Dan, When you change fluid in 4matic transfer case make sure you take it out & do figure 8's. Documented online.
Dwight Giles Jr 1982 300CD 2005 E320 4matic Wickford RI On Thu, Oct 15, 2020, 1:51 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Started in on the new E320 last night. Got the car vacuumed out and > washed. Polished the headlights. Been cleaning carpets between meetings > today. Later on I’ll start in on the hard surfaces in the interior and get > the exterior clay’ed, polished and waxed. I need to pull a spark plug to > see if it needs plugs, and order a crank position sensor to proactively > replace the one that’s on the car. > > Only thing I’ve discovered so far is that the front passenger seat > adjustment seems wonky. Push the bottom cushion button back and the seat > goes forward. Push it forward and it goes nowhere. Hit the memory buttons > and it moves all different directions, meaning the motors are good. I may > remove the buttons and spray some contact cleaner into the switch and see > if that helps. > > Tomorrow I’ll take it out for a drive to pick up some fluids and then > change fluids in the differentials and hopefully the transfer case. If my > first dealer parts order comes in I’ll grab it and get some OE ATF for the > transfer case, as it has probably never been changed. I’ll drain and refill > the power steering as well. > > I need to figure out what sort of paint was used to paint the rockers, as > the paint on them seems to be wearing off as I can see little bits of body > color coming through. It’s not the rock guard stuff, just paint. If anyone > knows what’s used let me know - it’s probably a Würth product of some sort. > > Next week, new tires and new OE carpeted floor mats. It will go into daily > driver service at that time to qualify it for travel to Indiana in early > December. > > -D > > > _______________________________________ > 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
