95 SL 500

[dieselthis]

its a 95 sl 500 while driving in will fall on its face and or die but will restart right away.current ramped fuel pump it looks good.caps and rotors are fair plugs look ok wires marginal.it does need a wiring harness . any ideas anybody?

[pcsessler]

Hi,

You'll find relevant posts on the wire issue in www.benzworld.org. Appparently, it is a fairly easy and not that expensive operation.

Peter C. Sessler

[Gusfazekas]

Is your check engine lite on? or the ABS/ASR dash lite? These are indicators of not only the Main Wiring Harness deteriorated but also the ABS wires and the Throttle Body. I have a '95 with 107K miles and I bought mine without knowing these issues at time of purchase. I have replaced all the engine compartment wiring harnesses and had the throttle body rebuilt by BBA Reman. Car runs perfect. I did all of the work myself. You can obtain the wiring harnesses from the folks that support this site. Email me if you have questions Steve fazekas@baxter.com

[deanyel]

When you know you have a bad wiring harness on a car like that, and it's running poorly, you need to start with a new (or repaired) harness. It's just doesn't pay to look for other problems on such a bad electrical foundation.