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Neecies
Sep 21, 2014Explorer
Oh gosh, I just thought of something else.
A spare resonator. You MUST have one.
Do you know about the resonator? The 5 cylinder Merc engine has a thingie in called a resonator and it's a bastard. The dang things blow about every 15-20,000 miles, and symptoms of resonator failure can present in such insidious ways that even a sophisticated Merc dealer in Seattle can't identify your loss of turbo boost as a resonator about to blow. They'll charge you $450 and say "we haven't a clue". Ask me how I know.
We traded in our 07 with 38K on it, and it was already on its 3rd resonator. Not a big part nor an expensive part, but it's essential that you travel with a spare because of the likelihood of you ending up with a problem in Timbuktu where a spare isn't readily available.
A spare resonator. You MUST have one.
Do you know about the resonator? The 5 cylinder Merc engine has a thingie in called a resonator and it's a bastard. The dang things blow about every 15-20,000 miles, and symptoms of resonator failure can present in such insidious ways that even a sophisticated Merc dealer in Seattle can't identify your loss of turbo boost as a resonator about to blow. They'll charge you $450 and say "we haven't a clue". Ask me how I know.
We traded in our 07 with 38K on it, and it was already on its 3rd resonator. Not a big part nor an expensive part, but it's essential that you travel with a spare because of the likelihood of you ending up with a problem in Timbuktu where a spare isn't readily available.
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