[W126 Coupe] Central locking question

[Iain Gunn]

Mine stopped working, took it apart and cleaned it, 3 years ago, still 
working. There was some kind of sticky crap in the small air lines and 
orifices. It is a very precise piece of equipment, but it came apart fine 
and has been working since.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sharan Bains" <sharanbains at hotmail.com>
To: <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 12:17 PM
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Central locking question


> If the pump feels warm ,then likely the motor inside is shot. It's trying 
> to do what it's being told, but has given up.
>
> Likely time for a new pump.
>
>
> talbir
>
>>From: "Patrick McMurray" <patrick.mcmurray at ntlworld.com>
>>Reply-To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>>To: <mfmeyer at iwon.com>,"Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists" 
>><mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>>Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Central locking question
>>Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 16:16:48 +0100
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>>Many thanks Bellamy and Marcus for your help
>>
>>.
>>I have checked and replaced the fuse with no difference.Having taken the 
>>unit out I tried connecting the individual terminals to earth and did get 
>>the occasional click from the unit but neither of the doors locked. I did 
>>notice that the round part of the unit seemed warmer than the rest but 
>>don't know if this has any significance ?
>>
>>Patrick
>>   ----- Original Message -----
>>   From: Markus Meyer
>>   To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
>>   Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 8:29 PM
>>   Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] Central locking question
>>
>>
>>
>>         Did you try the trunk lock/key? After checking for bad fuses, 
>> next place to check is in your trunk where the spare tire is, this is 
>> where your central locking pump is located. Try swapping with a known 
>> good one if you have access to one. Or try unplugging it and plugging it 
>> back in, for some reason this worked for me after having some issues.
>>
>>         Markus
>>
>>         --- On Tue 08/02, Patrick McMurray < 
>> patrick.mcmurray at ntlworld.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>
>>           From: Patrick McMurray [mailto: patrick.mcmurray at ntlworld.com]
>>           To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
>>           Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2005 15:29:28 +0100
>>           Subject: [W126 Coupe] Central locking question
>>
>>           As of this morning my central locking has completely stopped 
>> working. Turning any lock with the key will release that one lock but 
>> will not work any of the other locks. Is there any particular place I 
>> should start looking for a fault ?.
>>
>>           Any help would be much appreciated.
>>
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>>
>>           Patrick
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>>           86 500 Euro
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