I brought my belly pan home in the back of my 124 300D. Gave it back to former lister John Peterson when we reswapped. Don't know if Dimitri has it on now or not
Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Sat, Oct 3, 2020, 6:46 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Yeah, it’s a bit of a pig on W210s. You have to unbolt the AC compressor > to get the driver’s side mount out, and the passenger side isn’t much > easier. Glad I didn’t need to do it. > > Put my belly pan on, too Been sitting in the garage for I don’t know how > long, I keep meaning to put it on but never have a reason to get under > there. > > -D > > > On Oct 3, 2020, at 6:40 PM, Dwight Giles <dwight.gi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Boy you are a busy Benz repairer. Glad you didn't need motor mounts. > > > > Dwight Giles Jr. > > Wickford RI > > > > On Sat, Oct 3, 2020, 10:57 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > > Just got out from under the car after determining that I don’t need the > mounts replaced. I knew the PO did it (OE mounts, too!) but I wasn’t sure > how long ago. They’re clearly tall enough that there’s nothing to be gained > by replacing them. I did, however, notice that the front sway bar bushings > were getting cracked, so I ordered a pair along with a pair of new links. > Under $50 for the whole shebang from the dealer, a cheap and easy repair. > > > > Maybe I’ll tackle the fuel filter now… > > > > -D > > > > > On Oct 3, 2020, at 9:25 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > > > > > > And yesterday’s, too. > > > > > > I’ve had a CEL on the 1998 S210 wagon for some time, P0400, which is > the EGR or related stuff. I replaced it for just that issue about 14 months > ago, and the CEL returned maybe 2-3 months ago. With minimal driving and > knowing it wasn’t anything significant, I just let it go. > > > > > > As the weather has cooled off here relatively speaking, I went out > last night and spent some time poking around. Found the short U-shaped > vacuum line between the manifold connector and pressure transducer at the > EGR was split at one end. This would definitely cause a P0400 error, so I > replaced the cracked hose and reset the computer. It takes two driving > cycles for the computer to decide there’s an issue, so I’ll have to drive > it a bit to see if the CEL returns, but I’m optimistic the problem is > solved. > > > > > > Today I’m going to replace the motor mounts and transmission mounts. > The ones on the car are not original and not in too bod shape, but I have a > set of Lemförder mounts that are taking up space on the shelf so I figure > i’ll put them on. I need to replace the fuel filter, too, so maybe I’ll do > that as well. > > > > > > -D > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ < > http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com < > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ < > http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com < > 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
