Re: [MBZ] Advance auto parts

2020-05-22 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Hydro boost is orders of magnitude better than vacuum boost. Applied brake pressures with hydro boost is much higher than peddle feel. I had one failure with the system when the brake master cylinder started leaking, brake fluid corss contaminated the hydroboost unit the power steering pump, and

Re: [MBZ] Advance auto parts

2020-05-22 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Kaleb wrote: > I have never had one fail, just leak. The other day the pump got > low and was whining and brakes still worked fine. I haven't seen a system fail either. But if the belt fails, or the pump seizes both steering and brakes will not work as expected. I like it. I think it's a

Re: [MBZ] Advance auto parts

2020-05-22 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I have never had one fail, just leak. The other day the pump got low and was whining and brakes still worked fine. Sent from my iPhone > On May 21, 2020, at 11:58 PM, fmiser via Mercedes > wrote: > >  >> >>> Kaleb wrote: > >>> I ordered a hydroboost for my Suburban on Tuesday night, it

Re: [MBZ] Advance auto parts

2020-05-21 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> > Kaleb wrote: > > I ordered a hydroboost for my Suburban on Tuesday night, it > > arrived at the house today. > Craig wrote: > > And what, pray tell, is a hydroboost for a Surburban? For either engines without vacuum, or for applications that might require more than 15 psi for brake boost,

Re: [MBZ] Advance auto parts

2020-05-21 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Thu, 21 May 2020 20:22:09 -0500 Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > It’s a brake booster that runs off the power steering pump rather than > vacuum. Oh! Craig > > On May 21, 2020, at 7:38 PM, Craig via Mercedes > > wrote: > > > > On Thu, 21 May 2020 18:49:34 -0500 Kaleb Striplin via

Re: [MBZ] Advance auto parts

2020-05-21 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes writes: > I was looking to get some oil and a filter for the M112. Amazon have 2 > Mann fleece filters for $17 free delivery in a week if you select 2day > (???), Walmart have 0W40 for less than $23/5qt, delivery to the house > tomorrow. Stuff is getting cheepcheep

Re: [MBZ] Advance auto parts

2020-05-21 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
It’s a brake booster that runs off the power steering pump rather than vacuum. Sent from my iPhone > On May 21, 2020, at 7:38 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > > On Thu, 21 May 2020 18:49:34 -0500 Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > >> I ordered a hydroboost for my Suburban on Tuesday

Re: [MBZ] Advance auto parts

2020-05-21 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
I was looking to get some oil and a filter for the M112. Amazon have 2 Mann fleece filters for $17 free delivery in a week if you select 2day (???), Walmart have 0W40 for less than $23/5qt, delivery to the house tomorrow. Stuff is getting cheepcheep and delivery is getting crazy good. --FT

Re: [MBZ] Advance auto parts

2020-05-21 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Thu, 21 May 2020 18:49:34 -0500 Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > I ordered a hydroboost for my Suburban on Tuesday night, it arrived at > the house today. And what, pray tell, is a hydroboost for a Surburban? Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] Advance auto parts

2019-06-17 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 16/06/2019 4:21 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: We have a local independent parts store, Parks, and I've used their lifetime replacement option on a starter and an alternator. The first "lifetime" starter I took in, they did not have a record and I did not have the receipt, but the

Re: [MBZ] Advance auto parts

2019-06-16 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
We have a local independent parts store, Parks, and I've used their lifetime replacement option on a starter and an alternator. The first "lifetime" starter I took in, they did not have a record and I did not have the receipt, but the starter still had the part number sticker / manufacturer which

Re: [MBZ] Advance auto parts

2019-06-16 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
I ask a parts manager one time "Just exactly what IS a lifetime replacement ?" His reply has stayed with me, its classic "If you ever bring the son of a bitch back, I'll kill you". On Sun, Jun 16, 2019 at 12:30 PM MG via Mercedes wrote: > Just sayin what they told me. I got rid of the

Re: [MBZ] Advance auto parts

2019-06-16 Thread MG via Mercedes
Just sayin what they told me. I got rid of the Jeep before it needed another pump. MG Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: I would sure like to see where their lifetime replacement is just 1 time Sent from my iPhone On Jun 16, 2019, at 7:35 AM, MG via Mercedes wrote: Scan the receipt into

Re: [MBZ] Advance auto parts

2019-06-16 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Reminds me of the time I bought a pair of KYB adjustable struts. A couple years later one leaked. A local parts store that stocked KYB replaced them. A couple years later one leaked. KYB sent me a pair of GR2s via the parts store (they didn't make the adjustables any more) and told them I was

Re: [MBZ] Advance auto parts

2019-06-16 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I would sure like to see where their lifetime replacement is just 1 time Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 16, 2019, at 7:35 AM, MG via Mercedes wrote: > > Scan the receipt into the computer to make sure you have it when the time > comes. Those receipts have a habit of fading to invisibility in

Re: [MBZ] Advance auto parts

2019-06-16 Thread MG via Mercedes
Scan the receipt into the computer to make sure you have it when the time comes. Those receipts have a habit of fading to invisibility in time. They used to do unlimited replacements. I recall the Jeep water pump I replaced 3-4 times in the 20 years we had it. The last time they said there

Re: [MBZ] Advance auto parts

2019-06-15 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
I think AA will price match. You might also be able to get the coupon discount --R Sent from iPhone > On Jun 15, 2019, at 8:07 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > I was going to order shocks for the Suburban using a 25% off code, but even > with that Amazon had them about $50

Re: [MBZ] Advance auto parts

2019-06-15 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
I was going to order shocks for the Suburban using a 25% off code, but even with that Amazon had them about $50 cheaper.  The fitment detail which lists that it fits my vehicle has a note that says lifetime warranty.  I did not know Amazon had this.  Anybody know how this works? On 6/15/2019

Re: [MBZ] Advance auto parts

2019-06-15 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
I don't know about ship to home, but in store pickup order info is available for two years in the store. If you want a 'lifetime warranty', you better have 'lifetime document retention'. I turned in a 3 year battery for warranty with a printout of my online invoice when the store no longer had