What's weird about the whole thing is that in no place does Mercedes identify the crush washer. Not in the EPC, service manuals, nowhere. It's like it never existed.
Filter kits that include O-rings and washers from people like Mann don't include it, either. Dan Sent from my iPad > On Nov 29, 2016, at 9:25 AM, Jon Agne via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Last time I ordered from Tom at the Classic Center, I got a few. You can get > them. You also can probably get one at Ace that works just as well. > > >> On Nov 29, 2016, at 9:16 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >> Source? >> >> I have an MB part number I'm about to text to my parts guy, but I'm not >> holding my breath. Looks like it might be NLA. The size is 18mm x 21mm x >> 1.5mm, I know that. >> >> Dan >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>> On Nov 29, 2016, at 9:12 AM, Jon Agne <jonag...@gwi.net> wrote: >>> >>> Yes. That washer can be a pain. That is the ONE place where you have to >>> use a NEW washer every time. I have learned that trying to reuse that >>> washer, even though it looks perfect, does not work. I use new washers, >>> and have no more fuel seeps. >>> >>> Jon >>> >>> >>>> On Nov 28, 2016, at 9:06 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes >>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> The 300D has the early style (crush washer, 1 O-ring) hollow bolt on the >>>> fuel filter. Since I changed it this past weekend the crush washer is >>>> seeping. It’s an aluminum crush washer, I might add. >>>> >>>> Didn’t someone have issues with this in the past? I’ve researched this >>>> and found that a bunch of people are forgoing the crush washer for a >>>> composite plumbing washer easily sources at Ace Hardware among other >>>> places. >>>> >>>> I know you can update the filter head to the later two O-ring version, but >>>> I really don’t want to mess with that. >>>> >>>> I’ll get one of the composite washers tomorrow after work. I may take the >>>> aluminum crush washer off and lap it with some emery paper and a piece of >>>> glass to flatten it out. For some reason I was thinking there was an >>>> issue with annealing them? >>>> >>>> For now I’ll leave the car parked and drive the 350SDL tomorrow. Nice to >>>> have a backup. >>>> >>>> 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 > > > _______________________________________ > 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
