Interesting thread and some interesting comments. I recently changed the accumulators and the struts on my 500E and it made all the difference in the world, like driving a new car and worth the expense. When disposing of the old acumulators it is important to drill a small hole in the cell to make sure it is completely deflated. Ifit is shot, you will get hydrauil oil all over your drill bit ! They are exactly the same as aircraft accumulators and I see no mileage in trying the recharge them as, as Steve rightly suggests, the diaphram is usuall shot. Good reading !

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1993 190E 2.0L (Euro.) sold
1991. 500 SEL (Euro.)
1991. 300 CE (Euro.) sold
1993. 500 E (U.S. spec.)