So you replaced the brake hoses? Right? Sent from my iPhone
> On Dec 27, 2013, at 4:50 PM, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Lucky you! > > My brake thing is even more puzzling. When I got to the LF side, the pads > would not push in either until I opened the bleeder. Since I can't find any > info about troubleshooting the ABS, I am going to put everything back > togehter and try flushing and replacing the brake fluid. I doubt that will > cure anything, but now rotors and pads can't hurt. > > Then there is the weird uneven idle, intermittent tach and flashing interior > lights in time with the idle speed going up or down. > > I am ready for simple cheap and easy fixes. > > >> As I go over the SL500 in detail, I have already fixed a couple of issues >> for - nothing! Woo-hoo! I love it when this sort of thing happens.... >> >> I changed the oil and filter this afternoon, which immediately quieted down >> the lifter tick from the right cylinder bank. For that matter, it's gone - >> it might have been gone before I changed the oil, I'm not sure. I suspect >> it was just because the car hasn't been driven much over the past few years. >> I'm wondering if an Italian tune-up might be in order??? >> >> The CEL was on when I inspected the car, and the codes that my OBDII scanner >> picked up were a MAP sensor and O2 sensor. I figured the MAP just needed >> cleaning, so while the oil was draining I removed it from the engine and.... >> the hard white plastic tubing from the manifold was - you guessed it - >> broken! >> >> I got a piece of wire and snaked it back through the engine valley where the >> line had been, then pieced the line back together with a few short pieces of >> rubber tubing. I haven't driven the car much since, but the code has not >> returned. Another item for my dealer visit on Monday. >> >> While I was under the car I did a pretty detailed inspection. Nice to see >> the belly pans were intact and very clean. I can see where the front end >> was repaired - the cross member that is behind the front bumper has been cut >> off and a new one welded in. Not very well, at least the welds look kind of >> lousy, but it's definitely attached and intact. Everything from the >> radiator support back is or appears to be either new or original. >> >> No leaks, damage, bad lines, etc. were noted during he inspection. I was >> surprised to note that the front suspension on this car is a strut >> arrangement with a separate spring rather than a shock absorber and a >> spring. Looks like the bellows or dust boots on the top of the struts are >> missing. Hmm. >> >> The car definitely has the FSS in the instrument panel, and I figured out >> how to reset it. I suspect it's a "dumb" version in that it appear to be >> nothing more than a countdown timer using the odometer. I don't think there >> are any sensors in the oil pan, at least not that I saw. Strange, as there >> is no mention of it in the owner's manual. >> >> As I am beginning to understand this car is more of a W124 than a W140, I am >> beginning to like it more. Since I have never owned or driven an R129, I >> really didn't have a point of reference to work from. It's smaller, >> tighter, and pretty damned responsive compared to the S500, which is a tank >> but far more luxurious inside. >> >> Tomorrow is wash/wax/detailing day! Martha in her element! >> >> Dan >> ___ > > _______________________________________ > http://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 _______________________________________ http://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
