few car manufacturers [...]
Recently, we have seen the introduction of oil monitoring systems in some vehicles, most notably in General Motors and Mercedes vehicles (although I believe BMW may have a similar system as well). The systems do not all work the same. Mercedes actually has two slightly different systems while the General Motors system is the same [...]
You can easily get a free auto repair manual for whichever repair need you might have. You need an internet access and have to follow a certain procedure searching for auto repair manuals, but when you have done this procedure a few times it will be very easy to find the right instructions for do [...]
