E550 fuel tank removal ( 2013 )
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2012 E350 4Matic P2
Sorry for your bad luck. Hate to add more grief to your misery but according to the WIS instructions, step #6 says you must drop the whole rear axle ***'y for access to remove tank, see attachment. You may want to consider a patch job of some sort or get a quote from the dealer. This is a big job in my book!
Good luck,
Bob
Good luck,
Bob
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Since the car was moving it is covered under collision and I have $1k deductible
Thanks for the
mercy-me
Thanks for the attachment I took out the inner wheel well and saw the bad news.
Poor design , I might just the cut the filler and evap tubes and splice with silicon host
Thanks for the
mercy-me
Thanks for the attachment I took out the inner wheel well and saw the bad news.
Poor design , I might just the cut the filler and evap tubes and splice with silicon host
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Joined: Apr 2012
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From: Just north of Detroit,Michigan
2012 E350 4Matic P2
See attachments.
According to ASRA times, to R&I (Remove & Install) the fuel tank is 6.3 Hrs. This includes the R&I of the complete rear axle assembly. The rear axle alone R&I is 4.3 Hrs. These would be rates that the factory would pay for a warranty situation to the dealership. Since this is not a warranty job for the dealership, I would expect them to mark it up considerably perhaps 3-5 Hrs more. Going a step future, the tank part 212 470 75 01 is another $992.20 from MBpartsdirect. If you can get by with paying your $1k deductible for a new tank install then that might be a good way to go. I would still consider a good patch repair as a viable alternative if done properly by an expert. Repairing plastic does not involve any welding so just normal gasoline safety precautions would apply.
Anyway,
Good luck,
Bob
According to ASRA times, to R&I (Remove & Install) the fuel tank is 6.3 Hrs. This includes the R&I of the complete rear axle assembly. The rear axle alone R&I is 4.3 Hrs. These would be rates that the factory would pay for a warranty situation to the dealership. Since this is not a warranty job for the dealership, I would expect them to mark it up considerably perhaps 3-5 Hrs more. Going a step future, the tank part 212 470 75 01 is another $992.20 from MBpartsdirect. If you can get by with paying your $1k deductible for a new tank install then that might be a good way to go. I would still consider a good patch repair as a viable alternative if done properly by an expert. Repairing plastic does not involve any welding so just normal gasoline safety precautions would apply.
Anyway,
Good luck,
Bob
Last edited by mercy-me; Sep 24, 2018 at 02:27 PM. Reason: clarity
