Your experience with the W115 mirrors mine - I had three of them over the years. I always put the front end up on stands as high as I could get it to make it easier to deal with the filter housing. I missed removing the old o-ring once, put a new one on the housing - and found out that it doesn't seal that way! I did prefer the handling/driving of the W115 to the W123 - hard to beat a good double wishbone front suspension.
On Mon, Nov 8, 2021 at 5:26 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Yes, I believe you. When you loosen off the bolt holding the filter > housing on, oil comes out all over it, even if the sump has already been > drained. > > I do think that it would be easier to re-install the filter housing if I > could stand under it and push it up into the hole. I really cannot see > much when I am laying on the ground under the car as I cannot get under > because my arms are in the way. I basically have to do it all by feel. > > Randy > > > On 08/11/2021 5:16 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote: > > Even on a lift you get oil all over. > > > > My friend Hans used to complain about it all the time. > > > > > > On Nov 8, 2021, at 3:43 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > > > >> It’s been many years since I have changed the oil in a 115 but I > usually end up with oil all down my arm. Not fun. > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >>> On Nov 8, 2021, at 3:36 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> Yesterday afternoon I decided I should change the oil on the car > before I store it for the winter. We are supposed to start getting more > seasonal temperatures by the end of the week which means it will be fairly > cool here. This past weekend was nice and today is nice with a current > temperature of plus 10 C but by the end of the week we will more likely > have temperatures barely above 0 C. > >>> > >>> I am sure it would be fairly easy to change the oil on a hoist but > doing it on the ground on these things is messy to say the least. The oil > pan is no real issue but the oil filter is a mess. Those of you who have > been down this road will know what I mean. Removal is not so bad as once > the bolt is backed out it will drop down pretty easily. It is heavy and > will be slippery due to all the oil that runs out but that cannot be > helped so far as I am aware. > >>> > >>> Putting it back in is another story. One must do it by feel as there > is little space available and no way to see much in there. Also not enough > space to feel all of the way around to ensure it is lined up nicely. Years > ago, I had a situation where I managed to thread the bolt into the slot > rather than the center hole and that slightly damaged the housing and > caused me to have to remove it and straighten it and reinstall. Since that > mishap, I have been very careful not to let it happen again. Yesterday, I > got the bolt started and then turned the housing back and forth some while > tightening it up to satisfy myself that it was actually lined up on the > adapter on the motor. That may have been my downfall as I may have > disturbed the o-ring. When I filled the engine with oil and started it up, > it leaked badly around the filter housing. I removed the filter again and > looked it over. All appeared to be alright so I wiped off the excess oil > and installed it again. This time, I did not move it around and it sealed > fine. So, at the end of the day, I have some wasted oil and some dirty > clothing and some oily spots on the garage apron but I have new oil in the > car. > >>> > >>> But, I am getting old and slow and getting up and down umpteen times > is hard on an old guy. It took me all afternoon to accomplish this fairly > simple task and I still have some cleanup to do this evening. > >>> > >>> And yes, I know if I moved up to even the W123 I wouldn't have to deal > with this as I could do it all from above. However, I have this car and it > is no longer easy to find a W123 in good condition without spending a > fortune, and I would miss my car anyway. > >>> > >>> > >>> > > _______________________________________ > 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 "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 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
