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Originally Posted by DAVID LEE
I hope you don't mind someone else jumping in here...
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Not at all Dave, many thanks for taking the time to convince me I'm not really going stir crazy with all these issues! In fact I'm very grateful to all the fellow forum members who have contributed so far - many personal thanks to you all.
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Originally Posted by DAVID LEE
The reason I bring it up is that it sounds like you may have removed it to "see what would happen".
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(Hangs head in shame) you're absolutely right, I had a moment of "Hmmm, I wonder what if..."
The device is electronic with what looks like two power pins on it (to the front of the car) and when removed I had to maintain the revs using the accelerator pedal until the engine had warmed up enough not to stall out. Does that sound like the same device? I will certainly check over the quality of the seals, etc.
I shall order a temperature sensor since its clearly a not an expensive part ($20 US would be about £10 UK there-or-there-abouts, although it never works out that way as we all know).
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Originally Posted by DAVID LEE
...although on these 300's 100000miles is really not many miles and would normally be much too early to worry about a timing chain.
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My 300E has just rolled past 164,000 miles but I did wonder whether the timing chain tensioner might be worn down as that would be cheaper then a chain to replace, particularly since a chain will have to be purchased from the dealership (but then a part that critical I wouldn't trust a pattern part equivalent).
Many thanks,
Glyn B.
(single handedly keeping the local Benz dealership in business!)