I should take a look at the S550 plugs at some point. I mowed the half-vast estate this afternoon with the tractor, took about 3 hr. Was 95F when I got there at 4P then dropped down to 91F when I left at 7P. It wasn’t too bad as there was some breeze. I kinda like it warm too. I hadn’t mowed in a few weeks and we had some big rains a coupla weeks ago which really stimulated the grass. I should have baled some and sold it to the horsey people.
--FT Sent from iFōn > On Aug 2, 2022, at 8:09 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Just did them on the 2008 ML550. It was a really simple job. Some > observations: > > The little retention clip or whatever it’s called on the coil connector is a > bit weird. It makes sense how it’s released, but there’s nothing that makes > it feel like it’s in place when you put them back together. I presume it's a > friction lock of some sort and doesn’t index in a slot or something like it > on the coil side of the connector. > > I found a small, two conductor connector at the right side of the MAF that > wasn’t connected to anything. I looked all over the general area but didn’t > find a landing spot for it. Not knowing any better, it would appear that it > went into the air cleaner housing the way it was oriented, but there’s > nothing there for it to plug into. It was dirty all over, as if it had been > out in the elements of the engine compartment for some time, so I’m guessing > it’s for something my car doesn’t have. If I have time I might look up the > engine harness and see if I can identify it. > > Plugs I removed were OE, which was good (I think) but they were definitely > worn. On a car with mileage in excess of 150k I would hope they weren’t the > originals. It definitely idled smoother when done, although it didn’t have a > rough idle to begin with. I’ll be taking it to work tomorrow, so I’ll have > some time on both surface and interstate to check it out. I’m hoping it will > increase my gas mileage a bit, as this thing is a hog when it comes to fuel > unless you’re on the interstate, where it seems to immediately head above 20 > mpg. > > Tomorrow when I come back from work I’m hoping to drain and refill the > differentials. That’s if it’s not too stinking hot here (heat index was over > 110F today until the afternoon storms came in and cooled it down to the high > 80s.) > > -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
