De Nada , Anne ;
Somos A Tus Ordenes siempere =8-) .
Next time the hood is up , look closely at the metal strips on the fuses ~ if they're not yellow metal , they're JUNK and just waiting for a cold , dark, rainy night to do you dirt....
German car fuses are all color coded and *VERY* important to get the right color fuse in the correct location .
ANY German Partshaus or VW / Porsche / BMW / Audi etc. garage will sell you the correct , yellow metal fuses for $5 the pack of 5 , I'd get 10 each of each color :
White or black (8 ampere)
Red (16 ampere)
Blue (30 ampere)
Then disconnect the battery ground cable and replace them _ALL_ .
I do this to every German car I work on , it saves time and serious money as well in the long run .
Kudos to you for using Distilled water in your battery ! .
At 227,000 miles , your 350 ' Rod Bender ' engine has certainly been fixed or isn't going to bend it's rods so just remember those all important 3,000 mile _HOT_ oil & filter changes , using only thin fully synthetic oils .
Change the fuel filters and coolant every 12,000 miles or 12 months , add some Power Service ' Diesel Kleen ' or ' Diesel Power ' every few months to keep the fuel ystem clean and up to par , run the wheels off it .
Nice car , isn't it ? .
I ove my 1984 300CD Diesel Sports Coupe above all others I own or have owned and that's quite a few .
-Nate
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> Thank you to both Tom and Nate! Besos and abrazos!
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> I have a 12v slow charger, so I got that done over night. My battery is 6 years old with a 7 year warranty. I popped the cell covers off and, lo & behold, pretty dang low on one side--so got them topped off with distilled water.
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> Turned her over this afternoon without a problem and all of the gauges came on board!
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> I agree with the voltage regulator as a good, next preventative step.
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> Y'all are awesome! I don't have my Daddy to call up about these things anymore. And out here in the Four Corners area of New Mexico, there ain't no Mercedes-savvy mechanics. Esp. diesels.
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> I'm the third owner of this 350SD and have 225K on it (of which 60K is mine). Not sure if the engine "fix" (did they ever really figure out the problem?) was done, though Mercedes of NA sent me a copy of all warranty work done on this car from '91 to '98. Hard to decipher the codes.
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> Again, thanks for your coaching! Many Blessings, Anne
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