driffydre

Hey guys, so I recently purchased a Beast because I always loved them. It has some minor issues and I just want to hear what you guys think and help me solve them. Been doing a lot of reading on here to get some knowledge on these cars.

Issue one:
can you guys tell me the correct name for the part in the blue circle.

Issue two: The odometer doesn't show the mileage just a bunch of lines while it is on, when you switch off the car it flashes and shows it then goes away. I was reading somewhere on this forum that a fix could be done by resetting the car. Any other ideas or is this one the best there?

Thanks in advance.

nguyenphananh

that is a power steering resevoir

nguyenphananh

that is a power steering reservoir

Strigoi

Put the year model of your car. Don't make people guess exactly what you have by saying "Beast", which I'm guessing is an E55.

driffydre

My bad and good point. Its a 2005 E55 AMG.

gafitanu

The dashes in the mileage mean that the computer has found a discrepancy between the instrument cluster counter and the computer counter. It may mean that the instrument cluster has been replaced with one with different mileage. What was the mileage posted when you bought it? Did you see the mileage on the display, ever? I don't think it can be reset, as far as I know the only solution is to buy a new cluster and have it coded by the dealer or find a used cluster that hes exactly the same count as your engine.

nivram13

I had this issue when the dealer hadn't exited Xentry correctly and left the ICM buzzer deactivated.

See my post: https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...r-showing.html

driffydre

It was 94K and the last carfax mileage capture was 86K. The guy I got it from said he didn't drive it much at all during the years he had it.

driffydre

Thanks man I will have it taken to the shop and see what they think. Haven't been able to take it there as yet. Will keep you updated.

bbspoolside

The part circled is a vent pipe to the reservoir common problem for snapping off as the plastic goes brittle with age