W124 Repair Blog

[Guest mr w124]

Sounds good. Thanks. will u be going there anytime soon?

[Guest Mike]

next weekend? or weekdaes i will only be free after 29 of this mth

[Guest redbell]

i wonder if i'll be saving alot if i do my repair and svcing in jb....

wants to drive up to ipoh leh but my car really cmi now

[Guest mr w124]

Hi Mike, i wont be free this weekend so next weekend sounds good. weekdays r out for me. i'll get back to u on when i can make it. n thanks alot man.

Redbell, u driving a 124 too?

[Guest redbell]

ya. a real old 1. i dun even bother to wash my car de. :tongue1:

[Guest Mike]

okay mr w124... u r welcome. =) redbell wat problem do ur car have? servicing in jb is rather cheap depends on wat oil u r using. buy ur oil filter and plugs here. if u r interested u can join me and mr w124 to JB and i will introduce my mech there.

[Guest mr w124]

Hi redbell. Wat model is your car? 8 valve or 16 valve. n how old is it?

[Guest millionmilebenz]

MMB, how can we tell whether the steering box is loose? i have some freeplay but not sure if it should be changed yet.

Hi Mr W124! So sorry I had missed your question from way back. If you get free play of more than a few degrees while at the neutral position, then your steering box probably needs some tightening up. A mechanic (or you can even do it yourself) can tighten the steering with a wrench to turn the bolt located outside of the steering box. However, if it can't be turned anymore (i.e. it has been tightened too many times before), then you'll have to replace the steering box.

Hope this helps.

[Guest mr w124]

Hey thanks MMB. Mine definitely has some freeplay in it at the neutral angle. hope it can still be tightened.

[Guest bk]

By the way, anybody know if 124 able to modify exhaust? Perhaps make abit of noise but still legal.....

[Guest Mike]

mr w124 don't tighten the steering box too much if not the steering won't turn back when u do a turn or a u-turn. as for wat bro bk had ask i think the legal way is get LTA compliant muffler. can head down to Autovox for sebring

[Guest redbell]

so this wkend any1 going to jb for svcg anot??

[Guest mr w124]

i cant this weekend as i have some assignments to complete. hopefully next weekend can.

[Guest Mike]

Shall we set it on next saturday morning? redbell u going to do servicing? get ur oil filter, spark plugs here. its cheaper. get ur air filter here if u r going to change it too. if u need help with parts i will gladly help. =) for oil wise depends on wat u want to use.

[Guest millionmilebenz]

Shall we set it on next saturday morning? redbell u going to do servicing? get ur oil filter, spark plugs here. its cheaper. get ur air filter here if u r going to change it too. if u need help with parts i will gladly help. =) for oil wise depends on wat u want to use.

Hi redbell!

I agree with Mike - get your parts here from a trusted shop. It's either about same price or even cheaper, and you have better ease of mind.

As for the motor oil to use, you can refer to this discussion - http://sgmerc.com/forum/index.php?topic=1027.0

[Guest Mike]

Thanx MMB... =) if the car is not consuming oil i suggest using semi syn oil with a 30 rating. i m using it on my 16valves running great. u feel that acc is lighter.

[Guest bk]

thanks mike.. btw, any idea how much to mod the exhaust? and where is the place?

[Guest mr w124]

Hi Mike. Next sat sounds good. morning would be better. could u sms me your no. thanks

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[Guest Mike]

i m not too sure about the price but the muffler u can get it from Autovox which is situated @ Tagore Lane just opp the Thomson used car centre. but bk u r driving 8valves or 16 valves?

[Guest Mike]

Hi Mr W124 u can contact me @ 81801330.

[Guest redbell]

get parts here ah... then i might as well just do my svcg with mbm lor. since the workmanship oso not that ex lah. tks guys...

[Guest bk]

hi mike, i m driving 8 valves... notice 124 no much things to mod.. any suggest....

[Guest Mike]

there is actually. u can do EFI conversion. its a great mod which can get u better mileage and better response.

[Guest bk]

btw, i notice that some car seat for 124 are higher and some quite low. i had tried lowed to max but still seems very high. any idea if we can lower the seats both driver and passenger side? Also, can 124 change side mirror to w210?

[Guest Mike]

bro bk i m not too sure about the seat issue. i think the height got to do with the spring that is underneath the seat. as for the side mirror i think there r some which look like those M3 style mirror for W124. they r pretty nice on w124 =)