Dead fuel pumps aren't uncommon, but dead (or intermittent) fuel pump relays are way too common in 124 and 201 chassis.
In my '86 W201, it was the relay, which worked fine for the first five minutes or so. Drove me nuts until I finally went to check the relay and found a piece of wire wrapped around it that I used to bypass the relay. Oh, I'm not the first person who had that problem with this car... (that's a pretty good idea in general, know which terminals to jump and keep a jumper wire in the car and you're less likely to be stranded somewhere) Since high RPM 4 cylinder relays for my 16v were expensive new and rare used, I bought a used 300e relay which has been working fine for the last 10 years, but effectively has no RPM limit because a 4 cylinder only gives the relay 2/3 the ignition signal of a 6 cylinder. In my '99 S210, it was the pump. I bought a used one off eBay for about $40. It was supposed to be a match for my car, but the electrical terminals were different so it required a little extra work. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
