LarryT wrote:
Was reading the Stu Ritter W124 Bible about flushing the brake fluid - it
says to flush it yearly for E Class built thru Mar 91 and every 2 years for
those produced from Apr 91 onward -
How do I know when it was produced ?
Stu has reported what Mercedes required and approved when the cars were
manufactured. Through model year 1990 Mercedes approved DOT-3 brake
fluid and it needed to be flushed every year (and that was so stipulated
in the maintenance booklet). In 1991 they changed the approved product
to DOT-4 fluid that required flushing every 2 years. DOT-4 fluid has a
higher intrinsic boiling point and is less hygroscopic so it can remain
in the system longer before it needs to be flushed. If you use DOT-4 or
DOT-4+ fluid, flushing every 2 years is fine NO MATTER when the car was
manufactured. If you use DOT-3 fluid, then flush every year.
Manufacture date is located on the door pillar tag (at least on all of
my cars). This date may or may not be useful as the date does NOT always
correspond to model year or to precisely when manufacturing or parts
changes were made. Often it's necessary to use VIN numbers. Even then
it's not always possible to be assured about which parts actually fit
your car.
While the 124.193 (300TD) was only imported during model year 1987, some
of those cars had manufacture dates of July '86 (mine was made in Nov of
'86) but Mercedes is not always consistent when giving a date about
whether they are referring to model year or manufacture date and
sometimes incorrectly interchange the terms.
Marshall
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Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions)
"der Dieseling Doktor" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
'87 300TD 182Kmi, '85 190D 2.0 161Kmi, '87 190D 2.5 turbo 237kmi, '84
190D 2.2 229Kmi (retired)
