ml500 leak help
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a car that can't do the throttle reset.
ml500 leak help
noticed a small puddle of red fluid in the garage. located front end of car, close to middle. red in color... what is it?!? Roadside charge for this????
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Most likely you will find the transmission connector leaking. We have a bad rash of them right now. Very easy to fix, roadside won't do it though.
Speaking of which, I just started doing roadside for the first time. And it snowed. I have been driving my *** off in the worst possible weather/traffic combo. Every time I sit down, I get another page..... Big money in this though!
BTW... The ML350 has worse brakes, and it handles funny with all that wieght in it. Of course, is there anything you wanted to know about your ML, such as how much air you can get crossing a speed bump?
Speaking of which, I just started doing roadside for the first time. And it snowed. I have been driving my *** off in the worst possible weather/traffic combo. Every time I sit down, I get another page..... Big money in this though!
BTW... The ML350 has worse brakes, and it handles funny with all that wieght in it. Of course, is there anything you wanted to know about your ML, such as how much air you can get crossing a speed bump?
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a car that can't do the throttle reset.
Originally Posted by saturnstyl
Most likely you will find the transmission connector leaking. We have a bad rash of them right now. Very easy to fix, roadside won't do it though.
Speaking of which, I just started doing roadside for the first time. And it snowed. I have been driving my *** off in the worst possible weather/traffic combo. Every time I sit down, I get another page..... Big money in this though!
BTW... The ML350 has worse brakes, and it handles funny with all that wieght in it. Of course, is there anything you wanted to know about your ML, such as how much air you can get crossing a speed bump?
Speaking of which, I just started doing roadside for the first time. And it snowed. I have been driving my *** off in the worst possible weather/traffic combo. Every time I sit down, I get another page..... Big money in this though!
BTW... The ML350 has worse brakes, and it handles funny with all that wieght in it. Of course, is there anything you wanted to know about your ML, such as how much air you can get crossing a speed bump?
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Tranny leak. I had a similar thing happen to my 320 - no drops but tranny pan and
driver's side rail were pretty wet. It was diagnosed several days later as tranny line needing new crush washers. The RO also said the leak was coming from a washer on bell housing bolt. The initial diagnosis consisted of running a dye through the system and the truck was returned to me to drive for a few days. The nailed it when I brought it back. As far as labor, it depends whether or not you have to go through the dye thing. If Saturnstyl is right, it should be an easy fix. Take a look under the truck - the pan should be quite wet by now.
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a car that can't do the throttle reset.
thanks Darkmann. there is also a metal on metal sound coming from the truck. i am worried. plus i have to drive home which is a 30 mile trip one way.... damn.
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Originally Posted by pointman
thanks Darkmann. there is also a metal on metal sound coming from the truck. i am worried. plus i have to drive home which is a 30 mile trip one way.... damn.
That'll be bad. If it's not the tranny, not the brakes and not motor related, it could be a whole bunch of things. My immediate thought would be a loose suspension component. I hope for your sake that it's as simple as that, otherwise you will not be doing that trip back home in the ML. You may just have to have it checked tomorrow, for peace of mind. Keep us posted.
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Originally Posted by pointman
thanks, im a little worried. i was gonna bring out my other car today, but since the light snow i decided to take the ml... waht a mistake.
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Originally Posted by AlBoston
that sucks pointman. What is the metal on metal coming from? When the trans shifts?
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hey guys! thanks for all the help! I had it flatbedded to the dealer this morning. supposedly it was a o-ring that got warped. as the dealer told me, it is supposedly a regular complaint on the ml's. so after a new o-ring and some tranny fluid i am a-okay. supposedly no damage was done. we'll see. i have a 100k warranty, so im not too worried.
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Originally Posted by pointman
hey guys! thanks for all the help! I had it flatbedded to the dealer this morning. supposedly it was a o-ring that got warped. as the dealer told me, it is supposedly a regular complaint on the ml's. so after a new o-ring and some tranny fluid i am a-okay. supposedly no damage was done. we'll see. i have a 100k warranty, so im not too worried.
Cool dude. I'm glad that was painless - well, sort of!!! So what happened to the metal-to-metal noise at start-up?
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Originally Posted by saturnstyl
It was the tranny connector, which is common on ALL mercedes with a 722.6 transmission. 2 O-rings must be replaced, and there have been various styles of o-rings, and connector modifications over the years.
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Originally Posted by Darkmann
Cool dude. I'm glad that was painless - well, sort of!!! So what happened to the metal-to-metal noise at start-up?
I didnt feel like fighting today so i just left.
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Originally Posted by saturnstyl
Most likely you will find the transmission connector leaking. We have a bad rash of them right now. Very easy to fix, roadside won't do it though.
Speaking of which, I just started doing roadside for the first time. And it snowed. I have been driving my *** off in the worst possible weather/traffic combo. Every time I sit down, I get another page..... Big money in this though!
BTW... The ML350 has worse brakes, and it handles funny with all that wieght in it. Of course, is there anything you wanted to know about your ML, such as how much air you can get crossing a speed bump?
Speaking of which, I just started doing roadside for the first time. And it snowed. I have been driving my *** off in the worst possible weather/traffic combo. Every time I sit down, I get another page..... Big money in this though!
BTW... The ML350 has worse brakes, and it handles funny with all that wieght in it. Of course, is there anything you wanted to know about your ML, such as how much air you can get crossing a speed bump?
