2 seater Merc.
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Re: 2 seater Merc.
Interested. Don’t know what to do with ours, which wife declines to use .
Looking forward to progress
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Re: 2 seater Merc.
It makes you look like an 'expert ' I guess if you say this rather than 5G.....
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Re: 2 seater Merc.
Some pin thing/fluid leak/level issue.
After 80-odd miles it failed to change up as per ad. Restart and it reset.
Will do basics and take it from there.
Steering is a bit 'dead' ..however..
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Re: 2 seater Merc.
Check the gearbox ecu for oil in it. Had a Merc filled the autobox ecu with transmission fluid years ago, there is a seal on the wiring plug into the box that was a poor design allowing oil to find it's way up the inner core of the loom.
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Re: 2 seater Merc.
That sounds right. I think the 722.6 is the same one used in my XJR and that's a known fault
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Re: 2 seater Merc.
Does it make xtriple an expert for calling this an R170? No doubt you'd be whining if I put just 5G too.LynehamHerc wrote: ↑Sun Feb 04, 2024 6:33 pmIt makes you look like an 'expert ' I guess if you say this rather than 5G.....
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Re: 2 seater Merc.
Funnily enough I've just bought a genuine one of those to go on mine that'll be in the box of bits in the boot for you! I believe it's a 10min or so job to replace when you drop the trans sump. Dealers/specialists replace it as matter of course when in there due to being quick and cheap to do with the consequences of it failing being far greater if not done.
I believe the earlier conductor plates on this age R170 are prone to failing too.
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