Hey all! I'm bringing a '97 S500 back to live. She has 132k miles, but sat for a few years in a field. I think some critters moved in, too.
Anyway, she's coming back from the dead very successfully! Her engine just purrs and the interior is cleaning up very well.
But I'm fighting a transmission problem.
When I manually put her into first gear, she doesn't go. She'll rev, but won't move. Then when I put her into D, she'll drive but only in (what I'm guessing is) 2nd gear. I'm getting a P0700 code. I put on a used conductor plate from a working car, but the mercedes tech who ran the codes after that... says the RPM sensor is throwing the code.
Will a new conductor plate solve the issue? I'm worried that the transmission is kaput because there's no first gear.
Thoughts?
I appreciate the help!!
Anyway, she's coming back from the dead very successfully! Her engine just purrs and the interior is cleaning up very well.
But I'm fighting a transmission problem.
When I manually put her into first gear, she doesn't go. She'll rev, but won't move. Then when I put her into D, she'll drive but only in (what I'm guessing is) 2nd gear. I'm getting a P0700 code. I put on a used conductor plate from a working car, but the mercedes tech who ran the codes after that... says the RPM sensor is throwing the code.
Will a new conductor plate solve the issue? I'm worried that the transmission is kaput because there's no first gear.
Thoughts?
I appreciate the help!!