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'84 300SD sold
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What kind of experience are folks having with these?

An MB tech told me these vehicles could be programmed using MB Star system. Is there any way to do this with this system?

I am specifically looking to reprogram the BiXenon active lights to behave as they were designed to in Europe.

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-- Chris

'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

No...you would need the Star system.

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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 159k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 179k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 145k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete

19 Honda CR-V EX 77k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

What kind of experience are you having with these? Is it worth getting one of the iCarSoft MB-II scanners for the CDIs?

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-- Chris

'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

I'm a happy , if a little nervous new owner of a silver/grey cdi. One owner,clean car fax, serviced regularly by the same Mercedes dealer, 98k , clean as a whistle inside and out. I know I stuck my neck out because I didn't have it checked out independently. But the package at 14k was irrestable.
Can you believe 4 days later I hit a deer. Second one in 40 yrs out here in west Marin. I was only goin about 25mph so mostly a broken headlight.
There is a little bit of a rattle coming from between the radiator and the engine. I think the belt tensioner. Doesn't seem to be coming from the engine itself. So my first job is checking for injector leakage then maybe replacing the tensioner.
is there a back up for the sbc system? What happens if it fails while driving? Down shift and emergency break?
My previous car was a 97 e320. Still have it but hopefully not for long.

Do a search on the SBC system and you can read my saga. It failed catastrophically on me, but I love the CDI so much I bought a 2nd one. Just remember to disconnect the SBC connector before doing brake work (pads, rotors).






I do all my own work, and here is the list of what is prone to fail (at least for me):


Thermostat
water pump
in-tank fuel pump (twice)
turbo (for me it failed mechanically...others had issues with turbo electronics)
front left wheel bearing
swirl flap actuator
Driver's door lock mechanism
SBC


Lots of stories of Black Death, but it hasn't happened to me (yet).

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Mark in MA
05 MB E320CDI 402k Granite Grey Metallic
05 MB E320CDI 267k Black
05 MB E320CDI 232k White
05 MB E320CDI 209k Tectite Grey
99 Dodge 2500 Cummins 5sp 148k
62 Jeep CJ-6 120k

Took a good look around in and under my new 2005. Clean as a whistle. No oil leaks anywhere. Injectors are clean. Looks like the owner never drove it except when the sun was out and roads dry.

Here are 17 CDIs for sale across the nation, various conditions and prices

https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/l-Used-2006-Mercedes-Benz-E-Class-E-320-CDI-Sedan-t37925

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Currently Driving
2006 E320 CDI
1999 E300 Turbo Diesl
2002 ML500
1995 E320 Station Wagon


MBs I've owned
1997 E320 Assassinated by Pine Tree
1987 300E Wife Killed Engine
1981 300D Stretch Limo Total Loss
1970 250 Coupe 212,000 mi.
1974 450sel 184,000 mi.
1974 240D 377,000 mi.
1977 300D 204, 000 mi.
1979 280se God Only Knows!
1983 240D 130,000 mi.
1972 220D 280,000 mi.
1983 300SD 244,000 mi.

My 2005 e320cdi groans when I open the door in the morning. It this the air suspension talking?

No...it's the SBC "waking up." Perfectly normal.

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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 159k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 179k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 145k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete

19 Honda CR-V EX 77k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

What is it doing then. Sounds like me getting out of bed in the morning. Maybe I should bring it a cup a coffee?

One more thing, adjusting the headlights. The body shop can't seem to get it right. I want to lower the beam without a bunch of trial and error. Counter clockwise or clockwise?

Found the adjustment nut. Had to turn it a half dozen times before the light moved.

The dealer used Castrol 0-40 synthetic but I need to top it up. I always used Delo which is specific for diesels in my pickups. I haven't checked the Castrol but seems oil for diesels have a different rating from oils for gas engines. What's the recommended oil for this car?

Mileage: on a 500 mile trip last week down to the wild flower bloom in S Ca I got a little over 35/mpg. 3/4quarters of it open hyw at 80mph. I was hoping for closer to 40 which is what the computer registers. Maybe if I slowed down the mpgs would go up? Or is this what I should expect?

Make sure you use diesel rated oil.

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Jim