occasionally when I approach the Car, to open the door, trunk, or get in, I hear a quiet, efficient whirring sound for a couple seconds, like a small electric motor is running. What is this? First I thought of the Airmatic suspension, but I did not think the Diesels had this.
I just completed putting almost 1900 miles on Her, round trip to Bloomington, ID, including side trips to Indianapolis and West Baden Springs (worth seeing, by the way). Best tank was 39.74 MPG. Perfect performance, could not ask for better. All faces are "smiley" so far.

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Providing a home for these cars:
1951 Buick Special De Luxe
1977 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith II
1970 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow
1986 Mercedes-Benz 420 SEL
2005 Mercedes-Benz E 320 CDI
2012 GMC Sierra 1500 4X4
1927 Pierce-Arrow Series 80
1931 Pierce-Arrow Series 43
1926 Ford Model T coupe

SBC brake pump.

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1981 300TD 4 speed manual
Euro bumpers, zender valance and skirts, H&R springs, billy HD's, leveled sls, real AMG Pentas 16x8 et11, vdo boost/egt gauges intergrated into ash tray, eurolights, led 3rd brake light

And...don't do any brake service w/o first disconnecting that system. Will activate whenever a door is openned or the key gets close to the car on some models.

SBC was only around in 05 & 06. The system was a weak design that was given an 10 yr extended warranty by MB and was done away with in 07.

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Terry Allison
N. Calif. & Boca Chica, Panama

09' E320 Bluetec 77k (USA)
09' Hyundai Santa Fe Diesel 48k (S.A.)

Ok, Thanks, both good and bad to know, I guess.
At the 110,000 mile point, I am on the "wallet" warranty.

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Providing a home for these cars:
1951 Buick Special De Luxe
1977 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith II
1970 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow
1986 Mercedes-Benz 420 SEL
2005 Mercedes-Benz E 320 CDI
2012 GMC Sierra 1500 4X4
1927 Pierce-Arrow Series 80
1931 Pierce-Arrow Series 43
1926 Ford Model T coupe