Re: [MBZ] Weird Fuel Leak '95 E300 with OM606

2021-02-06 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> but now I'm thinking that will be her first car. For my son, I opted for a stick shift. I wanted him to know how to drive one, whatever he preferred to drive (and buy!) on his own. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Weird Fuel Leak '95 E300 with OM606

2021-02-06 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
He got a better deal than I would have sold it to you for. -D > On Feb 6, 2021, at 4:45 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Far from it, nice straight rust free body and just under 300k miles, so I > can probably drive this car for another 10 to 15 years. It does need a new > paint

Re: [MBZ] Weird Fuel Leak '95 E300 with OM606

2021-02-06 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Far from it, nice straight rust free body and just under 300k miles, so I can probably drive this car for another 10 to 15 years. It does need a new paint job, and the transmission is slow to shift into reverse, but I can live with those issues. A few days ago my daughter started talking about

Re: [MBZ] Weird Fuel Leak '95 E300 with OM606

2021-02-06 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Yeah, bad seal from probably just before when you noticed it leaking. As I recall you said that filter had recently been changed. If the leak does return, the only thing left to replace would be that fuel line. - Max Charleston SC On Sat, Feb 6, 2021 at 3:30 PM Dan Penoff via

Re: [MBZ] Weird Fuel Leak '95 E300 with OM606

2021-02-06 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Sounds like Poos sold you a POS. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 6, 2021, at 1:51 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > I bought this '95 E300 from Dan a couple years ago, and it had a fuel leak > at the fuel filter holder when I picked it up. There are five different > hoses that connect

Re: [MBZ] Weird Fuel Leak '95 E300 with OM606

2021-02-06 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Had a brand-new VW Jetta and noticed fresh oil drops under the car. Turned out the factory-installed oil filter had a bad seal. Allan Dan Penoff via Mercedes writes: > That’s weird, Max. That would suggest that the center seal on the OE > filter was bad from the get-go? > > Glad you figured it

Re: [MBZ] Weird Fuel Leak '95 E300 with OM606

2021-02-06 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
That’s weird, Max. That would suggest that the center seal on the OE filter was bad from the get-go? Glad you figured it out. -D > On Feb 6, 2021, at 2:50 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > I bought this '95 E300 from Dan a couple years ago, and it had a fuel leak > at the fuel