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" MB Dealers Parts Dept know nothing about diesels! "
Dude, it's a nearly 30 year old car! Get over it, you can't expect every parts dept to know every detail of your car. Using the net to find parts can't be compared to what the dealer has for their approved parts look up system. Just be glad that at least some parts for older cars can be had. I do have a solution, volunteer at the local Mercedes dealer offering parts lookup support to those with older cars. |
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It was having some issues a few days ago, that might explain OP's problems with it. I've only been to the dealer twice for parts. Once was for keys and another was for engine mount bolts. This was prior to being aware of XXXX The dealer always charged me list price on everything, XXXX was discounted but still from mercedes!
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85 300CD Signal Red/Tan sold 83 300D Manganese Brown 109K 97 E420 Midnight Blue 197K sold 98 BMW 328i Vert White 100K, sold 95 BMW 525i White 125K, sold 93 BMW 525iT Red 193K, sold 95 E320 Green Wagon 125K, sold 94 E320 White 127K, sold 85 300SD 156K Grey (Annie), sold 84 300D Lapis Blue 170K (Judy), sold 99 ML 320 Black (lease), 1998 C230 White (lease) 00 Honda S2000 Red (lease) 86 Mercedes 300E (sold) 84 Porsche 911 Red (sold), 1965 Porsche 911 White (sold) |
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The EPC is an acquired taste. If you know how to use it, its a good resource. If you dont, sit down with it for a few minutes its not that difficult to figure out. There is a method to its madness. If you look at a part number, say 005 545 05 32. Group 54 is electrical equipment, nearly all the electrically related parts, control units, etc have that 54 in their part number. The same goes for most of the other categories.
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Have you seen any 50 year old parts guys at the dealership? If you find one, then you can be somewhat confident that he'll understand WTF you are talking about. Normally, you'll be better served if you bring them the part number that you seek. I found a source online for genuine OE parts...........don't even need to go to the dealer. Shipping is a flat $8.50 unless the parts get heavy (not usual with the typical OE components that you can't get anywhere else). I could burn $8.00 in fuel just driving to the nearest dealer and back. |
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All I know is that I get quoted one price and then I say who I am over the phone and sometimes it's less than half the initial price. This may be because they mark stuff up like crazy, but I have no clue. In the end all I care about is that I'm not paying as much,
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Onus probandi incumbit ei qui dicit, non ei qui negat I recondition w123/w126/w124/w140/r107/r129/ steering boxes! 1984 300D "Elsa" odo reset 6/2011 147k 1983 300TD "Mitzi" ~268k OM603 powered 1995 E300 "Adelheid" 262k [Sold] |
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Hard plastic vacuum line
I was in need of some vacuum line for my 98 E300D. The line that runs from the vacuum manifold wye to the turbo wastegate modulator. Of course it was on a weekend and the auto parts stores and home depot don't carry any hard line that small. Finally one auto parts store suggested that I see the local Peterbuilt repair service.
I stopped in and showed the manager what I needed. The old line was still on the car for him to see what I needed, and he just reeled me off 8' of the stuff and just gave it to me. Needless to say I was very greatfull. They had the hard line stuff in many sizes. I guess they use it for both air line and vacuum on the big rigs. Same thing for fuel lines also. Just an "Outside the Box" source that I would have never thought of. |
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im fortunate that my parts guy at the dealership was a mercedes tech at the dealership so he knows what im talking about whenever i need part
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Here is the actual hard plastic pressure line with the banjo bolt heat shrinked attached:
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So which parts did you order, did you get both - one from the intake to valve, and one from the valve to the injection pump ALDA?
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Dealer employees be ign'ant. News at 11.
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I just got one, they are the same part number. I also got the two washers for it.
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The guys at Long's in Chattanooga are well trained to research parts on computers. I think that is all you may expect from most websites that sell parts for our old cars.
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