VALVE ADJUSTMENT:
Use video as your guide. Third round wrench is used to hold valve spring
nut from turning. Do adjustment cold. Get a good set of readable feeler
gauges. Make a little sketch of which ones you have adjusted. Car on
front ramps makes for less bending and it is easier to get the 21MM (?)
socket on the drive shaft pulley. ONLY TURN CLOCKWISE, NEVER EVERY TURN THE
OTHER WAY. Get valves with the lobes up on the cam or at a 1 to 2 o'clock
position is how I like to have them. Bounce around and keep you notes as to
which is intake and exhaust. Use a new valve cover gasket. takes about
less than two hours to hour and a half. Check chain stretch while you are
in there. Takes me about two hours
TRANNY
ATF, get necessary seals. You will need two for the filler banjo fitting
and one for the torque converter 5mm Allen head plug. Can be done on ramps
but it is a tight fit if you are big. Be real clean. I like to thoroughly
clean area around tranny pan with lint free cloth before I start
dismantling. Let drain for a long time. If you are replacing the filter I
pull the pan and clean that our with warm water. Then I dry it with an
industrial paint stripping dryer to remove any trace of water. I would just
refill with ATF (I use Mobil 1 synt ATF) but any approved Mercedes ATF will
do. The key with the tranny fluid is to change it according to MB specs
which I believe is 37,000 miles regardless of synthetic or not. I change
the filter then too. I do not know if a flush like you suggested ins
necessary
When you reattach your banjo fitting and torque watch real carefully as it
has to be torqued properly to prevent leaks. Also the tranny pan has to be
torqued to spec (not too much not too little). I do it by feel, after
filling I check for leaks. When filling only put in 4 quarts. Do not over
fill. Then check and refill a 1/4 pint or so at a time. Do not over fill.
Drive and check often. Check for leaks as well until you are satisfied that
all is in order. Takes me about two hours
COOLANT I do not know if that has been serviced by I like to de oil descale
although I use a less concentrated amount of citrus unless the system looks
real scaled. I would only use Zerex G-05 or MB blue the Zerox being
approved is about 1/2 the price and available at Pep Boys. This takes me 3
or so hours to flush refill and get the air out of system.
STEERING I developed my own little method. I drain the existing. I have on
hand 3 or 4 quarts of the cheapest new ATF I can buy. I fill and run then
drain. I do this until the oil in the pump resouvour is the same color and
consistency as some from the bottle. Then I drain and us Mobil 1 AFT put in
a new MANN or oem approved filter, again any fluid MB recommends will
do.Takes me about 2 hours
Dave hope this helps you.
Regards
Tom Scordato
1979 240D
Hope this helps
----- Original Message -----
From: "dave walton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 5:03 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D valve Adjust procedure?
I've never done it before. I'm not sure what to do with the 3rd
wrench. I've ordered in the CD from Mercedes (thanks Marshall). I'm
picking up the car next weekend. It's been sitting for ~ 5 years, but
the guy said it started up and moved and stopped okay. Any suggestions
as to parts and tools I might need would be appreciated. I'm planning
on bringing ATF, oil, fuel, steering, and air filters. Will be
changing all fluids too. I'll check timing chain stretch, but won't be
able to do anything about that if it needs it until I get it home.
If the transmission fluid looks like chocolate syrup, I'll do several
fluid changes using generic $7/gallon ATF every 200 miles or so until
it runs clear, then switch to M1 ATF. Sound okay?
Thanks
-Dave Walton
87SDL, 94S350, 99E300
On 12/8/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Dave do you need guidance the 616 engine valve adjusting procedure should
be
the same as my 1979 240D/Regards
Tom Scordato
----- Original Message -----
From: "dave walton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 2:45 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D valve Adjust procedure?
>I am in the process of adding an 83 240D to my stable, and it seems
> that WIS does not cover that model. Can anyone point me to a source
> for documentation? Skinnerbox.steaky.org is giving me Permission
> Denied errors, and mb.braingears.com is coming up Server not Found.
>
> Thanks
>
> -Dave Walton
> 87SDL, 94S350, 99E300
>
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