This is why I don't want to upgrade my 1985 Mercedes. On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 4:35 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> The new Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS) for my Golf came today. As I'd guessed > its actually two parts and my old one had the top part broken off. > Replacement is a pain, its on the side of the transmission, under the > firewall. Its got big flats, I used a 7/8" wrench on it but theres very > little space to swing the wrench, grrr, its nice to have a working > speedometer though. > Hopped in the car to get an inspection sticker and before I hit the end of > the street the check engine light (CEL) came on. Grrr! Gotta get the VCDS > (I dunno what it stands for but its the magic that connects my laptop to > the car) and check it out but its in the Jetta that Angie has taken to work. > About 1/3 of the way to Angie's office I realized I'd forgotten to plug > the Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensor back in when I put the air box back after > replacing the VSS. Pulled over, plugged it back in and suddenly the power > that was missing in 2nd gear is back. Still need VCDS to shut off the CEL. > Actually I probably didn't, after picking up the VCDS I stopped for new > windshield wipers, my local Car Quest gave me $10 off which is great since > the Bosch wipers were normally $45. When I fired up the car again the CEL > was gone. > So I headed down to get the inspection sticker only to find the reverse > lights don't work. A cursory search suggests its the switch which sadly > lives UNDER the battery. So pull the airbox again (I'm getting good at it) > then pull the battery. The bottom of the battery box is held with 4 bolts > into captive nuts except one of the nuts isn't captive anymore. I ended up > breaking out the bottom of the plastic box, theres still 3 bolts... > The switch is indeed dead but there are none at any FLAPS or VW dealer for > 50 miles. I ordered a replacement from ID Parts (where the VSS came from) > and since I ordered before 4:30 it MIGHT be here tomorrow. The real > advantage in ordering from an in-state source. Now the rain won't quit long > enough for me to button things back up. I'm off to California (with an > aching in my heard) Sunday so if the new switch doesn't arrive tomorrow it > won't get fixed for a week... > -Curt > _______________________________________ > 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