Well, I think either the tech is talking out his butt or they are trying awfully hard to sell you a fuel distributor. Or both. Which, by the way, you can get a rebuilt unit from CIS Flowtech for under $500. Talk to Ron at GermanStar. The fuel filter on these cars is pretty stout, and, IMO would catch anything big enough to screw up the FD. That's what it's designed to do. So I would ask them to squirt some PB Blaster on the piston and put the FD back on with a new O-ring.

Personally, I would go either the "change the fuel filter in a month" or the boil-out route with the tank. I have not heard of generic tanks, but it is very easy to find used ones. Try www.car-part.com. There is no way on God's green earth you should buy a new one from the dealer.

Hang in there.

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Chuck Taylor
Falls Church VA
'66 200, '66 230SL, '96 SL500. Sold: '81 380SL, '86 300E, '72 250C, '95 C220, 3 '84 280SL's '90 420SEL, '72 280SE, '73 280C, '78 280SE, '70 280SL, '77 450SL, '85 380SL, '87 560SL, '85 380SL, '72 350SL, '96 S500 Coupe