The head bolts on the car are not 12 point. They are the old hex head style. According to the shop manual, I must use same style bolts that came with engine so it appears I must re-use them. My question is whether I can use them with a newer head- the one I got at ChowdahQ 2014 which I believe came from a car that took 12 point bolts.
Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 3, 2015, at 1:07 PM, Fred Moir via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Dimitri.WARNING. > This is just an opinion.The head probably will not have been re-engineered to > accept different types of bolts.The bolts went from torque-to-spec to torque > to yield. In effect the old bolts became rigid under tension and the later > ones retained some "springy-ness"Provided that the used 12 point bolts are > within spec and not cracked, I'd re-use them after cleaning the block threads > thoroughly and hand fitting them to ensure smooth fitment.Have you matched > the head/gaskets to the olde and new parts?YMMV. > > Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred. > >> Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2015 12:08:48 -0500 >> To: dsereta...@yahoo.com; mercedes@okiebenz.com >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Fwd: Overheating 240D more info >> From: mercedes@okiebenz.com >> >> Any thoughts? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Mar 2, 2015, at 8:21 PM, dseretakis--- via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> Does anyone know if I can use cylinder head that came from engine with 12 >>> point head bolts on an engine which uses hex cylinder head bolts? >>> Shop manual says that hex head bolts must be used in engine that came with >>> such bolts but unclear if head from newer engines can be placed on old >>> engine. > > _______________________________________ > http://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 > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has > no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. _______________________________________ http://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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
