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Originally Posted by zhandax
Insulation does not last forever, and if you have no evidence that the wires have ever been changed, at 15+ years of age, they are highly suspect. If you have a record that they have been changed within the last 10 years, verify that they are OEM replacements (dealer or Beru), and then move on to something else. If original, arcing is an obvious sign, but they are past their useful life prior to that point.
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I am the second owner and bought car in 1995 with 30K miles on it so I know for certain that they are original . I have all the service records from 116 miles till now.83K
So all the other possibilitys , CTS sensor pippettes , breather hose , hose to regeneration swithover valve, loose or worn injector connector, wire to CTS sensor, fuel filter, MAF I have read about are not the likely cause.
I guess I was hopefull that it would be something less expensive and more definitive as I have been told that the problem is coils, caps and rotors, plug suppressors , plug wires and plugs, and possibly injectors, all by either current or past certified MB mechanics.
I have changed plugs and 3 suppressors by MB dealer , then caps and rotors by ex dealer mechanic. So I have spent $700 so far and nothing is better . In your opinion regardless of arcing or not, I should change the plug wires.
I will check tonight for arcing but I will buy the Beru plug wires for $304 from ******** AZ . They are OEM . If this does not solve the problem I will commit suicide
Then I have to change brake booster hose, do a tranny fluid /filter /gasket change ,fully charge the a/c (I have had the evaporator etc changed 4 years ago), and possile motor and tranny mounts.
So I am trying to spend my $$ on the most urgent things first and as I only drive about 4K miles a year , do them as needed.
The truth is I really hate to spend money on something that is not positively identified as the culprit. But I guess we live in an imperfect world
P.S my new mechanic recommends Lucas Power steering sealant fr my PS which I forgot to mention. He also said he uses Lucas tranny something when he does the fluid flush filter change
Thoughts anyone