Find a used one that's not cracked. Local pick-n-pull, remove yourself and you'll be trained to install it. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD
andrew strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> wrote: Max, I may not have stretched the bolt BUT there is a hairline crack in the side of the aluminum housing of the fuel filter assembly!! Assuming this is the source of the leak, what's involved in replacing it? Rusty - is the 1985 assembly different from the 1983? Andrew On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 3:06 PM, Max <meadedil...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > He may have already stretched the center bolt, might need to replace it. > -- > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > '95 E300, '87 300TD > > Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > > None of these should be super tight. The fact that you believe you > have to overtorque the center bolt indicates that your problem is at > the center bolt. Put new orings on it and find/make a new copper or > aluminum washer for the center bolt. > > As for the input and output banjo fittings, order new washers for > them. Without looking up the spec, you tighten them untill you feel > them crush. That is when the wrench turns, but the resistance is > constant. It is only about 20-25 ft-lb if I had to guess. Center > bolt is maybe 30-35 ft-lb > > > >The two tiny rubber rings on the center bolt appear to be OK, and as I > >wrote, there is no fuel trickling down from underneath the bolt head. > > > >Hey Allan, regarding the hollow bolts on the input and output of the > filter > >housing - I have never touched these before. Are they torqued as super > >tight(ly) as the center bolt on the filter housing? Were they to leak, > >would the fuel pool up in the shallow depression atop the filter housing?? > > > >I may not have mentioned that diesel is visible around the rim of the top > of > >the filter, but this appears to be a result of leaking down from above > >rather than an upwelling due to improper seal with the canister housing. > > > >In a worst case scenario, whAt's involved in replacing the entire fuel > >filter housing? > > > >Andrew > >1985 and 1983 300TDs (one leaks, one doesn't) > >_____________________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >_____________________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _____________________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
