aceshigh83

So people i need some technial advise.

I have this W211 E500 2003.

Its been for a while saying "visit workshop" with the car and arrow. So i took it to the dealer. They found out that there was a problem with the Y53/1 and Y53/1y1 and that i had to change the "shock absorber" rear left. So they did and the error just wont go away. I have changed all 4 airmatic springs and strut with arnott 4-5 years ago so i dont think they are the ones causing the problem. I have also no problem with raising and lowering the car. Tried to reset the error code with star diagnose and checked all the fuses. no problem. I also took off the tyre to check if the cables had any cracks or visible problems but they did not. Could it be a problem with the connector i can see on the strut with 3 pins? or a broken cable somewhere? Thanks

aceshigh83

I forgot to mention i had them check the compressor also, and it was working fine. 14 bar or something.

Plutoe

Why did you take delivery of the car with a visable fault---take it back and have them fix correctly!!

aceshigh83

i see what you mean but i only had them use star diagnose and i changed the absorber myself, or my nephew who is a car mechanic.

i can always send the car back but they will charge me for another check and i rather try something myself first.

dstoud001

If the code they gave you was Y53/1 that is not the shock absorber. The problem is your left rear air spring. Left rear shock absorber is Y53.

aceshigh83

I Connected the car again today With star diagnose to see if anything had changed. it gave me 3 suggestions where i should meassure voltage and ohm. in other Words i couldnt figure it out. i think i have a broken cable somewhere from spring. is there any common Place where the cables seem to break off? i tried to look but i couldnt find anything. Also we could not delete the error because it couldnt Connect With the part or something.