Hi all,
Just recently acquired a E200, '92 model. It worked fine for a while but the past few months, alot of things started to fall apart it seems. The motors on the glass windows don't work and was replaced. Old tyres were replaced by 205 ones, air con compressor suddenly fails and when it jammed,it cause the fan belt to tear and tear it did, stranding me (luckily near my home) for a while before i manage to start the car and drive it home. This was replaced together with the fan belt. As you can see, i have really spent alot on this car but recent developments has made it worse. I have a couple of questions which i really appreciate help with:
1. My E200 stalls with all the warning lights on halfway when going over a particularly high hump or when i hit a hump harder than usual. This has happened 3 times over a week. Very disturbing. I really don't know what could be the cause.
2. When accelerating from 40 to 60 km/ph, sometimes when i release the accelerator for a moment, i feel a drastic decrease in engine power followed by a very noticeable slowing of acceleration and thereafter, an almost relunctant effort on the car to go faster and i have to coax it for a while.
3. My car seems to use up the water in the radiator alot, used to be once a week when i have to top it up, nowadays its 2 days. I have to top up my engine oil once every 10 days also. Does it bode badly for a '92 E-200 or is this still considered normal.
4. Lastly, the tyre pressure on my car is rated at 51 PSI or at 350 maximum. I have filled my tyres to 280. What is the best pressure to set the tire to?
Very grateful if anyone can advise me. Some factors and background information below for reference:
1. New driver - Only 6 months experience including with this car
2. Car is a '92 E-200 Automatic (Petrol)
3. Ambient temperature in Singapore ranges from 24-36 degrees centigrade
4. Tyres are new, soft type, 205 with 51PSI maximum rating
5. Average milage on the car is less than 100km per day (Around 75 on average) and maximum per week is at 700km.
6. Car is regularly serviced. Synthetic oil and filter change. Last serviced in November 24.
7. When fan belt broke, had to drive back to home as it was the middle of the night(Took 15 minutes to get home, power steering non-existant during that time)
8. Petrol used is primarily '98 Unleaded
9. Regularly top up depleted engine oil with normal (non-synthetic) engine oil.
10. Had an front end to truck backend collision when the truck roll down a slope which dented the bonnet and smashed a left headlight in November.
Really appreciate any assistance i can get. Thanks in advance.
Just recently acquired a E200, '92 model. It worked fine for a while but the past few months, alot of things started to fall apart it seems. The motors on the glass windows don't work and was replaced. Old tyres were replaced by 205 ones, air con compressor suddenly fails and when it jammed,it cause the fan belt to tear and tear it did, stranding me (luckily near my home) for a while before i manage to start the car and drive it home. This was replaced together with the fan belt. As you can see, i have really spent alot on this car but recent developments has made it worse. I have a couple of questions which i really appreciate help with:
1. My E200 stalls with all the warning lights on halfway when going over a particularly high hump or when i hit a hump harder than usual. This has happened 3 times over a week. Very disturbing. I really don't know what could be the cause.
2. When accelerating from 40 to 60 km/ph, sometimes when i release the accelerator for a moment, i feel a drastic decrease in engine power followed by a very noticeable slowing of acceleration and thereafter, an almost relunctant effort on the car to go faster and i have to coax it for a while.
3. My car seems to use up the water in the radiator alot, used to be once a week when i have to top it up, nowadays its 2 days. I have to top up my engine oil once every 10 days also. Does it bode badly for a '92 E-200 or is this still considered normal.
4. Lastly, the tyre pressure on my car is rated at 51 PSI or at 350 maximum. I have filled my tyres to 280. What is the best pressure to set the tire to?
Very grateful if anyone can advise me. Some factors and background information below for reference:
1. New driver - Only 6 months experience including with this car
2. Car is a '92 E-200 Automatic (Petrol)
3. Ambient temperature in Singapore ranges from 24-36 degrees centigrade
4. Tyres are new, soft type, 205 with 51PSI maximum rating
5. Average milage on the car is less than 100km per day (Around 75 on average) and maximum per week is at 700km.
6. Car is regularly serviced. Synthetic oil and filter change. Last serviced in November 24.
7. When fan belt broke, had to drive back to home as it was the middle of the night(Took 15 minutes to get home, power steering non-existant during that time)
8. Petrol used is primarily '98 Unleaded
9. Regularly top up depleted engine oil with normal (non-synthetic) engine oil.
10. Had an front end to truck backend collision when the truck roll down a slope which dented the bonnet and smashed a left headlight in November.
Really appreciate any assistance i can get. Thanks in advance.
