my 1987 Mercedes 420 SEL has a poor acceleration at low speeds

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Asked by rae_vass Jul 02, 2011 at 03:34 AM

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

there is major hesitation at take off and it's hardly wants to accelerate. if the motor is cold it
will surge till it warms up. the motor sounds good & it's been well taken care of
I have no service lights coming on which I find strange.
also there is a small amount of oil that has been blown into the air cleaner. I just got the car
& it seems it's always one thing or another.

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jdavidson015 answered 12 years ago

what type of gas do you use? I had a similar problem when I was using Hess (lower quality gas) I now only use Mobile and Shell and it fixxed the problem, I also use gas treatment every now and then to help remove any condensation or water in the gas, it also helps to clean the fuel system

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papa answered 12 years ago

87,over 100.000 miles on it,replace fuel filter,run a can of sea fome fuel injector cleaner in a tank of gas,if ses light is on have a scan done,it could be a bad tps sensor.if no ses light do the above.the cleaner will clean fuel system & the TB or injectors,which ever your car has.

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Ernest answered 4 years ago

I have a 1987 Mercedes 420 sel. does anyone know where the black hose, from the purge valve, go to?

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