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I snapped a few pictures of this back passenger wheel area, where I was replacing the solenoid on the charcoal canister of a 2001 E320 AWD wagon and noticed this line.
What I could not see was the obvious place where a line had been snapped off and I was wondering if this looks like a leftover from a previous mechanics work? Old brake line?
Anyone have any idea? Like I said there wasn't an obvious place where this matched up that was missing the rest of the line.
I thought so as well. Do you know if it's typical to do a whole new brake line and leave the old one behind?
Yeah, leaving junk behind, kinking the hoses on the job, stripping belly pans screws - this is how professionals work.
Did you follow the line to find other end?
Yeah, leaving junk behind, kinking the hoses on the job, stripping belly pans screws - this is how professionals work.
Did you follow the line to find other end?
Nah I didn't have the car jacked up high enough and only had one jack stand under that passenger wheel. I could tell it wasn't in use for some time so I wasn't worried but wanted to know if anyone ever had a car that a mechanic obviously left an old line behind. Thanks Kajtek!
I spend years in house construction and there is something in professionals mentality that they HAVE TO leave their marks.
Crawl spaces with cut off pipes left behind, but also soda cans.
In the house I bought a year ago, I cut access in walls for central vacuum installation. Lot of construction debris, left-over pieces of drywall, but also a milk bottle, soda cans and paper bags from fast food.
Each construction site has big dumpster for garbage, so it is not like they don't have right place to put it.
Year ago I had my Bluetec dying at 75 mph with cloud of smoke.
Was able to pull over on shoulder only to discover that dealers, where PO was servicing the car. bend the fuel line clip, so they could slide it in without spending 3 minutes to remove some parts for proper access.
The clip hold for few months, so they "were covered" I wonder what story they would make if the same owner would have car towed to their shop?
I've been a handyman for a few year's just as need based, everything from home to car and in between if it needs to be fixed, I learn how to do it. This Mercedes has really been a learning curve so I do appreciate having that insight from you and the other's here, thank you.
I initially believed it to be a 'leave behind' but wasn't someone would actually leave behind an entire old brake line. It's amazing how half assed people are in what they do.
03-22-2018, 06:17 PM
