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  1. Ouch! Little CMDLET has a messed up Transmission which took out the Actuator (or vice versa). $600 for a complete setup from Standard Autowreckers used with only 35k on it. Should go in this week.
  2. @Willys LOVE that solution! But dumbass me forgot rule 1 with anything Mercedes, ASK THE DEALER! Ok it's $30 for a pair but Brand new sockets being shipped from Germany will be here in a week. (Apparently something like 200+ at the source) I've had the same experience with an old '81 300CD. Just ask first. They will probably have it and sometimes cheaper than aftermarket Slave Cylinder on the Transmission averages 900+ CAD. I asked the dealer and something like $700 CAD Anyhow little CMDLET is being brought in for "Surgery" today to identify if it's the Slave Cylinder, "Something stupid" (like a hole or loose wire) or a "Holy crap, clutch issue" Either way with the current replacement cost of vehicles, my little Blue, Silver and White Beast will get fixed and I will be happy driving my TINY car and my oversized Gas burping monstrosity 2006 Suburban. But it will be in my newer house in 3 months in Cornwall
  3. I am hoping this is not "Unobtanium". I tried getting some from eBay and pretty certain I have a pair from something newer When the front signal sockets "Rust out" (not if) what source has anybody used for new ones *or* what alternative solution has anybody come up with to replace the old smart 450 Socket/Funky covers with something different?
  4. Ok so I can see from the online videos it's 3 Etorx (or whatever you're supposed to call a socket with a "Torx shape" ) Disconnect the cable and it's out. So it may just be an extra "hole" where a hole should not be. If not then logically it's something inside the housing of the clutch itself --- Fork or whatever Mercedes has jammed up there
  5. Ok so good, something I can visually see to say "Oh Hell" or "Oh *Bleep!*" The only part that sucked the most was having to use the Suburban to push it up the driveway. I should have used the nose as the rear (Not back of big stupid truck has big stupid trailer hitch) scratched and cracked the nose up. Fortunately I have at least ONE spare so I can repaint and rebuild. Other than that... *argh!*
  6. Little CMDLET is in storage for the meantime. It was a naughty car. Decided on the way back to drop in the lovely "3 Bars of Confusion" and now all you get from shifting is either "10 bangs in a Row" if you try reverse or "10 soft bangs in a row" if you try forward. Car moves freely so nothing is *in gear* but I am just guessing Something with the clutch went south. Does not mean "Death of car" just "Budget for repair later" Any guesses since Transmission does not seem to be engaged? I can hear motion at the back repeatedly (up to 10 times and then it gives up) so I am presuming the actuator is good and that something inside "went on vacation" But lots of time. This will be an August job for my mechanic. I am expecting a hefty bill since I am assuming something mechanical went "Toink!"
  7. @Willys Some quick questions on your list "a weak high pressure pump not delivering enough fuel at optimum pressure?" Is this a part of the fuel pump in the tank or is there a different location to check for that one? "Oh yes I have removed the CAT inside the stock can." Do you mean the Catalytic converter from the normal Mercedes Muffler ? I want mine to be super quiet. The previous 06 Pure I had ran quiet so I am presuming it's the stock muffler. Looking for a recommendation on a muffler to keep this from sounding like a little race car. "New nozzles are great and used to be a semi cheap fix over replacing the entire injector" Silly question, there's a difference? I "assumed" they were one and the same. Still learning about this beast "....a high pressure gasket kit isn't expansive either, but I would recommend new head valves when you rebuild it as the small coil springs seem to like to collapse resulting in poor pressures" Presuming that is part of a rebuild. Well outside my skillset "the EGR was simply cleaned out using gasoline, yep the best environmentally product there is.." That one makes sense, I've read if it *is* dirty to try actually cleaning it up first vs "Cough up your inheritance to Mercedes" "Oh also check your inter cooler rad for a rub through." Are you suggesting it got a massage or do you mean the fan might be running on it's container? Thanks greatly for the input. It runs "good" but I would love to see it running like the '06 Pure I sold off
  8. FYI my wording on eBay was terrible. I kept searching "Front Signal Assembly" and really I should have just searched "Front Signal Sockets" and then filtered in eBay on my Year/Model Flosser Pigtail Wire 6445 Female Socket BAU15S Two Harness Front Turn Signal Fit | eBay Be careful, there are some cheaper ones below. Some are the REAR (Handy to know about!) and some are from China (Longer wait for North America) It will take an extra week to receive, but all good and I am researching the model on using the Side Markers as Signals. My white one had it so.... nice thought.
  9. I'm about to make a run into Quebec tomorrow to pickup a pair of Front Signal Assemblies for my Smart Fortwo 450. But just in case there *is* a good aftermarket on these, anybody know where I can order them? The one signal on the Passenger side failed yesterday. Went to swap in the bulb and a little metal bit fell out which, sure enough, was the contact the bulb needed. Rusted straight into Hell Good location anybody or maybe "what should I be searching for on Ebay?"
  10. Good fun project for the summer! I'll look at "Cleaning things up first". I think I ran some engine cleanup stuff once but I'll bet removing the injectors and letting them sit in some project Gasoline to clean them up sure wouldn't hurt! 80 MPG? I heard they were supposed to do 75 (I've gotten as good as 65 mpg on a regular 80km /hr road) but hearing that 80 is possible. VERY nice
  11. @Willys There is a leak but before there was the bigger issue is this muffler is NOT a Smart Car one but a Generic one. Missing the Catalytic in there. So my white one (before I sold it) the muffler on it WAS stuck and it was day and night on the sound even before I had to use it to "push CMDLET into the garage" (which is how it acquired it's most recent leak :P) . So even if I fix the muffler (which was a cheap aftermarket one) I'd rather drop the $$$ and grab one from a Scrapyard or even new. I know new they are pricy because it's a combo Muffler/Catalytic and the money is in the Catalytic. But I can justify that because the current "Racy sounding Muffler" is driving my tinitus bananas in the left ear Actual underside of this Smart is VERY nice. Not a rot bomb at all. For performance I'm down to either the EGR is choking and killing the Power on accel or the Turbo is flaky. It will get to Highway speeds (It holds at 125km flipping between 6 and 5 depending on uphill / downhill) but the acceleration on the White one (Same exact year and a Pure to boot) was WAY peppier than CMDLET (2006 Passion) with a newer engine. Looks like they are pretty cheap on eBay from the. I'll grab one swap it in, then take the old one for a cleaning session. See if I can breathe life into it. And CMDLET starts up WAY better so I'm "99%" the engine is fine and something supporting it all is acting up. I mean I guess I *COULD* boost up CMDLET's acceleration by hooking the Suburban tow to it and making it move THAT way, but that would defeat the point of having the Smart Car
  12. Had my little 2006 Blue Passion "CMDLET" in Storage for the last while (no space, big monster 2006 Suburban ate the driveway space and 2nd Smart in Garage) Went to start after charging the battery. Kicked about like a Bronco and similar to running on 1 cylinder. I used many "Incantations" at this point until I went online and the FIRST hit was of course "Club Smart Car" REPEATLEDLY the phrase "Alternator Stuck" came up over and over and over... Ok... Please .... please ... PLEASE let it be this Pop off the liner on Passenger rear, loosen the 15mm bolt, grab one pry bar to move said alternator 22mm socket on alternator.... 5 minutes of wiggle, squeak and satisfaction it's now moving. One turn.... and *VOOM!* running immediately! Thank you Club Smart Car for being that resource... Next on my list for the summer, replace the muffler with a Stock one (I need this car to stop sounding like a race car) and finally swap in a Clean EGR. Woohoo!
  13. So 3 bars, the mysterious nasty little entity that pops up, throws you into limp mode and makes you mutter "Magic incantations" My Blue passion seems to do it randomly. The Clutch Actuator was pretty sticky (Oh heck, I could HEAR it) so I flooded the inside with some good silicone lubricant. Went about and changed all the bulbs to the correct and NON led versions. What seems consistent is when it does it on mine, nothing is actually stuck. It's just in Limp mode so I do the following pull to the side while other drivers give me funny looks Make sure I go to Neutral with the Brake pedal down Turn off the ignition Cross my fingers Sacrifice a Jelly Baby to the Seagull gods Cross my fingers again Turn on the ignition and start the car That seems to consistently work. In that "3 bar scenario" any thoughts on the culprit? It does on wet or dry roads as far as I can tell.
  14. Ok that could work, save a bit of painting. Price and then we'd have to figure logistics as I'm up here in Ottawa
  15. Never considered the dealer would provide warranty on a repair on a 2006 Smart. Something to consider next time