Had a similar leak but no pump issues in Wife's Infiniti; it was a crack in the plastic cover for fuel gauge / pump with electrical pass-through. Very apparent when held up to strong light.
-Max -----Original Message----- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Bob Rentfro Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 7:57 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] '05 E320 Fuel Pump Issues Talking to my indy on a non-car related issue today. Eventually, the conversation turned to cars and he asked how the old 300D was running. We talked about that for a minute or two, then he asked how wifey's '05 E320 was running. I told him about the periodic stumbling at idle and the occasional wicked low rpm in turns...sometimes to the point of the car nearly stalling (feel the power steering cut out while turning). The first queston he asked was can I smell gas, as if I had a gas leak, after I fill it. I said hell yes. He then discribed the issue with the E320's fuel pumps...they start seeping fuel out of some electrical connections or something if the tank is above 3/4 full. The pumps cause the stumbling at idle and the eventually fail. To replace, take out back seat, remove cover and get busy. Replacing with a like fuel pump, misc parts and labor he said would be $1K. Nice. Anyone else heard of this? I don't doubt him for a second but I was just wondering if anyone else has heard of this? Bob R _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
