I found the spark plugs. So simple, and yet, deceptive. And I'm fairly certain I've found the MAF sensor. I think I'm going to take it out and try to clean it before replacing it. Here's an odd thing--I saw one priced for 25 bucks, and then the next one up is over 200. Oh, I'm sure there's a world of difference between the two. But I'm a 25 buck kinda guy. I'm going to pull it out and see if cleaning it helps first.
Everything I work on with this car is a voyage of discovery. When I first started working on Japanese cars, I found them to be incredibly logical and straight forward--but ultimately just an improvement over American cars. With this MB, it's different. It's radically different and yet...it's genius. Everything I've found is genius. It's so brilliant that I have trouble figuring it out at first because of my old ways of thinking. Anyone else feel the same way?