I've got one in my 230E that says 430,000kmhs, it may die tommorrow or in 20 years time but it will fail (well I think it is starting to slip, so tommorrow is probably a better guess than 20 years). Perhaps the previous owner of the 230TE, that odo came from never used the reset button, no way of knowing really. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sunil Hari" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 1:12 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Odo reset 190DT
> on my former 300D, both odos were still working perfectly at 292Kmi. > > On 7/22/07, Hendrik Riessen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> That's like asking, "If I change my oil regularly will my engine never >> break?" >> Unfortunatley with the mechanical odo's they will break eventually, even >> if >> you only reset when stopped. It is a ordinary design and there is no way >> of >> fixing that. >> What I am saying is that conventional wisdom is to reset tripmeters when >> they are not turning. >> Whether you do or not is up to you, just like changing the oil is up to >> you. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "andrew strasfogel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 11:30 AM >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Odo reset 190DT >> >> >> > So if you only reset the trip counter when the vehicle is stationary >> > does this GUARANTEE that the odometer will NEVER break??? >> > >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > > -- > Sunil Hari > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 513-205-7474 > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.14/912 - Release Date: > 22/07/2007 7:02 PM > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
