Greetings to all!

First, Thanks for the forum! Without it I would not have had the confidence to buy a MB. I love this car.

I am the proud new owner of a 95 E320 wagon with 138k on the odo. Then the engine light comes on and I'm not quite as proud. The car runs great except for the check engine light and needing to hold the accelerator down when starting warm. Is that normal?

I searched and found that I could get the code from the square-ish box in the battery compartment. It returns 5 flashes from the LED which I think means Exaust Gas Recirc Fault. Please correct me if I am wrong. I am a complete newb to MB. I have done major work to my Triumphs but that is extremely old technology.

Tonight I am soldering up the LED/button/banana plug circuit I saw on the forum, but I didsn't see or maybe didn't understand how to use that to clear the code after I clean the EGR tube. Can someone point me to a thread that explains that?

Second, Is the EGR tube the tube that comes from #4 header? Do I just pull it and ream it or is there more to it? I really don't want to be a PIA... just need to get a start.

Any advice and suggestions on manuals for this car will be deeply appreciated!

Tim Benner
Dayton, Ohio