My wife told me the other day that the 400E was running real bad and almost didn't make it in to work. Naturally I checked the first thing on a 119, the distributor caps, and the right bank was toast. Tons of crap built up and numerous cracks also. I started thinking that I had replaced them not that long ago, and after looking through my receipts, it had been in March of 07, less than 6000 miles ago. WTF ??? I called my friendly Mercedes dealer, and he informed me that the warranty on parts was 12 months or 12,000 miles. Screwed again. So for the first time ever I called my friend at Advance and told him to get me the caps. I figured they couldn't be any worse than the factory parts that only lasted 6000 miles. They came in with Bosch embossed on the top and the only thing missing was the 119 number. Will see if they last any longer. BTW,,, they were half the cost of the Benz parts.
I would have gone Fastlane if time wasn't an issue.

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