ATABOY DAN. Dwight Giles Jr. 1982 300CD 1990 300D Wickford RI On Mar 31, 2016 8:39 PM, "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Oldest son texts me today that his car (1998 S420) is running rough and is > throwing a CEL. Hmm. I get home and he starts it up. Sounds OK, but he > points out that there is some vibration at idle and it seems to be a little > sluggish. > > I pop the DAS computer on it, run a full set of diagnostics, and the first > thing I see is a P303 error. Ah-hah! Bad #3 coil. > > Weird brand coil on Amazon is under $30, but won’t get here until Saturday > since it’s too late to make their next day cutoff. I dig into Advance > Auto’s web site and find a store nearby that has one along with a new boot > (most places sell these things sans boot, or so it seems.) > > Between a 30% off coupon and a $5 SpeedPerks coupon I have the whole bill > is around $70 out the door. > > Get home, pop the hood, in under 10 minutes a new coil is installed and he > claims it’s never felt smoother. He says he thinks it’s been going out > over a period of time. > > I love those easy fixes. > > Coming up this weekend on the W126: > > Transmission mount, center vent vacuum actuator and new breather pipe and > O-ring. > > 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
