Craig McCluskey wrote:
> Certainly less hassle, but aren't the OE harnesses made of the same
> wonderful materials?
Good question. Volvo ran into the same problem, except for them it was
the mid-80s years. When they discovered the problem, they started
selling a replacement harness with a differ
On Fri, 9 Sep 2005 20:42:24 -0600 "Dave M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > there is lots on the decomposing wire on certain W140 (& others) from
> > the mid 90's
> > Certainly lots on the S(L)600 which requires two of everything at
> > extraordinary prices,
> > and some threads about folks attempt
Good point, John. I was assuming the shop had already ruled out the
harness, or that it was already replaced. If not, that is DEFINITELY
the first place to start. I'd order new OE and not bother with fancy
upgraded wires (not worth the hassle, IMO).
:)
-dm
On 9/9/05, John M McIntosh <[EMAIL PROT
Over on the benzworld w140 forum
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/forums/forum-view.asp?fid=13
there is lots on the decomposing wire on certain W140 (& others) from
the mid 90's
Certainly lots on the S(L)600 which requires two of everything at
extraordinary prices,
and some threads about folks
Russ,
We need more info... there are approximatley a jillion control boxes
on that car. Which one did the dealer quote $7k for? I'm suspecting
the LH module (fuel computer), EZL (ignition module), or TBA (throttle
body actuator... none of which should be more than, oh, $2-$4k. If you
can get more
