How do I decode part numbers in Star Finder? I've heard it's done via WIS, but after that I'm clueless.

I'm finding WIS to be not very intuitive, to put it mildly.

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14 E250 Bluetec "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 153k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 171k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver, 142k mi, wastegate conversion

19 Honda CR-V EX 61k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

Just put the part number in google search - Mercedes part no ------==

You're misunderstanding me. Star Finder has its own parts numbering system. If I do a google search for a standard MB parts number, say 6020940604 for my 91 300D oil filter, it does not pull up the Star Finder part number.

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14 E250 Bluetec "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 153k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 171k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver, 142k mi, wastegate conversion

19 Honda CR-V EX 61k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

Star Finder is a part location utility not a part number look up utility. The EPC is part number utility.

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Paul

Yes, I know. My question has to do with how to find a part in Star Finder if I know the number from the EPC.

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14 E250 Bluetec "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 153k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 171k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver, 142k mi, wastegate conversion

19 Honda CR-V EX 61k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

Sorry not possible.
Star Finder is the Electrical part locator that uses the nomenclature from the electrical wiring manual. The ETM and SF uses component numbering system, not part number system. Therefor you could locate an oil pressure switch but not an oil filter and the component number would be used in SF not the part number from the EPC.




The EPC has a search function via the part number but the results can be vague.

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Paul

Thanks for the clarification.

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14 E250 Bluetec "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 153k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 171k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver, 142k mi, wastegate conversion

19 Honda CR-V EX 61k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife