Question #1

I own 2 mercedes and was just wondering why neither of them had under hood lights?

Question #2

my 87 300 sdl has developed a leak on the drivers side of the engine...underneath (it looks like) where the injection system meets with the block...is this a serious leak? or should i just clean it off and keep watch over it?

The car uses about 1/2 quart of oil every 1500 miles, and it doesnt leave an oil slick in the driveway...not even a drop of oil

Thanks for your time and the availabilty of this board



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Jeff Dalton
Pharm. D
1985 300 D

No lights 'cuz they don't want us snoopin' 'round under there !!!

On the 5-cylinders there is a "fuel return hose". I had a leak on my 77 300D and this fixed it.

I personally don't see the need for an under hood light. There was one on my wife's Caddy adn it wasn't good for much. Maybe the engineers at Mercedes think if you are doing anything under the hood, you shouldn't be doing in circumstances that would need an under the hood light (ie working outdoors at night with no other light.) I can see how it might be useful if you had a breakdown at night, but that is what roasside assistance is for.




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Jason Priest
1986 420SEL

Forget the underhood lights....I would like a light in the trunk when you open the lid on my 560SEL.....

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1989 560SEL
1971 Cutlass convt. (sold)
1978 Olds Toronado (sold)
the rest are boring

There should be a light in the trunk of your 560SEL. My 420SEL has one. The bulb is a piece of cake to change. If its not that it could be the switch or the wire that is bad. It's located in the center of the part that opens directly over where the trunk release button is.



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Jason Priest
1986 420SEL

I agree there should be one. but I looked and, nope, nothing there. There is an empty prong on the switch for the alarm, though. I imagine there was a light there at one time. Would Partshop sell this whole light assmebly? or should I try to find used? I am open to suggestions.

yA the trunk lights once they burnt out and you dont rember where they are are hard to find mine was in the midlle of the trunk in one of the holes in the bar the wire i mine had also come lose so it was even harder to get

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Dan Younes
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1985 euro 500sel 223k
1986 420sel 86k soon 2 be
1981 300sd 278k sold
1979 240d 298k sold
1983 300sd 272k sold
1989 chrysler 2.2l Turbo
Leabaron 140k
1989 Dodge Carvan Se 295k
1994 S500
(hopefully someday)

My car came with no working trunk light. Turns out that the bulb stays on all the time so the PO removed it to avoid draining the battery every three or four days. I need a new switch, but I wonder now, is it hooked up right?

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Robert W. Roe
1984 300SD 171K mi