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Forum: Tech Help 11-13-2017, 08:04 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 888
Posted By Boston Benz
Wow, I've experienced worn mounts at idle, that's...

Wow, I've experienced worn mounts at idle, that's usually the acid test... This car is quiet at idle but shaking at 1,500 rpms. Interesting though.
Forum: Tech Help 11-13-2017, 06:55 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 888
Posted By Boston Benz
2004 shaky S500

I was wondering if someone could help me with this one... My friend has a 2004 S500 with 130K miles. His car/engine shakes at anything over 1,500 rpm. You can even feel it in the floor. Anything...
Forum: Tech Help 03-07-2016, 07:05 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 628
Posted By Boston Benz
This is weird...

I cleared the codes at pins 8 & 14. In fact when I try to read a code on both pins 8 & 14, I get no codes stored/1 flash. The second I start the engine, though the CEL illuminates. I turn the...
Forum: Tech Help 03-06-2016, 11:48 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 628
Posted By Boston Benz
1995 E320 pin 8 codes

I just did an extensive search for the cause of these codes and couldn't find anyone who has experienced this. The car starts and drives as well as it always has - no problems. This morning though,...
Forum: Tech Help 01-08-2016, 08:58 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 869
Posted By Boston Benz
Thanks for the reply. Do you happen to know what...

Thanks for the reply. Do you happen to know what those values are supposed to be? I do have a code reader that gives live streaming data.

UPDATE: I noticed that the engine takes about 10+...
Forum: Tech Help 01-08-2016, 01:36 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 869
Posted By Boston Benz
2000 ML 430 no acceleration, with numerous CEL codes

The problems with this ML are probably similar to other MBs. I'm hoping someone here on the General Tech Page can chime in. My friend has a 2000 ML 430 with 180,000 miles on it. He was driving it...
Forum: Tech Help 11-30-2015, 07:24 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 733
Posted By Boston Benz
Seat Belt Buzzer Is On When It Shouldn't Be

RE:my 1995 E320. Does anyone know what the faulty part would be in this situation?

When the engine is started, the seatbelt buzzer should sound for about 6 seconds or so regardless if you've...
Forum: Tech Help 11-14-2015, 06:59 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 734
Posted By Boston Benz
I will have to look tomorrow, but I'm pretty sure...

I will have to look tomorrow, but I'm pretty sure the cable comes through the firewall to a large rectangular metal device near the master cylinder. I don't know if I was clear with the symptom, but...
Forum: Tech Help 11-13-2015, 10:37 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 734
Posted By Boston Benz
Thanks for this info. It was manufactured in...

Thanks for this info. It was manufactured in Sept. of 1996. It definitely has a throttle cable. The engine RPMs hover right at 750 or so when warm. Adjusting the cable doesn't do anything except...
Forum: Tech Help 11-13-2015, 03:56 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 734
Posted By Boston Benz
1997 E320 ETA symptoms

Can anyone tell me what the symptoms are of a failed/failing ETA on this car? I can't find any good posts on it here. When you depress the accelerator, the pedal has to travel maybe an inch or two...
Forum: Mercedes-Benz SL Discussion Forum 08-30-2015, 09:13 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 655
Posted By Boston Benz
1997 SL320 soft top module installation/reprogramming

Can anyone tell me if the soft top module (which I just got back after having it rebuilt) is just a plug-in and play or does it have to be programmed at the dealer?
Forum: ML, GL, G-Wagen, R-Class, Unimog, Sprinter 10-28-2014, 02:30 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,040
Posted By Boston Benz
ML 430 driver's window issue

RE: a 2000 ML 430, I'm not too well versed in the M-class so I'm hoping someone can help me. It's my friend's car and I'm trying to help him out, I replaced the entire window switch-pack back in...
Forum: ML, GL, G-Wagen, R-Class, Unimog, Sprinter 07-15-2014, 11:28 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,715
Posted By Boston Benz
GL 450 with weird air suspension problems

My friend has a 2007 GL 450. I'm trying to figure out what causes the air suspension to lose height while the car is parked and the engine off. After a few hours of being parked, the whole car...
Forum: Tech Help 05-11-2014, 05:52 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,352
Posted By Boston Benz
W124 1995 E320 trunk leaks water

I have a 1995 E320 with no body rust anywhere. I just noticed this problem. If I park outside in the rain, when I open the trunk, rainwater pours out of the trunk lid where the locking mechanism...
Forum: Tech Help 02-12-2014, 12:26 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,296
Posted By Boston Benz
W124 memory seats

I just bought a '95 E320 without memory position seats. Does anyone know what's involved in making them memory seats? I have access to a seat switch with the green memory button from another E320. ...
Forum: Tech Help 09-08-2013, 11:12 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,258
Posted By Boston Benz
Thanks for the tips. I always forget that Auto...

Thanks for the tips. I always forget that Auto Zone rents tools. I rented that crowsfoot puller with the slide hammer. The key is to remove the motor mount that sits just in front of the halfshaft...
Forum: Tech Help 09-08-2013, 12:13 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,258
Posted By Boston Benz
2003 C320 4Matic CV boot horror

Has anyone ever tried replacing the inboard CV boot on a 2003 C320 4Matic? How do you get the axle (inboard end) out of the transmission? There is NO room at all to get a small pry bar in or any...
Forum: Tech Help 04-22-2013, 08:24 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,351
Posted By Boston Benz
Interesting - thanks. I scrutinized the wiring...

Interesting - thanks. I scrutinized the wiring diagram and found that the rear dome light does wire into the convenience module. I haven't found out which part of the module though (A,B,C etc.). ...
Forum: Tech Help 04-08-2013, 11:36 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,351
Posted By Boston Benz
C'mon, anyone? I'm dyin' here...

C'mon, anyone? I'm dyin' here...
Forum: Tech Help 03-22-2013, 11:36 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,351
Posted By Boston Benz
1995 E320 rear dome light and trunk light don't work

I have done a search on this topic and have encountered a lot of people who do not have a functioning trunk light nor rear dome light in their sedans. No one has posted an answer as to how they...
Forum: Tech Help 02-01-2012, 05:51 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 945
Posted By Boston Benz
CV Joint Removal For Boot Installation

I've looked for this answer in the archives but can't find anything. RE: a 2001 E320 4Magic. I'm replacing the inboard and outboard boots. The repair manual says to remove the outboard joint, you...
Forum: Tech Help 12-31-2011, 08:25 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,788
Posted By Boston Benz
Yup, I found it

I just looked up at the front of the transmission on the passenger-side at the pan, and sure enough, ATF is oozing out of that connector. Wow, I never would have thought to look up that high on the...
Forum: Tech Help 12-31-2011, 03:10 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,788
Posted By Boston Benz
ATF leak on a 722.6 transmission

RE: a 2001 E320, this is really strange - I've discovered a leak where the ATF pan gasket wraps over the ATF pan. The gasket wraps over and leaves about an eighth of an inch of metal pan exposed. ...
Forum: Tech Help 10-03-2011, 04:50 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,246
Posted By Boston Benz
Thanks to you both, that info. is worth gold.

Thanks to you both, that info. is worth gold.
Forum: Tech Help 10-02-2011, 10:15 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,246
Posted By Boston Benz
M104/1995 E320 ECU pin configuration identification

Does anyone know on either the ECU itself (behind the battery) or on the wiring harness socket where pins 10 or 21 or 9 would be? Do the numbers run vertically? Horizontally. I just spent...
Forum: Tech Help 10-02-2011, 06:43 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,592
Posted By Boston Benz
I got sidetracked here for a couple of weeks but...

I got sidetracked here for a couple of weeks but I'm back. I just measured the resistance of all three coils. Two of them are a year or two old and the third is brand new. All three coils measure...
Forum: Tech Help 09-19-2011, 05:50 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,068
Posted By Boston Benz
M104 Electronic Throttle Actuator Question

My friend has a 1995 E320, I'm helping him replace the ETA. We located a used one that works. The questions are, 1. is it normal to have a lot of play in the lever that controls the butterfly...
Forum: Tech Help 09-12-2011, 07:54 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,592
Posted By Boston Benz
Thanks for the diagrams... I'm almost wondering...

Thanks for the diagrams... I'm almost wondering if the diagnostic module is defective. Maybe it thinks it sees a problem with cylinders 3 & 4 so it shuts them down. I heard this happened to a...
Forum: Tech Help 09-12-2011, 12:49 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,592
Posted By Boston Benz
Hirnbeiss-I forgot to write that I did lay the...

Hirnbeiss-I forgot to write that I did lay the coil & boot and the #3 wire & boot across the engine and nothing, no arcing, no sparking - completely dead.


Deanyel- I d/c the socket at the module...
Forum: Tech Help 09-11-2011, 09:56 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,592
Posted By Boston Benz
Yes they were, numbers 3 & 4 were clean but...

Yes they were, numbers 3 & 4 were clean but reeked of gasoline.
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