It seems like the problems im having with my 2011 sprinter 11 passenger van v6 200,000km . no one else on this forum is having. even the dealership is stumped on some of my issues.
1. My rear floor heater stopped working after i powerwashed the floor a little. ya i know prob not a good idea to get water in side the van. I do it every 6 months with no issues. but this year was below freezing. so the next morning it did not work. after a few hours of driving it unfroze and dried up and was working again. now it works somedays and not others. like it has a mind of its own. when i take it to the dealer it seems to work again rite as i get there like a little gremlin. not sure where the rear floor heater guts are located?
2. srs light came on cus i use to sit on top of the seat belt instead of wearing it and the side angle pressure broke the censer inside the female side of the buckle. new one was $150 took me 3 min to install with a torx wrench.
3.i power washed the engine (ya i know now these vans hate power washers) and i guess i got to much water on the passenger side and the tire pressure sender module box fried. light came on. dealership was the only one that figured that one out my guess is because its happened before. $500 fix
4.The DEF heater failed. i had it rebuilt but when the indi was reinstalling it he snapped the head of the pump. so i had to super glue it back to save $1500. problem was when pump turned back on the pressure was to much for the glue. so i super glued it again and then took a plastic zip tie and melted drops around it. basically plastic welding it back together. worked drove 60,000km still holding strong no leaks.
5. not so much of a problem as a tip. i bought a set of Michelin LTX MS2 and i got 160,000km out of them. longest tread ware i have seen in my life. they worked amazing in the deep snow and ice. better than some cheep china snow tires where in the snow. and these are my all seasons. i drive in -50 to +100F every year. great for summer and heavy rain and snow ice. i drive fast and hard.
hope these symptoms and solutions are some help to someone.
now to my current gremlins.
1. check engine light is on and i used my scan tool and also had a dealership scan tool and both gave me the same code. P206D
i have searched for weeks and had my indi search no clue to even know where to start. i notice nothing in the way it runs.
2. My brake service warning light wont go off. I have changed all 4 sensors 4 pads and rotors every thing is brand new. iv tried swapping the sensors. iv used brake clean, taking them on and off again. tried scanning etc. i know that its like a open circuit but is there any where else that is doing it.
i like to offer help as well as ask for it. any help would be appreciated.
1. My rear floor heater stopped working after i powerwashed the floor a little. ya i know prob not a good idea to get water in side the van. I do it every 6 months with no issues. but this year was below freezing. so the next morning it did not work. after a few hours of driving it unfroze and dried up and was working again. now it works somedays and not others. like it has a mind of its own. when i take it to the dealer it seems to work again rite as i get there like a little gremlin. not sure where the rear floor heater guts are located?
2. srs light came on cus i use to sit on top of the seat belt instead of wearing it and the side angle pressure broke the censer inside the female side of the buckle. new one was $150 took me 3 min to install with a torx wrench.
3.i power washed the engine (ya i know now these vans hate power washers) and i guess i got to much water on the passenger side and the tire pressure sender module box fried. light came on. dealership was the only one that figured that one out my guess is because its happened before. $500 fix
4.The DEF heater failed. i had it rebuilt but when the indi was reinstalling it he snapped the head of the pump. so i had to super glue it back to save $1500. problem was when pump turned back on the pressure was to much for the glue. so i super glued it again and then took a plastic zip tie and melted drops around it. basically plastic welding it back together. worked drove 60,000km still holding strong no leaks.
5. not so much of a problem as a tip. i bought a set of Michelin LTX MS2 and i got 160,000km out of them. longest tread ware i have seen in my life. they worked amazing in the deep snow and ice. better than some cheep china snow tires where in the snow. and these are my all seasons. i drive in -50 to +100F every year. great for summer and heavy rain and snow ice. i drive fast and hard.
hope these symptoms and solutions are some help to someone.
now to my current gremlins.
1. check engine light is on and i used my scan tool and also had a dealership scan tool and both gave me the same code. P206D
i have searched for weeks and had my indi search no clue to even know where to start. i notice nothing in the way it runs.
2. My brake service warning light wont go off. I have changed all 4 sensors 4 pads and rotors every thing is brand new. iv tried swapping the sensors. iv used brake clean, taking them on and off again. tried scanning etc. i know that its like a open circuit but is there any where else that is doing it.
i like to offer help as well as ask for it. any help would be appreciated.