The vacuum pump does not require oiling but the IP does! Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 10:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MBZ] 115 Vacuum Pump Oiling In a message dated 1/20/2007 5:50:31 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Well after surfing around on my 114/115 MB Service Manual CD I discovered to my chagrin that the vacuum pump on my 74 240D requires maintenance by addition of oil. I cant tell from the diagram in the procedure, but it looks like you have to unbolt and remove the pump from the engine in order to access the oil fill plug. Has anyone had any experience doing this? When did MB switch to automatic oiling of the pump from the engine? I have never read any mention of this needing done for my 85 300D. Eric, I drove my 74 240D to 247,000 miles and never oiled the vacuum pump! You MUST be talking about the injection pump. When the 300D came out in 75, they used pressure oiling on the injection pumps. A small line off the block near the timing chain feeds oil to the injection pump via a small orifice. Excess oil continuously overflows back to the crankcase This carried over to 240D in 76. Jim Friesen Phoenix AZ 79 300SD, 264 K miles 98 ML 320, 147 K miles _______________________________________ 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
