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Originally Posted by dtanesq
Paul:
I thought Benz-LGB lives and works in the Inland Empire. Can you give him a recommendation for that area if I'm correct?
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Good morning fellow ESQ. I live, work and play in wonderful (and recently soggy) Ventura County. I have been tempted to try Enrique @ Mr. MB Motors. Everyone raves about him. I have decided, however, to give my local mechanic one more try.
I pulled a thread here that was started by memeber Garth. His car's symptoms were almost identical to my daughter's car. On advice from the moderators-techs he looked into the potentiometer, the airflow sensor and increasing engine's idle speed (this last cure was included in a Benz service bulletin). Apparently the pot and the airflow meter fixes worked for Garth.
My mechanic kept the car's old EHA (the one he replaced back on 01.07.05) and will put it back in the car and he will then focus on the pot and the airflow meter. I hope this works. Otherwise I will buy my daughter a GM product and be done with the problem.
I mention GM because three years ago I bought my wife a Yukon XL. This is our third large GM suv. The gas mileage sucks, but the engine in the Yukon is bullet proof and very cheap on maintenance. I checked the records for the last three years and all it has ever needed were oil changes.
My daughter loves her Benz and when it is running well, it is a beuatiful car.
But like most Benzes it can be a maintenance whore. Oh well...I'll report back on whether this last round of repairs worked. In the meantime, keep the suggestions coming (just in case these repairs don't work
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