Bart
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Still €80 ,, cheap as chipsA great price... but remember, I supplied the new pump at €325...
JJ
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Still €80 ,, cheap as chipsA great price... but remember, I supplied the new pump at €325...
JJ
I can vouch for that JJ1.30... back from lunch.
1.45... pump off.
Problem...
As suspected, not only is the vacuum pump cam a tad worn but the disc that drives it is completely worn out.
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Why they don't sell a new driving cam disc thingy with the new pump I don't know!
Anyhow, one of the gang has gone off to try to find/get a replacement (hence no photo of it...)
Fingers crossed.
If we have to order one I am told it will take five days!
So I might have to live here for a while!
And there is a possibility of a VIP Funster visiting QMJ on Wednesday.
The really pleasing thing is that the range of faults that I have been experiencing over the months, and which have slowly got worse and worse, are down to this wear.
Being a super Mercedes, the vacuum generated by the pump is used for several, different things.
It assists the automatic gear changes and kick down pedal.
It works the brake servo AND it operates the diesel cut off valve to stop the engine when the ignition key is turned off.
It will like driving a new motorhome if/when I get all these items working properly again.
JJ
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A great price... but remember, I supplied the new pump at €325...
JJ
By the sound of it you should have got the garage to supply it it probly would have been half the price
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But you did not ask the irish brigade!We both searched our known people to locate a pump. Rui, the garage boss, couldn't find one but I contacted Geordie Billy in Hereford who got me the part number from his friendly Mercedes dealer across the road.
Armed with a Mercedes part number, Billy was able locate several at different prices but all in Blighty.
I asked a good friend's brother in law, who runs a spares shop locally, if he could get me one. After a few days, he offered me a choice... genuine Mercedes at over €400 plus tax or the one I got.
The pump is guaranteed for a year.
Whenever I can I like to do business with local folk, especially if you know them, even it is a tad more expensive.
JJ
the vacuum pump was worth doing but not without looking at the vacuum connectors!!!
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