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#1181 of 1262 Re: Maint and parts ?? [kenbaker] by 2000_valk Feb 13, 2008 (5:25 pm)
Replying to: kenbaker (Feb 13, 2008 9:07 am) Hi ken, After hearing the price I refused and was charged 96.00 for the effort. The van was running so off I went. A friends next door neighbor is a diesel mech at a ford dealer and has a pole barn well stocked to work on cars. Today the van started good this morning and the little light was on. After doing a couple jobs and the o/s temp reached about 25 The light went out. So on my first job I started it up and put on the heater ,,,NO MOTOR, Great.. It kicked on after about 3-4 mins??, This afternoon I noticed another head light bulb blew. I think the count now is 7-8, think the van has a mind of its own, Oh by the way I was in target and they sell the bulb for 7.99 All this time I have gone to auto zone or murrys auto and paid 15.75. Also its rusting under the rear door glass, AAHHHHHH. I dont know what to do at this point, Trade it in on another van (american)?? Thanks as always for your expertise, Tom Replies to this message: kurt6 (Feb 13, 2008 7:17 pm)
#1182 of 1262 Re: Maint and parts ?? [2000_valk] by kurt6 Feb 13, 2008 (7:17 pm)
Replying to: 2000_valk (Feb 13, 2008 5:25 pm) 1.Head light bulb problem:Sprinters notorious for bad ground connection,add or splice into the existing ground wire close to head light and attach to any clean body screws.Check groundscrew (firewall above battery)   2.H&AC booster motor:Check 2 pluckin connetion,one close to the motor,one about 12" next to cabin airfilter.
#1183 of 1262 Won't keep running by rockymtn67 Feb 15, 2008 (5:51 pm)
I have a 2004 Sprinter with 37,000 miles. When I start it, I let it go through the glow-plug cycle first. It starts fine. It accelerates fine (in neutral). But when I shift it into drive or reverse, the engine will die. This will happen repeatedly until I let the engine warm up for perhaps 5-10 minutes. Then when in drive, it acts like it is in overdrive, and will hardly move for a while. After a few more minutes, it runs fine. Anyone have a cause and solution? Replies to this message: kenbaker (Feb 21, 2008 12:16 pm)
#1184 of 1262 Re: Won't keep running [rockymtn67] by kenbaker Feb 21, 2008 (12:16 pm)
Replying to: rockymtn67 (Feb 15, 2008 5:51 pm) Recent fuel filter change?   If not, do so now...   Cold weather make it worse???   Fuel quality problem? use Power Service (white bottle with red/black lettering) to help get rid of emulsion/clouded/gelled fuel due to cold weather effects.   Power Service Silver bottle in summer (improves Cetane rating more).   KenB
#1186 of 1262 Re: Maint and parts ?? [kenbaker] by johendy Mar 02, 2008 (11:48 pm)
Replying to: kenbaker (Feb 13, 2008 9:07 am) Would you have any reservations in getting the '05 sprinter? Are the 2005 models a good year? It only has 25k miles, what (in dollars) do you expect my maintenance to be for the next 3 years? I would appreciate hearing your best guess on this, thanks Replies to this message: kenbaker (Mar 07, 2008 9:46 am)
#1187 of 1262 Re: Maint and parts ?? [johendy] by kenbaker Mar 07, 2008 (9:46 am)
Replying to: johendy (Mar 02, 2008 11:48 pm) sorry for the delay... been in the big fat middle of my job being "out-sourced" probably to Argentina.   2005 is a good year... mainly you need to see all of the maint. records so far.   Regular oil, filter, and such excluded, I (personally) would not expect ANY maintnenance for the next three (3) years of normal useage.   Your oil change (10K miles) would be about $90 including 10 qts. of good synthetic oil. At a dealership it might be double that.   Your fuel filter change due at 36K miles is the cost of the filter $40-$70, about three clamps, and a TORX driver if you don't already have a set... A dealership quoted me about 4 times that ($180)... (I am using $45 filter cost)... (I got my filter for less than $40 and it is totally OEM).   You'll need an air filter or two (in three years) at about $34 each (autozone in OK does carry them, and in the high-dust version at that).   If you hit 80K miles you'll need the tranny service... fully synthetic ATF (several sources are OK per the Dodge info) and the filter/seal set ($85 +/-). At a dealership this is VERY expensive... do it yourself and you MUST keep track of ALL fluid drained/lost to get the level back correctly... (no dipstick for tranny)... Expect the dealership to be 3 times your cost in parts/fluids OR MORE... Also consider that most enthusiasts and maint. specialists are expecting the tranny service at 60K miles for the life of the vehicle (not the once at 80K miles that was advertised).   If the A/C and or heater/cooling options have all been exercised regularly they should continue to be OK through 3 more years of service. But you might need a cabin air filter (depending on dust levels you encountered) I would change this at 40K miles ($40 or so, install yourself).   The worst of the little nagging problems were gone from 2004-2006 US models, but a few things pop up now and then... that is why you want all of the old records possible.   Passenger or cargo?   Good Luck, KenB   now I owe VALK a better answer on his ESPAR questions...
#1188 of 1262 4X4 coming in June! by punter1 Apr 01, 2008 (1:27 am)
. Mercedes is unveiling the 4x4 Sprinter in June! . Hopefully Dodge gets them for 2009. .
#1189 of 1262 check engine light? by ksmith7 Apr 12, 2008 (2:33 pm)
i keep having this issue where the engine light comes on, i lose power and pull over. i turn off the motor and wait. turn it back on and the van starts and drives fine. sometimes the light stays on, sometimes it goes off until it happens again. two weeks ago this happened in Asheville and i got it to the dealer and they said- bad alternator. we replaced that and two weeks later the same problem. Since the van still runs, i can't be the alternator. Does anyone have any ideas?   Replies to this message: kying (Apr 12, 2008 6:24 pm)
#1190 of 1262 Re: check engine light? [ksmith7] by kying Apr 12, 2008 (6:24 pm)
Replying to: ksmith7 (Apr 12, 2008 2:33 pm) What year is your Sprinter? It happened to my 2006 when it had only 3000 miles on it (about a year ago). I don't know whether it would happen on and off, because I took it right to the dealer. It's the infamous turbo resonator. They put in a new one, and now my Sprinter has 20000 miles, and it hasn't happened again (knock on wood!!!).

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