I found the source of my sometimes gas-smell under the hood- I have a leaky EHA valve. Is there a way to tell if it's the valve it'self or the seals? I can't see any cracks but I know they can be hard to spot- the leak seems to come from under the unit near the electrical connector and at the join to the fuel distributor. I'd rather have to spend $2 to fix it than $200

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1993 320TE M104
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past:

1983 230E W123 M102
1994 E300D S124 OM606 (x2)
1967 250SE W108 M129
1972 280se 3.5 W108 M116
1980 280SE W116 M110
1980 350SE W116 M116
1992 300E W124 M103
1994 E280 W124 M104
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"music and women I cannot but give way to, whatever my business" -Pepys

Confirm that the 2 Torx cap screws are tight. If so I'd suspect that the EHA valve is cracked and leaking gas. That was the case with the EHA valve on our 1991 300CE at 120,000 miles. You can try replacing the 2 green O-rings, but I doubt that they're the problem.

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Fred Hoelzle

I have a used EHA from my car that should be working if you want to try it. Same part number. You would need to replace the o-rings. E-mail me for info.

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Earl McLain
'02 C230 Kompressor
'89 560 SEL "Frau BlueCar" (retired April 2004)

I had that gas smell under the hood and changed out the o-rings on the EHA and it fixed it. Cheaper than replacing the EHA for sure.

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89 190E
2.6L
Arctic white
Grey leather
Sunroof
Pirelli P400 rubber
Smoked corners

It is almost never just the o-rings, but they are cheap and easy to replace, do them and see.

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