Fuel lines is a good idea. I lost a whole tank of gasoline from my 68 Chevy pickup when the line on the bottom of the tank rotted out. Glad no one tossed a cig butt out the window while driving by my truck.
The coolant lines look ok but I have to admit that I have not poked them too much. Don't know where to find the Zerex anti freeze around here but it must be available. Is there a comparable item under a different brand name? I need to do some vacuum line work in any event as the door locks are wonky. Also may be an issue with cruise control as it will not hold. ATF and other fluids is always a good and relatively inexpensive idea. I pulled the diff plug to ensure that there was sufficient fluid in there. There was and it appeared clean. Still a good thing to change it out. Need to get one of the ps fluid filters I see talked about and change the ps fluid too I guess. Same with brake fluid etc. I have to say this car has better brakes than anything that I can recall driving. I took that as a good sign. Randy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of redghost Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 1:01 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Preventative Maintenance Question I like to have fresh fuel lines, so check the ones at the tank and firewall. The returns are fresh, so no leaks there. Could not kill the car to get a fresh set of fuel filters, that way you know when they were new and can count from that point. Maybe do the valves at the same time, so that you change filter and adjust valves together in future. Unless you are totally confident in the water lines, get fresh and change the coolant to Zerex G-05 from the green. Lets you start a fresh three year clock on that job too. Take a look at the vacuum lines for oil. Check the fuel lines from filter to IP for leaks. Add some algae eater to the fuel tank so that you do not have bug clog the filters. Change ALL the fuses to fresh ones. Change your ATF/filter and fluid in the diff, so the clock can be reset there. While you have the car up off the ground, look at brake lines for dry rot, top off or change brake fluid and PS fluid. I always image that the old stuff that comes in any car I get has not been changed in years, so like to KNOW when the last time a bit of PM was done.
