Thanks for that, better than nothing (I'm in Va BTW). BTW, can anyone tell me if the 2006 ML350 has the same POS engine as the 06 E350? There's a ML nearby for reasonable $$ we might consider. Don't want another CEL at what I consider low mileage though.... wish we could find a diesel ML.

BTW, the scrap possibility is still on the table, it would be a shame to do that as the rest of the car is super. transmission is the smoothest I've ever experienced, the body and interior are great. I checked on used engines and they range from ~$500 to $3000. If I could physically do the work (bad knees) I'd swap engines. It might still be a possibility, but we'd need another car while i worked on it. Hmmm, this likely won't end well - yep, I can see that E350 going to the scrap yard...