You don't want to buy it then? I can deliver for a very reasonable rate given I need to visit your part of the world soon to pick something else up
Got to be honest id rather eat worms and die than drive a Mercedes, dont know why but thats just the way it is! thanks for your kind offer though! If your near by and you need Tea and a wee your more than welcome to call in though, kettles always on
You don't want to buy it then? I can deliver for a very reasonable rate given I need to visit your part of the world soon to pick something else up
Got to be honest id rather eat worms and die than drive a Mercedes, dont know why but thats just the way it is! thanks for your kind offer though! If your near by and you need Tea and a wee your more than welcome to call in though, kettles always on
Ha! I'll take that as no then
Will do, whereabouts in Lincolnshire are you? Not sure quite where I need to head as yet, waiting to find out.
Sent you a PM so you can see the location, Lincolnshire is a big place with poor roads mostly so the journey times tend to be double what they would down south!
Post by toomanyprojects on Jan 25, 2022 10:51:22 GMT
The saga continues...
Picked the car up this morning to good and bad news.
On a positive front it flew through the MOT, no advisories etc.
Bad news, garages systems crashed and so they couldn't do diagnostics and code clearing, too many other cars about to have it inside and gone through properly as it could take an hour to 6 hours so it's got to go back mid-Feb/early March... Ar5e!
Picked the car up this morning to good and bad news.
On a positive front it flew through the MOT, no advisories etc.
Bad news, garages systems crashed and so they couldn't do diagnostics and code clearing, too many other cars about to have it inside and gone through properly as it could take an hour to 6 hours so it's got to go back mid-Feb/early March... Ar5e!
Think you need to find a different garage. Got a local lad down here who is a mobile mech.. ex merc tech , good as gold , shame you arent closer!
It had crossed my mind, alas there aren't too many options up here.
These guys were mentioned as being the go to place by about three other local garages so they are obviously good at what they do, just couldn't organise a session in a brewery it would seem or they are unlucky.
As always it's all a case of logistics otherwise I'd take it to that contact previously recommended by JB.
Post by toomanyprojects on Apr 8, 2022 16:17:06 GMT
So it was time to roll out the Mercedes once again, just in time for the recent snow... despite the previous weekend making me wish it was functioning, on this occasion it was probably a good job the soft top wasn't!
So off I took it once again for the codes to be read, which proved successful in every regard in that there were no faults showing other than the one ECU that's causing an issue was not responding. Yup 20 mins to confirm something I could probably have sorted literally months ago had they been bothered to plug it in
It's therefore come back home once again and I'm going to do some dismantling this weekend, time to source another ECU then... the saga fun continues...
Post by toomanyprojects on Apr 11, 2022 12:02:34 GMT
Roof control module that sits under the (rather filthy) rear seat.
Judging by the varying scribbles and 'pass' stamp, I think this one has been played with before.
Following several dead ends and a chat with the guys at the SL shop this morning, I've bitten the bullet and ordered a replacement to test from them, albeit one with the later part number which is seemingly interchangeable. Should be here tomorrow so if all goes to plan then the roof might be down in time for the rain at the weekend
Post by toomanyprojects on Apr 13, 2022 10:20:38 GMT
So DPD duly arrived with a little pressie yesterday
I swear they include the Haribo to appease the other half when buying more car parts. I don't particularly like them in any case, whereas they didn't last 5 mins with another person so it worked in this house!
So car rolled out the garage to give me some light and room to operate things (assuming they worked of course), where it was duly inspected by the new quality control officer
Not impressed by the state it was still in they disappeared back to their bed and left me to get busy with the tools.
Frustratingly when unwrapping the replacement, part of one of the plug casings had broken
It doesn't seem to affect things though so I won't worry too much but will point it out to the suppliers, just a bit annoying as was probably caused by the couriers chucking it about given the remnants were still in the wrapping.
After disconnecting the battery, all there is holding the ECU in place is a couple of nuts and the connectors to take off
The refitting is the reverse of removal as a well-known maintenance manual might tell you
and guess what...
Finally! I should probably not be so surprised, but after hitting numerous dead ends it's nice to have it working as intended.
Time for a good clean and a going over mechanically then it will be getting moved on for someone else to enjoy over the summer, so if anyone is looking or know someone who might be for one, feel free to drop me a message.
Post by toomanyprojects on Jan 9, 2023 15:18:43 GMT
Been a while since I updated this thread and it's not great news as the roof saga has come back to haunt me once again.
No idea why the ECU has decided to renegade on its previous successful performance, but errors are being thrown once again and the windows have decided to retreat into the doors and not reappear. Time to revisit getting a professional involved as my fumblings will only get me so far without the correct diagnostics kit
Post by grumpynorthener on Jan 10, 2023 7:18:52 GMT
Whilst I'm confident that this can be sorted once you have located the right knowhow / specialist I do fear for the future of modern cars ever becoming classics in the first place - the vast amount of technology makes for some very clever motor cars with engines being adjusted & tuned as you drive them - equally suspension settings firmed / softened according to the road conditions as sensors feed information back to the cars management systems. On my own fairly modern Range Rover yet at 15 years old is considered aging - Its packed with electronics, everything from ride height control, a system which relates speed against body level sensors and in turn connects / disconnects the front & rear anti roll suspension for better road handling / ride quality - The cruise control is active in the respect that it works out the distance of vehicles / objects in front of you to prevent you from running into them when cruise is selected - not just a warning light or alarm either - The system will actually decelerate the car & apply the brakes if required - All very clever stuff and the systems have become much more advanced since. I can recall cars like MG Meastro Turbo's being scrapped in the late 90's because the engine management system (computer) had failed and the replacement cost far outweighed the physical value of the car - Not just the Meastro either - loads of vehicles 6 - 10 years old + are destined to early graves because of the economics of the replacement parts vs value of the car - especially when it comes to inbuilt technology - Vehicle manufactures are continually working to produce systems that are non serviceable / non repairable - Therefore I fear that the only way that you will be able to preserve a working vehicle with todays / tomorrows built in technology is to never drive it and just stick it into a cocoon which completely defeats the object of owning it in the first place What next I ask 'The Museum of Never Driven Road Transport' - I sincerely hope not
Whilst I'm confident that this can be sorted once you have located the right knowhow / specialist I do fear for the future of modern cars ever becoming classics in the first place - the vast amount of technology makes for some very clever motor cars with engines being adjusted & tuned as you drive them - equally suspension settings firmed / softened according to the road conditions as sensors feed information back to the cars management systems. On my own fairly modern Range Rover yet at 15 years old is considered aging - Its packed with electronics, everything from ride height control, a system which relates speed against body level sensors and in turn connects / disconnects the front & rear anti roll suspension for better road handling / ride quality - The cruise control is active in the respect that it works out the distance of vehicles / objects in front of you to prevent you from running into them when cruise is selected - not just a warning light or alarm either - The system will actually decelerate the car & apply the brakes if required - All very clever stuff and the systems have become much more advanced since. I can recall cars like MG Meastro Turbo's being scrapped in the late 90's because the engine management system (computer) had failed and the replacement cost far outweighed the physical value of the car - Not just the Meastro either - loads of vehicles 6 - 10 years old + are destined to early graves because of the economics of the replacement parts vs value of the car - especially when it comes to inbuilt technology - Vehicle manufactures are continually working to produce systems that are non serviceable / non repairable - Therefore I fear that the only way that you will be able to preserve a working vehicle with todays / tomorrows built in technology is to never drive it and just stick it into a cocoon which completely defeats the object of owning it in the first place What next I ask 'The Museum of Never Driven Road Transport' - I sincerely hope not
Good luck in getting it sorted Sam
I very much agree - My mechanic who is masochistic enough to drive a Range Rover as well makes the same point about its unrepairability.
Back in the 90's Pontiac came out with the Bonneville SSE and even then they lamented that the cars were too complicated for average mechanics to work on them.
A couple of years ago a fellow club member who has a 1986 Lagonda actually ended up putting a new engine in it because they were unable to sort the ECU issues (he has rather deep pockets)
I will say I am very very impressed with those who are able to diagnose and repair these sort of elcetronics (inclusing our own JB)