Andy McMullan
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- ML 270 CDI 2001
Hi Everyone
I bought my 2001 ML 270 just over a week ago.
I needed a replacement for my 300 tdi Discovery which although has been extremely reliable over the years, I have had to weld it every year for the MOT, which is a pain. I'm worried it will reach the stage where I have to scrap it .
The ML 270 ticks all the boxes. Low range gear box, good towing capacity and full time four wheel drive. It also offers a significant jump in power over the Discovery and way better brakes.
After looking at a couple of dogs I picked up this car for £950. It had no MOT and hadn't been driven much for the last 5 years. Relatively low mileage at 123K.
It spilled all its power steering fluid at the start of the test drive and as it was in decent condition I bought it anyway at a reduced price and brought it home on the back of a recovery truck. Not the best start for a new car LOL.
The power steering was an easy fix and I have now got an MOT, after tidying up a brake line and welding up a patch on the rear cross member. Pretty ironic having to get the welder out on the new car I bought to get away from welding.
I've a few other niggles to sort out.
A diesel leak from a (overflow?) hose at the back of the engine near side.
No power and not revving past 2K. I suspect the MAF is shot as I unplugged it and it picked up better but will still not rev out.
Pulsing from the steering when turning corners. Suspected steering rack fault and will look in to a reconditioned one.
I'll post some threads on the issues in the relevant sections as needed.
Here it is with the rear bumper off for welding. Stupidly easy to remove.
Cheers, Andy
I bought my 2001 ML 270 just over a week ago.
I needed a replacement for my 300 tdi Discovery which although has been extremely reliable over the years, I have had to weld it every year for the MOT, which is a pain. I'm worried it will reach the stage where I have to scrap it .
The ML 270 ticks all the boxes. Low range gear box, good towing capacity and full time four wheel drive. It also offers a significant jump in power over the Discovery and way better brakes.
After looking at a couple of dogs I picked up this car for £950. It had no MOT and hadn't been driven much for the last 5 years. Relatively low mileage at 123K.
It spilled all its power steering fluid at the start of the test drive and as it was in decent condition I bought it anyway at a reduced price and brought it home on the back of a recovery truck. Not the best start for a new car LOL.
The power steering was an easy fix and I have now got an MOT, after tidying up a brake line and welding up a patch on the rear cross member. Pretty ironic having to get the welder out on the new car I bought to get away from welding.
I've a few other niggles to sort out.
A diesel leak from a (overflow?) hose at the back of the engine near side.
No power and not revving past 2K. I suspect the MAF is shot as I unplugged it and it picked up better but will still not rev out.
Pulsing from the steering when turning corners. Suspected steering rack fault and will look in to a reconditioned one.
I'll post some threads on the issues in the relevant sections as needed.
Here it is with the rear bumper off for welding. Stupidly easy to remove.
Cheers, Andy
it's probably worth investing in a ICarsoftMB11 it will take the guesswork out of diagnosis and pay for itself very quickly, for example you would be able to get a live data reading from the MAF to confirm that it's toast, or not...
