190E 2.3 transmission issue

vanwiek · 08-31-2008, 05:20 AM

Hi all, I am usually in the 124 forum but my sister has a '91 190E 2.3 that has been sitting for a few months. Once the tranny started acting up she moved to a 210. My friend is now is thinking of buying it so we need to sort out the issue.

My sister parked it one day and it had driven and shifted fine. When she started to leave she had to lift off the accelerator to get it to shift out of first, she immediately drove to my slowly house, two miles away. When I drove the car it would not shift out of first at all. I dropped the pan and there were no metal shavings, the fluid looked and smelled fine.

Any thoughts? I'm thinking maybe a vacuum issue...

Thanks for any help you can give.

Sincity · 08-31-2008, 02:45 PM

Have you asked the same question over at 190revolution.net? There are a lot of technical guys there. Good luck.

ohlord · 08-31-2008, 10:28 PM

are vacuum modulator lines.Inspect all of them on both ends.Get it cheap and he will have a fine car when fixed

vanwiek · 09-01-2008, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by ohlord

are vacuum modulator lines.Inspect all of them on both ends.Get it cheap and he will have a fine car when fixed

I did and both ends were on pretty tight. I bought a vacuum pump and the vacuum modualtor held vacuum. I find it strange that something serious happened internal to the transmission since it just stopped shifting with no previous slipping or flaring.

08-31-2008, 05:20 AM	#1
vanwiek Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Atlanta, Ga Posts: 109	190E 2.3 transmission issue Hi all, I am usually in the 124 forum but my sister has a '91 190E 2.3 that has been sitting for a few months. Once the tranny started acting up she moved to a 210. My friend is now is thinking of buying it so we need to sort out the issue. My sister parked it one day and it had driven and shifted fine. When she started to leave she had to lift off the accelerator to get it to shift out of first, she immediately drove to my slowly house, two miles away. When I drove the car it would not shift out of first at all. I dropped the pan and there were no metal shavings, the fluid looked and smelled fine. Any thoughts? I'm thinking maybe a vacuum issue... Thanks for any help you can give. __________________ '94 E320 with 184,000 miles. Mods: TomTom GPS in place of ash tray, Memory seat, DEI 545T Auto lamps, DEI 530T Auto Up/Down Windows, DEI Remote Start, Motorola Bluetooth® Car Kit, Built in phone charger using factory phone wiring, RainTracker Rain sensing wiper, Keyless Entry, Ambient lighting of center storage compartment. Soon: factory heated seats, REST Mercedes-Benz is my addiction of choice.

08-31-2008, 10:28 PM	#3
ohlord MBWorld Fanatic! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: north of seattle Posts: 3,455	There are vacuum modulator lines.Inspect all of them on both ends.Get it cheap and he will have a fine car when fixed __________________ "The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over." ohlord

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08-31-2008, 02:45 PM	#2
Sincity Super Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Vegas, baby! Posts: 802	Have you asked the same question over at 190revolution.net? There are a lot of technical guys there. Good luck.