PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum - View Single Post - 1994 E320 Wagon SLS Accumulator replacement notes

RobertFini · #2 01-26-2010, 08:07 PM

As the proud owner of a "new" 1994 E320 wagon in need of accumulators, I thought I was well equipped to change them myself after searching this forum and reading up on all the posts. That is, until I got on my back and looked up at the mess that is the passenger-side accumulator area...

I had already purchased the spheres from PeachParts, but upon realizing that this was too much work for me to do laying on the garage floor in the New Jersey winter, I packed it in and took the car to my local independent shop. They do excellent work and the owner of the shop initially told me that it would be a two-hour job.

I just received a voice mail from the shop forman telling me that the previous estimate was incorrect and that this model requires that they drop the rear in order to get at the little bastids, with The Book showing 4-5 hours (at $95 per). He also said that he'd only charge me as much time as it took if his guy could in fact do it quicker.

Can anyone verify that they do indeed need to drop the rear - I would believe it, but I could see how it would be slightly easier to get to that one unit if I had the car on a lift and more room to operate.

Best Regards,
Rob