Kompressor_Dude
Active Member
Afternoon all, seems like my car has a common issue for M272 / M273 engines (lots on the web about it) but I couldn't find anything in the forum archives here.
I've got the check engine light on my CLK350, 55 plate and the OBDII reader shows P2006. It used to come back every 200 miles or so when cleared but now comes back straight away. A bit of research shows that a plastic joint on the side of the intake manifold is the likely culprit,and there are repair kits online that replace it with a metal component. Mercedes only seem to offer the whole manifold and not the part, and the repair kits state that it is a reasonably simple DIY job, so seems a straightforward way to save a few hundred pounds:
Repair Kit 2721402401
my question is, all of these kits seem to come from China or America, has anyone got any experience of replacing this component, and are there UK sources or better alternatives to this kit? I understand that the manifold will need a good clean when it's off as it's carbon / gunk build-up that causes the part to snap in the first place, but is there anything else I should be aware of?
The car is a CLK350 with 118k on the clock and is otherwise running beautifully.
Any help much appreciated!
I've got the check engine light on my CLK350, 55 plate and the OBDII reader shows P2006. It used to come back every 200 miles or so when cleared but now comes back straight away. A bit of research shows that a plastic joint on the side of the intake manifold is the likely culprit,and there are repair kits online that replace it with a metal component. Mercedes only seem to offer the whole manifold and not the part, and the repair kits state that it is a reasonably simple DIY job, so seems a straightforward way to save a few hundred pounds:
Repair Kit 2721402401
my question is, all of these kits seem to come from China or America, has anyone got any experience of replacing this component, and are there UK sources or better alternatives to this kit? I understand that the manifold will need a good clean when it's off as it's carbon / gunk build-up that causes the part to snap in the first place, but is there anything else I should be aware of?
The car is a CLK350 with 118k on the clock and is otherwise running beautifully.
Any help much appreciated!