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Originally Posted by ROLLGUY
I am not saying you should not replace all the fittings and the hose, but that the parts separately are a lot less expensive, and better. The factory hose assembly may have plastic fittings, whereas the aftermarket are chrome plated brass (the ones I got). At the time I only had 4 of them, so I only replaced the one I broke plus the hose. If I had all 6 fittings at the time, I would probably have replaced all of them. There are 3 CDI's that I take care of, so it is good that I have these parts in stock.
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I get it and agree the lines and fittings should be replaced. Either via buying parts separately or as one part.
I just thought at $55 shipped, the entire assembly with aluminum fittings was a good price:
Metzger CDI Fuel Return, OM648, E320 CDI
I'd consider this one of the PMs our 2005-6 CDI's should have done given the age and mileage of these vehicles. The switch over to to low sulfur fuel early in their lives and the multiple heat cycles under the engine cover play havoc on the rubber fuel lines.
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'95 E300, 216k miles, Silver Surfer
'05 E320 CDI, 138k miles
'07 S550 4matic, 69k miles
Gone but not forgotten:
'76 300D, 350k miles?, SOLD in 1995 
'75 240D, 300k miles, SOLD in 1991
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