Jim, Since you mentioned the oil filter - there is one other item you need to watch for.
There should be a plastic assembly inside the filter housing along with the main replaceable filter. The assembly is the actual primary filter & the replaceable filter is a bypass filter. You are supposed to clean the main filter with kerosene & re-install it along with the replacement filter. Later Mercedes diesels replaced this filter with the taller drop in filter with 2 elements, the top paper pleated section for engine oil & the lower mat section for bypass filtering. Problem is the main filter has been discarded in some older Mercedes by owners & oil changers because they don't understand what it is. And without this filter in place to take up the space in the filter housing, the bypass filter floats around in the housing and your engine oil gets no filtering at all! Also, stay away from Fram filters for newer Mercedes diesels. Their filters have pleated paper elements in both sections, making the bypass filter 100% worthless & causing your idle oil pressure to run lower. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Cathey Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 10:44 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] 115 chassis 220D > What are the bad actors on the car please. Bad stuff? Cancerous rust, it's prone to rusting due to many crevices and (I believe) no galvanizing. Changing the oil is messy, it (probably) predates the topsider sucker tube, and the oil filter is the all-over-your-arm from the bottom type. And, of course, the blower motor. It's very DIY, just plan on it taking a lot of time. You have to remove the dashboard, and that takes some doing. Best not to be needing the car for a week or so while you do it, though I hear it can be done in a long weekend. If you ask me, the 115 is an excellent car, and is probably one of the reasons that MB gained such a good reputation. -- Jim _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
