I am a Mercedes mechanic and although this seems like a simple fix it is dangerous. If the plastic arm is broken it is a good indication that the plastic inside the manifold is also degrading. If the plastic inside the intake breaks apart the plastic will go directly into the engine and can cause serious damage. It is safer to replace the intake as a whole unit. In order to replace the arm you have to completely remove the intake manifold, so why go through the trouble of removing and installing a faulty intake? I used to offer this repair at my shop but the car would inevitably return.

Hi I have 2015 ML 250 Bluetech , diesel Engine, I had this code P200A-79 related to the manifold flap problem, is this kit fix the problem on my engine as well , if so where can I order and what would it the part number for this specific engine..? Also....Where is the manifold flap set located, Movie shows it has been removed, How can I locate te all assembly..? thank you in advance---

Yeah..."this" doesn't appear to be too hard,..but you have remove the manifold!! And "THAT" is what kicks your ass!

Cool Video however the person who designed this part should of looked a little deeper into why the bracket breaks before engineering and selling it. The bearing caps inside the manifold that support the runner flaps crack and cause the rod to pivot out of place. This causes the runner flaps to wear into the aluminum manifold on the inside creating a giant hole inside. In many cases if you look in the back there is also a hole to the exterior aswell. Once it wears enough the rod finally breaks inside and gets stuck. Finally the push rod on the outside tries to push the rod via the part you are selling and once it can not it snaps on the outside. Will replacing this part stop the check engine light. YES. Why? Because you are now forcing the rod to move again which will allow the flap sensors to read positioning again. WHY YOU SHOULDN'T DO THAT? Because the engine is a giant vacuum and the intake is the inlet. If the flaps are wearing holes in aluminum where do you think the metal is going? INTO THE ENGINE! So when the intake finally gave up and broke the aluminum stops wearing out because the rod is not moving. INSTALL THIS PIECE and what HAPPENS? You force the rod to move with more force now because its metal and create an even larger hole inside and on the backside of the engine. Hey maybe you can put the savings you pay for the cost of this part toward a new engine. But when you do...hopefully the new engine will come with a new manifold. I'll post a video soon proving my findings. @mistrnomad

Very good vhere ican find a mecanic to fix my Mercedes's e280 CDI 3 liter v6 I live in London nw10 thanx

Why does the manifold need to be removed?

How can I get the iron one

if you pay my fair I would fix it for free at no cost

Money pit