There is a frame that holds the boot to the fuel distributor. Be very careful, there is ONE short screw, and if you put a long one in that hole you can crush the transducer for the meter plate position sensor.
Replace the idle valve hoses at the same time, the one between the valve and intake is almost impossible to replace if the fuel distributor is installed. When you re-install the fuel distributor with the new boot in place, get the back (engine) side of the boot on first, it's probably impossible to get anything back there to roll the lip over the throttle body. You can reach the outer side with some contortions. Peter -----Original Message----- >From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >Sent: Apr 19, 2017 8:45 PM >To: Mercedes List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >Cc: Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> >Subject: [MBZ] M103 Air Flow Meter Boot > >In anticipation of replacing all of the rubber bits on the 300SEL/M13, I was >trying to figure out what I would need for the boot between the air flow meter >and throttle valve. It’s not at all what I thought was there… > >I was looking at some parts diagrams and was confused - I assumed the boot >would be a cylindrical rubber piece connecting the bottom of the air flow >meter to the throttle valve with a large diameter hose clamp. While the clamp >is there, looking at the part it appears that the portion that connects to the >bottom of the air flow meter is actually rectangular in shape and funnels down >to a circular opening that goes over the throttle valve. > >How is this secured to the air flow meter? Does it just snap over the bottom >and is held in place with a friction fit, or is there some sort of bracket or >clamps that hold it on? > >I want to have everything I need on hand before I start taking things apart, >and this appears to be something I’ll need and suspect is probably old and >hard as a rock. > >Confused. > >-D >_______________________________________ >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
