MB gas sending units seem to be a weak area. The sending units were replaced twice under warranty (with less than 32,000 miles) on our 1998 C230 - once in the first 9k miles, and again at about 22k. And I would guess that the sending unit topic has probably come up here at least as often as the wiring harness and evaporator core discussions. I have taken to just filling the tank anytime the trip meter show close to 300 miles on either of my MBs, regardless of what the gauge indicates.

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John

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