Chasmic11
2004 140" HRC 2500
Hi All,
I just got San Diego Mercedes Bends to look at my 85K 04' 140" HC and the diagnosis is that the turbo resonator needs replacing.
Around $1400.00 parts
$600 Labor
Turbo is really chirpy/whiney in low gears during acceleration. I try to just ease it around 1st and 2nd gears and just give it enough pedal to move into a higher gear. Sound goes away at highway speeds or is drowned out by other sounds, but I think the chirpy turbo sound is gone at 45mph+ speeds. Other than noise, the van drives fine. No perceptible loss of power, transmission smooth and otherwise drives normal. But turbo does indeed sound sickly.
The turbo has been making this noise for about a month. I would like to drive the van home to Denver next week, about 1000 miles, and have Linden work on it there. I will talk to Linden tomorrow, but I want to believe I could save significant $ by going this route. Unless the turbo fails in Nowheresville Utah and then it just got ugly. Is there anyway to evaluate the risk of turbo failure while driving the van another 1K as is? I know it's probably at best a roll of the dice, but I am looking for any feedback from other more experienced owners and see what other people might do. Maybe drive the van off a pier into the Pacific, light the van on fire, consult my horoscope, start praying now,.........
Thanks in advance.
Chas
I just got San Diego Mercedes Bends to look at my 85K 04' 140" HC and the diagnosis is that the turbo resonator needs replacing.
Around $1400.00 parts
$600 Labor
Turbo is really chirpy/whiney in low gears during acceleration. I try to just ease it around 1st and 2nd gears and just give it enough pedal to move into a higher gear. Sound goes away at highway speeds or is drowned out by other sounds, but I think the chirpy turbo sound is gone at 45mph+ speeds. Other than noise, the van drives fine. No perceptible loss of power, transmission smooth and otherwise drives normal. But turbo does indeed sound sickly.
The turbo has been making this noise for about a month. I would like to drive the van home to Denver next week, about 1000 miles, and have Linden work on it there. I will talk to Linden tomorrow, but I want to believe I could save significant $ by going this route. Unless the turbo fails in Nowheresville Utah and then it just got ugly. Is there anyway to evaluate the risk of turbo failure while driving the van another 1K as is? I know it's probably at best a roll of the dice, but I am looking for any feedback from other more experienced owners and see what other people might do. Maybe drive the van off a pier into the Pacific, light the van on fire, consult my horoscope, start praying now,.........
Thanks in advance.
Chas