Re: [MBZ] New addition to the fleet: 1995 Mercedes E300 DieselSpecial Edition

2009-10-21 Thread Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310
Subject: Re: [MBZ] New addition to the fleet: 1995 Mercedes E300 DieselSpecial Edition The oil pressure pegging means the pressure sensor is bad, or the wire is unhooked. Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310 wrote: OK, now I've got two things to worry about. The oil pressure gauge seemed

Re: [MBZ] New addition to the fleet: 1995 Mercedes E300 DieselSpecial Edition

2009-10-21 Thread ned kleinhenz
Max: The vacuum pump on my 95 E300D disintegrated. So the pumps from that year must still be vulnerable. And Marshall was correct. There is a cam mounted on the front of the fuel injection pump that drives the vacuum pump. It is kind of like a wobble disk. The surface of that cam was trashed

Re: [MBZ] New addition to the fleet: 1995 Mercedes E300 DieselSpecial Edition

2009-10-21 Thread Mitch Haley
ned kleinhenz wrote: Max: The vacuum pump on my 95 E300D disintegrated. Ned, were you the fellow who waited some number of months for a part on that engine? Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] New addition to the fleet: 1995 Mercedes E300 DieselSpecial Edition

2009-10-20 Thread Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310
List Subject: Re: [MBZ] New addition to the fleet: 1995 Mercedes E300 DieselSpecial Edition ASR uses the wheel sensors from the ABS system. It eases up on the throttle and applies the brake to the spinning wheel if necessary. It did not appear on diesels until they used the electronically

Re: [MBZ] New addition to the fleet: 1995 Mercedes E300 DieselSpecial Edition

2009-10-20 Thread Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310
Of ned kleinhenz Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 10:00 AM To: Mercedes List Subject: Re: [MBZ] New addition to the fleet: 1995 Mercedes E300 DieselSpecial Edition Max; I recognize those symptoms very vividly from my 95 E300D. The vacuum pump has failed. Try not to run the engine until you replace

Re: [MBZ] New addition to the fleet: 1995 Mercedes E300 DieselSpecial Edition

2009-10-20 Thread Mitch Haley
Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310 wrote: Ned, Thanks, I'm really looking forward to getting this car sorted. When did the MB vacuum pumps finally get re-designed so that the parts don't fall into the engine? I was hoping before 1994 (when this car was built). Somebody on this

Re: [MBZ] New addition to the fleet: 1995 Mercedes E300 DieselSpecial Edition

2009-10-20 Thread Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310
of the injection pump timer. Max -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Mitch Haley Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 10:35 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] New addition to the fleet: 1995 Mercedes E300

Re: [MBZ] New addition to the fleet: 1995 Mercedes E300 DieselSpecial Edition

2009-10-20 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
The oil pressure pegging means the pressure sensor is bad, or the wire is unhooked. Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310 wrote: OK, now I've got two things to worry about. The oil pressure gauge seemed to be malfunctioning - it would peg at 3.0 BEFORE the engine was started, and