Put a scanner on it and see why the nannies are unhappy. If the codes are for solenoids then that strongly suggests conductor plate. That was the problem on the 99 $600E320. New conductor plate, new connector, cleaned the TCM connection (no issue there), cleared the codes, all was good.
That said, same solenoid codes are on the 99 ML320. I replaced the conductor plate and connector, cleaned everything, tried to clear the codes, no joy. Maybe the TCM is bad, I haven’t swapped that out yet. With the trans issue unknown, and an aged cheep class, $1000 would be generous I would think. --FT Sent from iPhone > On Sep 30, 2020, at 7:29 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > 1. Extremely likely, but not 100%. I remember a few years ago on BenzWorld > somebody was dumping a project E320 wagon, low miles, great shape, > transmission in limp mode. He bought it that way, did everything I could > think of and more, and didn't get it fixed so was giving up. His and my best > guess at that point was a wiring harness fault. > I decided if it beat him, I didn't want to be the next victim. > > 2. It's a Cheep class, just about old enough to apply for its own driver's > license. What's that worth? > > 3. If you buy it for a grand and fail to fix it, you don't have a whole lot > to lose... > >> On 2020-09-30 16:57, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: >> What are the chances that this is the issue? >> Seems like it's maybe a $3,000 - $3,500 car otherwise? > > > > _______________________________________ > 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
