Thread: Destroyed 1986 SEL
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Old 02-01-2014, 04:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Jorn View Post
One of the few things I don't do myself is changing the fuel filter. And this is why.
Those 560 SEL/SEC models have TWO fuel filters, not far from the right rear wheel.

I wouldn't even THINK of trying to change them out, or fix a leak. A bad washer or something at the fuel filters caused a slow leak on my SEC a couple of years ago. You could even SMELL the fuel vapor in the garage!

The car was INSIDE the garage too when it happened.

The entire house is attached to the garage too. Everything could have gone up. "Good night nurse".

Got that car out of there QUICK and taken to an Independent MB specialist who put it up on a two-post lift and fixed it.

That is scary stuff.
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