Floyd wrote: "If you unload the 140 . . ." Is that a possibility, Dan? You might unload the 140? After you fix the current problem?
Don Snook -----Original Message----- From: Floyd Thursby [mailto:buggeredbenzm...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2016 4:32 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] 606 non turbo egr valve ML is 2012, would your thing work on that? If you unload the 140 I would be interested in the system if it would work on the ML. I looked into these a few months back when you were talking about using it on the S430, and there was a wide range of systems, somewhat confusing. --R On 8/27/16 3:22 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > It’s actually referred to as a C3 or C4 system. C3 uses a serial port and > the C4 USB or WiFi, I think. > > It will cover anything starting with the 38 pin diagnostic connector all the > way up to the systems used in 2010, maybe later. My W220 used the OBD II port > for a connection. > > It’s actually sort of amazing with the older cars, since it has an emulator > that emulates the handheld tester that was originally designed for the 38 pin > diagnostic connector they started out with in the early 1990s. It’s > amazingly powerful - you can get real time readings of things like spark > voltages and durations, transmission clutch engagement times, some really > deep engineering related stuff. > > I know a guy on BenzWorld who uses one to gauge the wear on the 722.6 > transmissions by looking at the clutch engagement times. > > The later systems are Xentry, and you would be overwhelmed by the amount of > data that it can produce and give you access to. I think there were over 200 > different screens for my 2003 S430 (W220) when I went through it. > > These systems cover from the HHT (hand held tester) to DAS, which is early > 2000s, to Xentry, which I believe started in 2007 or thereabouts. You can > get them with the cables, MUX (multiplexer) and a computer on Alibaba for > anywhere from $400 up. I bought a C3 system with just the cables, MUX and a > VM of the software on an external drive for a little over $300 shipped to the > States. > > >> On Aug 27, 2016, at 3:09 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Does that computer setup you have apply to all MBs or just that specific >> model? The way my wife is racking up miles on the ML the warranty is going >> to run out in a year or two and I guess at that point I will either have to >> trade it on something else to keep her happy or learn to fix it. For that I >> guess the computer is a necessity, or part of the nece$$itie$. >> >> --FT > > _______________________________________ > 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 > -- --FT _______________________________________ 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
