Tagged: fuel strainer

240D algae part 3 – removing the W123 fuel tank and fuel strainer 2

240D algae part 3 – removing the W123 fuel tank and fuel strainer

Over the last few months, I have been dealing with the algae problem in my 240D.   I’ve been quite busy with my trip to Victoria and work, so the 240D has been on the backburner.   However, I am keen to get the 240D back on the road, so started work again in the last two weeks. Previously, I had determined that the fuel strainer...

new W116 fuel hose, strainer and filter 1

new W116 fuel hose, strainer and filter

I recently purchased a W116 280SE.   On arrival, it wasn’t running too well, and the symptoms pointed to the car not getting enough fuel.    A few weeks ago, I drained all the fuel in the tank and checked the main fuel filter and strainer.    After doing all this, the fuel filter and strainer were all that bad.   They certainly didn’t look bad...

W116 fuel filter and fuel strainer 1

W116 fuel filter and fuel strainer

My recently purchased 280SE is not running well.    The symptoms feel like it is not getting enough fuel.    Strangely enough, performance picked up with more petrol in the tank.   Based on that,  I wanted to eliminate two fairly obvious things before I started troubleshooting the fuel injection system.   Namely, I wanted to make sure the various fuel filters installed on the car...

Classic Jalopy