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catalytic converter failure on ML320 - 3/21/2004 7:40:57 PM    gyoshioka   Posts: 1 Joined: 3/21/2004 From: United States Status: offline Anybody know what the warranty is for the catalytic converter on a 1999 ML 320.  Ours just died and the dealer quoted $3,000. Are the cats supposted to be warranted to 70,000 miles? Post #: 1

RE: catalytic converter failure on ML320 - 10/20/2004 10:36:59 AM    catalyticconverter   Posts: 1 Joined: 10/20/2004 Status: offline Does anybody know how to simply remove the dang thing? Mine died too. (in reply to gyoshioka) Post #: 2

RE: catalytic converter failure on ML320 - 10/24/2004 3:14:36 AM    jome   Posts: 21 Joined: 10/24/2004 Status: offline I suggest you to get a Factory Mercedes Manual. It has all service and maintenance instructions, step by step. A great help, hope this will help you. Here's the link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7930234147&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT (in reply to gyoshioka) Post #: 3

RE: catalytic converter failure on ML320 - 11/5/2004 9:45:37 AM    GermanStar Posts: 465 Joined: 12/6/2003 From: Fountain Hills, AZ Status: offline That is definitely not, repeat not a factory manual. _____________________________ Ron German Star (in reply to jome) Post #: 4

RE: catalytic converter failure on ML320 - 11/5/2004 9:46:40 AM    GermanStar Posts: 465 Joined: 12/6/2003 From: Fountain Hills, AZ Status: offline If the cats aren't covered under warranty, we have them for $395 each. _____________________________ Ron German Star (in reply to GermanStar) Post #: 5

RE: catalytic converter failure on ML320 - 11/27/2006 5:20:04 PM    sdanville   Posts: 46 Joined: 8/7/2004 Status: offline the cats are covered under warrenty. I have been waiting 3 months for the dealer to stock them. How do ya'll know your cats died ? you testing the exhaust ? ? ? (in reply to GermanStar) Post #: 6

RE: catalytic converter failure on ML320 - 11/27/2006 8:43:32 PM    gododiroma   Posts: 14 Joined: 11/24/2006 Status: offline Before assuming that it is the cats, make sure you spark plugs and wire are good. Other than that, mercedes covers up to 80,000 miles on Cats. If your is less that that, you are lucky, they will fix it for free even if you warranty already run out on the car. Thanks (in reply to sdanville) Post #: 7

LINK TO CAT CONVERTER RECALL - 11/30/2006 3:36:42 PM    sdanville   Posts: 46 Joined: 8/7/2004 Status: offline My dealer told me I was covered under the recall for free cats. I have 120,000 miles. There is a government site that reads this i will try and find and post here. The cats are back ordered..i have been on the waiting list for 2 months. hope this opens for you. http://www.epa.gov/oms/cert/recall/420b06001.pdf Page 9 covers my 1999 ML320. < Message edited by sdanville -- 11/30/2006 5:30:47 PM > _____________________________ Steve 1999 ML320 my 1st Mercedes (in reply to gododiroma) Post #: 8

RE: catalytic converter failure on ML320 - 12/17/2006 6:58:43 PM    jjk6tar   Posts: 6 Joined: 12/17/2006 Status: offline My went at 107,000 miles and that was 2,000 ago. In Oct I asked the same question and the response was for the 1998 the warranty was for 80,000 or 8 years. Just go to your warranty booklet and it will be on the inside of the front cover. My driver side went. I brought a new one on the internet for $400 and replace it my self. It took me about 4 hours to do. The only ticking thing was removing the torsion rod but if are handy around cars it should be a big thing.  (in reply to gyoshioka) Post #: 9

RE: catalytic converter failure on ML320 - 12/17/2006 7:09:07 PM    sdanville   Posts: 46 Joined: 8/7/2004 Status: offline Go figure. Mine were replaced for free this month. ( December 2006). I own a 1999 ML320 with 120,000 miles. It cost -0-. I asked " what would this cost without the recall?"  The service guy saad about $3,000. I would have done what you did for sure without the recall. Good for you. They did charge me $80 for rerouting a vacuum line. I never asked that they do that. I paid them but think I was ripped. After all the Dealership made money on the cat replacement from Mercedes.  It still runs rough. Keep on truckin' _____________________________ Steve 1999 ML320 my 1st Mercedes (in reply to jjk6tar) Post #: 10

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