Engine compartment is 45 percent of concours judging score sheet. If you want to win you need a clean engine.
On Sun, Sep 11, 2016 at 12:07 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I always figured a thin coat of dieselfuel/oil preserved things in the > engine compartment. But I never had show cars. On the OM636, OM621, > OM615, OM616/7 and OM603/2/1 engines I don't think you'd hurt much. On > the OM606 on, with all the electronics, it is probably not advisable to > hose down the engine; certainly pressure washers on those engines. > > > > Ralph,'84TD via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> September 10, 2016 at 4:54 AM >> This brings up an interesting question; is it wise to do a detail on a >> M.B. Diesel engine? >> Ralph >> >> On Saturday, September 10, 2016 5:46 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> >> MAFs aren’t bad, but they can be tough to source. >> >> Mercedes has rebuilt ones - the one for this car is about $370.00 reman, >> new $463.36. New ones are tough to coe by, but the remans are usually in >> stock. >> >> Dan >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 >> >> Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> September 10, 2016 at 4:45 AM >> MAFs aren’t bad, but they can be tough to source. >> >> Mercedes has rebuilt ones - the one for this car is about $370.00 reman, >> new $463.36. New ones are tough to coe by, but the remans are usually in >> stock. >> >> Dan >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 >> >> Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> September 10, 2016 at 4:32 AM >> If the “detailer†used silicone based products on or around the >> engine compartment, they borked your MAF. If silicone gets on the sensing >> parts of the MAF, it kills them. This is well known and documented. >> >> Lift the hood and see if you’ve got a shiny engine. >> >> Dan >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 >> >> Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> September 9, 2016 at 9:50 PM >> So I bought that low miles 1994 e420 from Jeremy and Co up in SF. Figured >> I >> need the car and they said it drove well and was in good shape, and that's >> about all I need in a 420. Paid and they sent the car. >> >> It arrived yesterday. Started, backed off trailer fine. It was about 8am >> so >> I hopped in it and attempted to drive to work. Unfortunately, it would rev >> to about 1500rpm and stall, and repeat the sequence about every second or >> so. It idles as smooth as silk, just won't throttle up. No lights on the >> dash. Never got out of first gear or above 20mph. Not good news! Called >> tow >> truck, then Lyft. >> >> Herbert the German mechanic says the fault code is either the throttle >> body >> actuator or the computer that controls it. He says the throttle body is >> not >> opening properly in response to pedal input. He asks if there has ever >> been >> water on the engine. I say not to my knowledge. He is still sorting out >> what exactly is failing. Either one is a spendy item apparently; 1500 for >> the actuator and lord knows if a computer would even be available. Herbert >> himself isn't cheap either, but he knows mercedes. >> >> So I got Jeremy on the phone and relayed this info. He apparently drove it >> for several days and to the smog place before listing it, and it was >> completely fine including the dyno test at smog. He says they did detail >> the engine after that though. >> >> So here is the question: what stuff typically gets messed up when you wash >> an e420 motor that can cause this sort of thing? I am still hoping for an >> outside chance of something simple, and I figured I would see if there is >> any collective wisdom on this topic. >> >> Thanks, >> Karl >> _______________________________________ >> 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 >> >> > _______________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________ 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
