SL/R230: Sl550 roof pump fluid fill
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Sl550 roof pump fluid fill
I have a 2011 sl550 I'm having trouble filled the roof hydraulic pump. After removing the filer plug the fluid will not go in. I'm using a fluid pump that screw into the filler plug hole. As try to pump fluid in it just leak out the side of the plug hole. Can someone provide me with a better solution. Thanks
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You might not be able to use a pump. See this post “2008 top won’t close” . In it Mr. Rudeny kindly provides this document which might help.
http://benzbits.com/r230/roof/FluidLevelRevised.pdf
http://benzbits.com/r230/roof/FluidLevelRevised.pdf
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Not wanting to add confusion, I wonder if a 2011 car has this type of reservoir. My 2005 car has the type of reservoir with a filler hole and an air-release hole. Both are in the metal housing, not in the plastic reservoir. (Someone on this Forum wrote about dripping in oil along a thin steel wire).
Last edited by Frederick NL; Aug 27, 2019 at 05:06 PM.
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