E270 W212 SBC Pump Warning - Service Brake

[Stevitee]

Some discussion:
http://www.mbca.org/forum/mercedes-chassis-letter-designation-mystery

As you say, 'some discussion'. I think I undersand now.................I think.

Cheers

 

[Developer]

and always clean

Like it's owner really - ask Lizzy.

 

[beema58]

Stevitee, I have had this problem for a while, MB Sytner Newcastle are most unhelpful. But I asked one of their techs, he said eventually you will notice a deterioration in your brakes when breaking. I keep my brakes up to scratch, so I am going to live with it for now. However this model E Class 270 cdi 04 plate has lots of problems I have found, like water getting into my gearbox oil, cost to repair up to now £3000 for gearbox refirb and new radiator and oil. No more Mercs me thinks, they are far too complex and expensive to fix.

 

[jasonyw]

Being as I started this thread, that has become quite long now, I seem to have created quite a discussion. I have noted one earlier comment that I should hang on to the car and stump up the £2k because it would keep an otherwise (perhaps) good car on the road. That writer mentioned that they'd pay anything to keep their SL going. I suppose that I would - for an SL - but my trusty E270 has been a great workhorse including many trips to Cornwall, loaded to the top with all manner of household stuff including a washing machine and fridge on one trip. It's done many miles. It is a working car and a daily driver so it has to be reliable and there are lots of them out there. One comment suggested that I'd lose £2k in depreciation as soon as I took away another car. Well, that's a maybe but I think that the car I am 'eyeing up' is at a below market price already and the trade in I've been offered is as good as it could get having looked at the current forecourt and private sale prices of an '03- E270'. So, I a\m not sure that I'd 'lose' that much. I am also aware that I may be buying somebody else's 'troubles' but it is a 2008 car and 80k mileage. Yes, there will be wear but it's not 10 years old and the things that have started happening on my present car shouldn't manifest themselves yet. This brings me to a question that has been troubling me. I have looked at Developer 215's E320 - that's a cracking car. Oddly enough, on the outside it looks exactly the same as the one I am thinking about - same wheels, same tinted glass but that's where the similarities end. 'My one' isn't a Barabus and isn't loaded with goodies. However, Developer 215 describes it as a S211. I presume that's because it is an Estate (as opposed to a W211) and that's where I am puzzled. I did a VIN check (courtesy of this forum - thank you) and that shows that car to be a 'Model E320 CDI T Model' - I have always known the Estates to be 'T' models. So, why is it S211? Could someone enlighted me. Thanks

getting it done not necessarily the problem will go away if you are unlucky to get a reconditioned sbc