[W126 Coupe] Buzzing Fuel Pump

[John Howard]

Carl,
   I have a 1991 560 SEC with 149k miles on it and it looks and runs great!
It's my daily driver, and I drive the hell out of it.  Cost of repairs?
Hell, this car, my '87 300SDL, and 300TD are very inexpensive to maintain
myself, I spent much more for parts and stuff on the American vehicles I've
had over the years and they didn't last so long either.
  Most parts are fairly inexpensive, when I've rarely needed one.  I've
never had to change anything expensive like a fuel pump, injection pump
(diesels) or engine parts.  Even the timing change is fairly cheap as
compared to an American vehicle.  The most expensive part by far that I've
ever had to purchase was a transmission for my 300SDL at 260k miles ($1,300)
and I changed it myself.  I love working on these cars, most things are
designed to be repairable, unlike my American cars.
   Concerning fuel pump "buzzing": the twin pumps on my car have made a
noticeable buzzing sound since I bought it at 87k miles.  At that time I
bought a spare accumulator thinking I might have an internally leaking one,
but I ran through some tests and stuff folks on this site suggested and all
is good.  I cannot hear the pumps from inside the car, just outside from the
rear and right rear.
   Just my two cents from watching this email thread.
               John
  

-----Original Message-----
From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com]
On Behalf Of Carl Hansen
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 9:14 AM
To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Buzzing Fuel Pump

Holy smoke, I keep reading about all the problems and high cost of repairs
and parts you guys are having with your Mercedes-Benz's I am getting scared.

Perhaps I should sell mine and just stick to my Volvo's.

Carl Hansen



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