500E Distributor and rotor problem

[195910]

Just get the price from the
MB-dealer on the caps behind the rotors......
Just around 200usd/each...
I can clean it out for a several time and save “a few dollars” $$$$$$$
/Berglund

Just checked it, 155 Euros each ...Seriously!
Bosch part is exactly the same with the OE number grind off. 40Euros tops.

 

[TerryA]

Just get the price from the
MB-dealer on the caps behind the rotors......
Just around 200usd/each...
I can clean it out for a several time and save “a few dollars” $$$$$$$
/Berglund

@Berglund > Not recommended to clean, sand or scrape off the terminals and it won’t cure your issues. Very temp fix at best. READ POSTS #13 & #28. Klink is a Mercedes Master Mechanic for many years. I and many others here believe what he says.

@195910 > Show us more pics of your new Bosch distributor cap for comparison to gsxr’s

lol

 

[JC220]

I dont understand the need to create a new thread on this topic. It has been covered may times on this forum. Indeed by creating a new thread it brings up the same points as before over and over again.

I would suggest that the mods might create a Distrubuter Cap super thread which combines the 3 or 4 main threads on this very subject.....

 

[195910]

@Berglund > Not recommended to clean, sand or scrape off the terminals and it won’t cure your issues. Very temp fix at best. READ POSTS #13 & #28. Klink is a Mercedes Master Mechanic for many years. I and many others here believe what he says.

@195910 > Show us more pics of your new Bosch distributor cap for comparison to gsxr’s

lol

Per Terry's command, here is a close up of the distributor cap I received

I can post more pictures on the Red Baron thread so we don't hijack this thread

 

[gerryvz]

It would be helpful to create a Wiki page that includes close-up photos of the top and inside of each brand's caps and rotors. That way a comparison could be made in a setting made for it.

 

[Berglund]

Yippee!!!
Today the new Bosch Distributor and Rotors arrive.... about 220usd including shipping.
A German delivery Primakfz.de from eBay.
Date on the Distributor is October-18
Just under half price from the MB dealer,
or a ordinary parts-shop her in Sweden.
Attached some pictures below
/Berglund

 

[gsxr]

Make sure to also replace the insulators at the same time you change the caps+rotors...

 

[195910]

Yippee!!!
Today the new Bosch Distributor and Rotors arrive.... about 220usd including shipping.
A German delivery Primakfz.de from eBay.
Date on the Distributor is October-18
Just under half price from the MB dealer,
or a ordinary parts-shop her in Sweden.
Attached some pictures below
/Berglund

Hi Berglund,

its the same production as the one I received. I can seem one of the terminals has ridges as well. Can you post a close up of the terminals please.

 

[Berglund]

Hi,
Now I have take pictures on the terminals, and yes it’s some small ridges as well.
I look on the one in the car, also Bosch, produced -06. Some very small can I se there also, but it’s used I can tell

 

[195910]

Hi,
Now I have take pictures on the terminals, and yes it’s some small ridges as well.
I look on the one in the car, also Bosch, produced -06. Some very small can I se there also, but it’s used I can tell

Thanks Berglund, Yes this looks exactly like the one I bought.
I guess this is a new method of production

 

[Berglund]

Yes I agree.
We must hope that the ignition pulse finds its ignition ️sequence anyway, and does not "dance around" as they please.
we would get a bit bumpy on the engine, no "beat feeling" directly

 

[Berglund]

And today the Bosch caps arrive with the post-man, now engine up and running again., hasn’t start it up after the New Year’s Day!!!
Missing the V8 sounds!!
Som different old/new caps I believe

 

[195910]

And today the Bosch caps arrive with the post-man, now engine up and running again., hasn’t start it up after the New Year’s Day!!!
Missing the V8 sounds!!
Som different old/new caps I believe

Yup, you are all set now, did you start it up ?

 

[Berglund]

Yes!!!!! I did and enjoy

 

[northNH]

Regarding distributor caps, I just received a new Bosch cap for my 300CE 3.0L M104...
Compared to earlier produced caps (Germany), the new one (Spain) does show the same (functionally insignificant) sloppy tower ridging as noted above with Bosch 119 caps.
Though unlike 119 caps, these are still nice and shiny smooth inside...

And FWIW, for this Bosch cap (and rotor) from Amazon I paid 2/3 of what everyone else wanted...