The dealer techs at the MBCA DIY sessions all have said to simply replace coolant directly into the radiator, and then drive around to dispel all air pockets. Check the level and top up as necessary through the overflow tank.
On Fri, Sep 7, 2018 at 3:07 PM OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I found that combining jacking up the front as high as I could on a slanted > driveway and filling from the top hose was the most reliable way to refill > the coolant system on both OM61x and OM60x engines (even the M117). > > On Fri, Sep 7, 2018 at 12:20 AM Scott Ritchey via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > My 617 diesels always had an air bubble in the cooling system if refilled > > via the radiator. But if removed the top hose from the radiator and > fulled > > it via the hose it would be OK. Jacking the front worked too. I think > the > > book has a procedure to run the reirc pump to expel air. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of > > > Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > > > Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2018 9:55 AM > > > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > > Cc: Floyd Thursby <buggeredbenzm...@gmail.com> > > > Subject: [MBZ] The $500E300 water pump and hose etc. > > > > > > Hose came yesterday, took about 5min to put it on. Looks like it might > > have > > > thrown the belt at some point which scarred it enough to start a > > > blowout. Filled it up as best I could, then drove it last evening. > Got > > a few miles > > > up the road, was running about 85-90C, the all the sudden it pegged. > > Pulled > > > over and opened the reservoir cap and the tank was almost empty so I > > didn't > > > get any spewing. Poured a gallon of coolant in there, I guess these > > engines > > > have some kind of process to fill them, get air out or wait til the > > thermostat > > > opens or something. > > > > > > So now all that is working fine, running at about 80C in 84F air temp. > > But now > > > the alternator bearings are screeching at idle and a bit above, I guess > > that is > > > gonna need tending soon. I put a new belt on, wonder if that is doing > > > something, or if that was the screech and not the water pump before I > > > changed the WP. > > > > > > Will start the brake hoses on the 560SEC tonight, get those sorted out > > and get > > > new fluid in the system, see if that cures the stuck RF caliper. Then > I > > can take a > > > look at the ML this weekend, see if that connector is leaking and what > > else > > > might be buggering up the tranny. > > > > > > Yesterday I saw a gorgeous 560SEC coming onto the Island, same color as > > this > > > one I have but it looked brand new, it was gorgeous. > > > > > > -- > > > --FT > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > > > -- > OK Don > > *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of > our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain > > "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who > learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence > for themselves." > > WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > _______________________________________ > 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
