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#839 of 1094 Re: Oil Pressure '94 SL500 [knoxburg] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Oct 03, 2006 (8:52 am)
Replying to: knoxburg (Oct 02, 2006 10:09 am) WEll if you could find the sensor in the block, you could ground the wire that connects it to the engine block and have someone read the gauge...if the gauge goes all the way to maximum (oil pressure I mean)then the gauge is okay, it must be the sensor. You can usually just unscrew the sensor and put in a new one with a deep socket of the proper size. You can't really test a pressure sensor very easily.   A more scientific method is to temporarily install an analog (direct pressure) gauge that is not electrical and see how it reads while you are driving. That would tell if if something is amiss in the engine.   IMO, 180 degrees temperatures are fine, ( I assume we are talking FARENHEIT here) because your cooling system is operating under pressure, which means that the boiling point of the coolant is raised....I think one degree of boiling point for every 2 degrees of pressure in the radiator cap. Engines like to run hot for best thermal efficiency and modern cars are actually running 225 degrees at certain times...which is why many manufacturers don't put in "real" temp gauges anymore, but either give you a light or an "H" and "C" symbol. If you run too cold, your engine can sludge up....so you know, like Goldilocks....not too hot (above 225), not too cold (below 160), just right (180)....some folks running marine engines might be used to lower temperatures but those engines are run under quite different conditions than car engines.
#840 of 1094 E 500 gas leak by scott69 Oct 04, 2006 (5:00 pm)
I need help I have a e 500 2004 that I have leased for 39 months. I am 24 months into the lease and the car has developed a gas leak. This is the first problem that I have had with this car. It has 18,490 miles. I took the car to the dealer on sept. 6. They said they fixed the problem and would deliver the car back on fri. sept 8. They called and said they had a minor accident with the car on the way to deliver it back to me. I went to the dealership the following day to look at the damage. It was only cosmetic damage to the rear bumper. The car was painted and returned to me the following Mon. night. The car was returned to me dirty from the body shop. I went to run the car through the car wash and fuel it up. When i got home fuel poured out from the bottom of the car. They picked the car up again the following day. They kept the car for 2 weeks had to replace the back seat due to fuel contamination. I had a conversation with the managing owner of the dealership about the fact that I was not comfortable with ever driving the car again because of safety issues. He said he agreed and he would help me get out of the lease and into a new 2006 e5oo. When i was presented the deal it was no deal at all he just added expenses to what a normal lease would be on the car. after i declined the deal on the new lease they returned the car back to me they said it was fixed but when i fueled it up it leaked again they picked it up again the next day.It is now 30 days that i have been without the car and i have no relief in sight. I dont even have a loaner car. What should i do! I have consulted my lawyer but i dont think that is the way to go. HELP! Replies to this message: steve3226 (Oct 06, 2006 4:50 pm) templeton3 (Oct 09, 2006 8:32 am)
#841 of 1094 Lease terminated! by scott69 Oct 05, 2006 (4:16 pm)
Forget the above post, MB steped up to the plate and released me from the E500 lease today. I am going to lease a 2007 ml 500. What a relief!!!!!!!
#842 of 1094 Re: E 500 gas leak [scott69] by steve3226 Oct 06, 2006 (4:50 pm)
Replying to: scott69 (Oct 04, 2006 5:00 pm) Why don't you think that's the way to go? You are getting screwed over!
#843 of 1094 Re: E 500 gas leak [scott69] by templeton3 Oct 09, 2006 (8:32 am)
Replying to: scott69 (Oct 04, 2006 5:00 pm) You are foolish to accept another Mercedes. Mercedes put your life in DANGER!!! The Mercedes product is not what it used to be. Mercedes bought my car back under the lemon law, gave me a great deal on another new Mercedes (ML500). Had it for a year, so many nagging problems, couldn't wait to get rid of it.   Try BMW or Lexus.
#844 of 1094 press request by kirstie_h HOST Oct 12, 2006 (10:08 am)
A reporter from a large daily newspaper is looking to speak to Mercedes-Benz owners in the Washington DC area about the expectations you have with the car when you purchase it and any problems you’ve had to deal with. Please provide your daytime contact info to ctalatiedmunds.com no later than Monday, October 16, 2006.
#845 of 1094 2001 E430 No Cranking.......... by jodar96 Oct 13, 2006 (4:51 pm)
My problem was the battery. I did not have the radio code to reactivate it. I called the dealer, gave them the VIN and they told me the code.   If the battery is four years old, my suggestion is to replace it. Mine went 5.5 years. It was a stretch and I was planning on replacing it before Winter. It went out before I had a chance to do it.   Joe
#847 of 1094 More Broken Windows by brokenwindows Oct 18, 2006 (11:45 am)
I had my second rear window failure in 2 months on my 2000 E320. The dealer was absolutely no help in offering to support the fix. Not to mention they could not have been more arrogant. I paid over $450 for the first failure to be repaired and don't look forward to spending that amount again for a second MB engineering design flaw. I then called the "Customer Support" area and they said it was totally the dealers call. To make matters worse I purchased a new E350 from the same dealership just before the failure - it didn't mean a thing to them. Does anybody have any recommendations and/or has anyone received any monetary support for this all too frequent problem?
#848 of 1094 Re: 2001 E430 No cranking......... [jodar96] by ccmbduong1 Oct 19, 2006 (8:09 am)
Replying to: jodar96 (Oct 01, 2006 9:36 am) Jodar96   1. When a battery is dead, it's dead and won't give you any warning. That's why I always change my car's battery before its time   2. Call any MB dealer, give them your VIN # and they will give you the code. They will check a few things with you to make sure that you are the real car owner. It happened to me.   Good luck

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