Hey Everyone,

So after smelling fuel in the garage for the last week, i finally find the source,
there are 2 pods attached to the fuel distributor, with fuel lines running in and out of them, on my 83, 380SEC. Are these the accumulators?? they both have the same bosch #'s 0280161012, and both appear to be seeping fuel past the diaphagram and into the vent line and then into my crankcase, with some seeping out where the vent lines meet each other. The pictures i have found of accumulators do not look like mine, and the local parts house says the car only has 1 accumulator. Cant check with the dealer till monday. Any ideas out there????

Thanks in advance, R.

Is this it?
http://catalog.eautopartscatalog.com/mercedesshop/sophio/quote.jsp?header=header.jsp&footer=&product=0280161012&partner=mercedesshop&baseurl=http://catalog.peachparts.com/&clientid=catalog.mercedesshop&cookieid=1FX0MB1RS1IP15QKXS

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-Marty

1986 300E 220,000 miles+ transmission impossible
(Now waiting under a bridge in order to become one)

Reading your M103 duty cycle:
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/831799-post13.html
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/831807-post14.html

those are not accumulators, but rather fuel pressure regulators, they are mb# 000-078-06-92 fast lane has them for about $102.00 see attached pictures

Thats is thanks for the help

R.

Here you go, 68 each:
Pressure regulators

we should try to direct parts buyers to fastlane, that is what helps keep this great site alive

The fuel pressure regulator on a K-jet w/lambda system is inside the fuel distributor. The devices shown in the system part picture are dampeners. They look like fuel pressure regulators used on electronic fuel systems but they are NOT.

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Steve Brotherton
Continental Imports
Gainesville FL
Bosch Master, ASE Master, L1
33 years MB technician

Hey Everyone,

Thanks for the "candid" responses. FYI i found the parts, funny enough they were listed as regulator/dampner , looked around and got them for under $70.00 each at a place called carpartsteam.com. They showed up and are BOSCH parts in factory packaging and have the exact PN# that is on the originals!!!! So far no more leaks . once again thanks for all the great information.

Good Luck, R.

i found the following description from mercedes technical repair workshop manual where it describes compnent function.
see pictures below, steve please let me know your opinion please.
Ray