>From the research I did there appears to be some sort of a kit you can order >from the stealership that has all the pieces required to fix it. Never had to >do it with either of mine, so I can't speak from experience.
I did the fuel filter on my wagon today. What PITA. Mainly because Ford uses these rinky-dink weird plastic clips for the unions between the solid lines and the fuel filter - sort of a hose clamp arrangement that doesn't require a clamp in the sense that we are familiar with. They are far from intuitive when it comes to figuring out how to release them. Had I not watched a YouTube video of someone doing the work prior to trying it myself I probably would have broken them. The worst part is that Ford positions a couple of the clips/clamps so they are turned away from the outside of the car, so releasing them is a real bitch. Thankfully I knew what it took and had a dental pick that is "U" shaped and allowed me to get at the clip and release it without too much trouble. It was still a pain in the ass. I should have checked with the dealer on the cost to do it. Might have been easier to have them do it. Dan On Dec 2, 2012, at 6:10 PM, Allan Streib wrote: > Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> writes: > >> The "Key stuck in the ignition" was a known issue that Ford won't >> acknowledge. > > Yeah we had that happen with our '02 Focus. Forgot about that. Not > stuck in the cylinder but cylinder jammed, would not turn. Had to have > car towed to dealer. Somehow they were able to fix it without taking > explosives to the lock cylinder... so it must not be as robust as the MB > setup. > > Allan > > -- > Allan Streib _______________________________________ 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://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
