2014 S212 fuel pump leaking
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2014 E350 4matic wagon
2014 S212 fuel pump leaking
I put my 2014 E350 wagon into the garage for the first time (usually my BMW convertible gets the garage), and realized I have a strong fuel smell - can't smell it in the car. Google led me to having a look under the access covers in the back seat.
Sure enough, the driver's side pump/sending unit is well cracked and the "cup" there was full of fuel. Mopped it out and got the part number to order one. $216 for a Pierburg from FCP-Euro. Oddly enough, most of the parts houses say that this part number will not fit my car. - 2184700994 - but that is what is in it now... Of course, to do the swap I also need to open up the OTHER side too - that side seems fine, and good thing as that one costs at least twice as much! But are the tank seals the same on both sides? Looks to be 0259971845. Seems to be, but I haven't found a definitive answer yet.
What is it with Germans and crappy plastic? Sigh.
Kevin Rhodes
Port Charlotte, FL / Westbrook, ME
Sure enough, the driver's side pump/sending unit is well cracked and the "cup" there was full of fuel. Mopped it out and got the part number to order one. $216 for a Pierburg from FCP-Euro. Oddly enough, most of the parts houses say that this part number will not fit my car. - 2184700994 - but that is what is in it now... Of course, to do the swap I also need to open up the OTHER side too - that side seems fine, and good thing as that one costs at least twice as much! But are the tank seals the same on both sides? Looks to be 0259971845. Seems to be, but I haven't found a definitive answer yet.
What is it with Germans and crappy plastic? Sigh.
Kevin Rhodes
Port Charlotte, FL / Westbrook, ME
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Germans really seem to suuck at plastic.
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2014 - W212.065 - E400 ( M276.820, 3 liter Turbo) RWD not Hybrid
wait till u see new MB or older VW or BMW uses plastic oil panThere are a few plastic parts which can ruin your engine .. they handle coolant and oil.
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I've actually owned over 50 cars, all but two of them European, mostly Swedish and German, but decent numbers of French and British, and three Italian. Currently three German, two BMWs and the Mercedes, as well as a Land Rover Disco I and a Triumph Spitfire.
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