Re: [MBZ] 61x starter replacement
> Kaleb wrote: > At some point I am going to need to replace the starter on a > 240D. It looks like there is enough room to do it from above. Is > this correct or am I better off getting it on the lift? What > about a 617 turbo? Above. Same with 617 turbo. The steering linkage gets in the way of getting the starter out from below. Air cleaner has to come off. I don't remember if the battery tray has to be removed. With a 616, it's pretty easy. I think the top starter bolt is removed from above too. ___ 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
[MBZ] 2003 E500 - 154k miles - $4,195
Looks decent. Kinda boring colors -- at least the interior isn't grey. https://cincinnati.craigslist.org/cto/d/mount-orab-2003-mercedes-e500/7492118949.html ___ 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
[MBZ] 78 450SL - $3,000
Holy crack "It was running when parked about 4 years ago" https://nashville.craigslist.org/cto/d/murfreesboro-78-mercedes-450sl-amg/7492245722.html ___ 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
[MBZ] 2006 S430 - 60K miles - $9,500
Looks pretty nice, low miles, but priced a bit on the high side? https://stlouis.craigslist.org/cto/d/saint-louis-2006-mercedes/7492370728.html ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Diesel Travel
I could use some mean tweets about now. On 6/4/2022 8:07 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: Go to gasbuddy.com and enter the zip codes for your route of travel. They do a pretty good job of listing stations and prices. Pretty user friendly and be aware they may be a day or more behind on the price shown, but should be close enough to allow decent trip planning. On Sat, Jun 4, 2022 at 3:49 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: I sure wish I had a roll back. Diesel was around $5.29 when I was in AL a week or so ago. On 6/4/2022 5:47 PM, RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes wrote: Folks I’m about to go from Tybee Island (Savannah) to above Huntsville, AL in the Isuzu diesel rollback. How much money do I need to borrow? I’m figuring with say $5.50 a gallon diesel I’ll need about $500 to travel about 1000 miles at 12-14 mpg? What are Georgia, SC and Alabama fuel prices? That’s if I go in my rollback … I suppose I could go in the Sprinter and drag a trailer… mercedes content Might be easier driving and I wouldn’t have to be DOT Xx rick ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Diesel Travel
Go to gasbuddy.com and enter the zip codes for your route of travel. They do a pretty good job of listing stations and prices. Pretty user friendly and be aware they may be a day or more behind on the price shown, but should be close enough to allow decent trip planning. On Sat, Jun 4, 2022 at 3:49 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I sure wish I had a roll back. Diesel was around $5.29 when I was in AL > a week or so ago. > > On 6/4/2022 5:47 PM, RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes wrote: > > Folks > > > > I’m about to go from Tybee Island (Savannah) to above Huntsville, AL in > the Isuzu diesel rollback. How much money do I need to borrow? I’m figuring > with say $5.50 a gallon diesel I’ll need about $500 to travel about 1000 > miles at 12-14 mpg? What are Georgia, SC and Alabama fuel prices? > > > > That’s if I go in my rollback … I suppose I could go in the Sprinter and > drag a trailer… mercedes content > > > > Might be easier driving and I wouldn’t have to be DOT > > > > Xx rick > > > > ___ > > 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 > > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Diesel Travel
$5.49 here in Indiana today. 87UL is $4.89. I have always found fuel to be a bit cheaper in the south, for whatever reason. On Sat, Jun 4, 2022, at 7:17 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: > I saw diesel on the road from charleston to Pawleys Island this > afternoon pushing $6 > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > >> On Jun 4, 2022, at 6:49 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> I sure wish I had a roll back. Diesel was around $5.29 when I was in AL a >> week or so ago. >> >>> On 6/4/2022 5:47 PM, RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes wrote: >>> Folks >>> >>> I’m about to go from Tybee Island (Savannah) to above Huntsville, AL in the >>> Isuzu diesel rollback. How much money do I need to borrow? I’m figuring >>> with say $5.50 a gallon diesel I’ll need about $500 to travel about 1000 >>> miles at 12-14 mpg? What are Georgia, SC and Alabama fuel prices? >>> >>> That’s if I go in my rollback … I suppose I could go in the Sprinter and >>> drag a trailer… mercedes content >>> >>> Might be easier driving and I wouldn’t have to be DOT >>> >>> Xx rick >>> >>> ___ >>> 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 >> > > ___ > 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
[MBZ] MB Spotting
Saw an “EQS” 4Matic sedan on the way to the dealership on Friday. Looked sort of cool, but very “jellybean-like”. It had plates on it from Florida but a Washington University license plate frame. Turned into the local Jesuit high school, which is down the street from the MB dealership. Lots and lots of very rich people’s kids attend Jesuit, so I’m assuming it was a very well-to-do person. I noticed that the rear window didn’t seem to have much in the way of area, that is, the visibility out the back looked really limited. The driver was definitely putting their foot into it, despite the 35 mph speed limit. -D ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Diesel Travel
I saw diesel on the road from charleston to Pawleys Island this afternoon pushing $6 --FT Sent from iFōn > On Jun 4, 2022, at 6:49 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > I sure wish I had a roll back. Diesel was around $5.29 when I was in AL a > week or so ago. > >> On 6/4/2022 5:47 PM, RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes wrote: >> Folks >> >> I’m about to go from Tybee Island (Savannah) to above Huntsville, AL in the >> Isuzu diesel rollback. How much money do I need to borrow? I’m figuring with >> say $5.50 a gallon diesel I’ll need about $500 to travel about 1000 miles at >> 12-14 mpg? What are Georgia, SC and Alabama fuel prices? >> >> That’s if I go in my rollback … I suppose I could go in the Sprinter and >> drag a trailer… mercedes content >> >> Might be easier driving and I wouldn’t have to be DOT >> >> Xx rick >> >> ___ >> 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 > ___ 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
[MBZ] OT - No Car Repairs Today
Well, I did replace a cracked outer window scraper molding on the right rear door of the ML550, but that took a whopping five minutes, and most of that time was cleaning the area behind it and waiting for the wax to dry before I put the new one on. The old one was cracked all over for some reason. Swapped out a bad heating element on the clothes dryer. Turned out the element wire had broken off right at the crimp on the push on terminal. I probably could have repaired it, but the thing was 10 years old and the new element was less than $30, so I figured I might as well replace it. Took the opportunity to vacuum out my dryer vent and the inside of the dryer as well. All back together and drying as intended. Next weekend I get to replace a bum element in the casita water heater in Flagstaff. I ordered a pair of elements, a new thermostat and a 1/2 drive socket to pull the elements off of the Island of Large Wimmen and barely broke $40. That will probably take me an hour, if that. I’ll take the opportunity to put a straight nipple and ball valve on the drain so it can be easily flushed, too. Something I do on all of my water heaters when new. Later in the week I’ll be doing the motor mounts on the ML350, a total pig of a job, then the following weekend the youngster is swapping out the AC compressor on the 2002 E320. I gave him a list of stuff he’ll need, I’m going to supervise. Afterwards, I’ll have a full set of AC tools in Flagstaff in the event I need them. -D ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Nissan maintenance and repairs
You should invest in some Kroil. While PB Blaster is good stuff, I’ve yet to find an equal to Kroil. It’s even more expensive since they started selling it through third parties on Amazon, but it goes a long way. I soak everything with it in advance, and it’s yet to deny me a fastener, no matter how nasty. Good work. Sounds like a lousy job, but at least you’re done and it’s not something you’ll be doing again in the immediate future. -D > On Jun 4, 2022, at 6:45 PM, Kevin Kraly via Mercedes > wrote: > > Attaboy!! > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jun 4, 2022, at 2:32 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Been working on the '04 Frontier the past three days. >> >> First project was replacing the fuel tank. It had rusted around the >> perimeter seam and would seep fuel if it was more than half-full. Got a new >> tank from RockAuto. Replacement was tiring as every bolt was rusted. The >> joys of living in the salt belt. Lots of PB Blaster consumed. One bolt was >> so bad that the original 17mm head had shrunk to about 13mm. Of course it >> was the least accesible bolt also. Fortunately the tank was the most rusted >> at that spot also, and just pulled free of the bolt. I later removed it with >> one of my Harbor Freight bolt extractors. All bolts replaced with new 10mm x >> 1.25 x 30mm from Lowes ($2.08 each!). >> >> Also had some struggles with the plastic "quick connect" high pressure fuel >> lines. Don't know why those are used instead of regular threaded compression >> fittings. I guess it must save a few seconds on the assembly line. One of >> them came off OK but the other one came apart in pieces. Managed to get it >> back together, though had to replace a torn o-ring with one from my Harbor >> Freight Viton o-ring kit. No leaks, thankfully, as I suspect a new line >> would have a good chance of being NLA from Nissan. >> >> Next project was replacing valve cover gaskets. The truck was leaking quite >> a bit of oil and that looked like the likely suspect. The right-hand cover >> is pretty easy to get to, just needed to unplug a few wiring harneses. The >> left hand cover is buried under the intake manifold but the oil leak was on >> the right-hand side so I just did that one for now. The gasket was hard as a >> rock and there was about a 1/8" gap/crack on the lower side. After an oil >> change and a test drive, the oil leak seems to be resolved. Need to do the >> left hand cover at some point but going to let that dog lie for now. >> >> Finally, an AC recharge. It has not held a charge and I suspected a bad >> schrader valve on the low pressure service port, as I saw some bubbling >> there last time I charged it. The system still had some pressure but not >> enough to cool. I got one of those devices that can change the valve core >> without losing pressure -- very slick and worked great. Didn't see any >> bubbles at that port this time. Fingers crossed that it holds the charge. I >> used R134A with "stop leak" in case there are other slow leaks in the system. >> ___ >> 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 > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Diesel Travel
I sure wish I had a roll back. Diesel was around $5.29 when I was in AL a week or so ago. On 6/4/2022 5:47 PM, RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes wrote: Folks I’m about to go from Tybee Island (Savannah) to above Huntsville, AL in the Isuzu diesel rollback. How much money do I need to borrow? I’m figuring with say $5.50 a gallon diesel I’ll need about $500 to travel about 1000 miles at 12-14 mpg? What are Georgia, SC and Alabama fuel prices? That’s if I go in my rollback … I suppose I could go in the Sprinter and drag a trailer… mercedes content Might be easier driving and I wouldn’t have to be DOT Xx rick ___ 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
[MBZ] Diesel Travel
Folks I’m about to go from Tybee Island (Savannah) to above Huntsville, AL in the Isuzu diesel rollback. How much money do I need to borrow? I’m figuring with say $5.50 a gallon diesel I’ll need about $500 to travel about 1000 miles at 12-14 mpg? What are Georgia, SC and Alabama fuel prices? That’s if I go in my rollback … I suppose I could go in the Sprinter and drag a trailer… mercedes content Might be easier driving and I wouldn’t have to be DOT Xx rick ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Nissan maintenance and repairs
Attaboy!! Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 4, 2022, at 2:32 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > Been working on the '04 Frontier the past three days. > > First project was replacing the fuel tank. It had rusted around the perimeter > seam and would seep fuel if it was more than half-full. Got a new tank from > RockAuto. Replacement was tiring as every bolt was rusted. The joys of living > in the salt belt. Lots of PB Blaster consumed. One bolt was so bad that the > original 17mm head had shrunk to about 13mm. Of course it was the least > accesible bolt also. Fortunately the tank was the most rusted at that spot > also, and just pulled free of the bolt. I later removed it with one of my > Harbor Freight bolt extractors. All bolts replaced with new 10mm x 1.25 x > 30mm from Lowes ($2.08 each!). > > Also had some struggles with the plastic "quick connect" high pressure fuel > lines. Don't know why those are used instead of regular threaded compression > fittings. I guess it must save a few seconds on the assembly line. One of > them came off OK but the other one came apart in pieces. Managed to get it > back together, though had to replace a torn o-ring with one from my Harbor > Freight Viton o-ring kit. No leaks, thankfully, as I suspect a new line would > have a good chance of being NLA from Nissan. > > Next project was replacing valve cover gaskets. The truck was leaking quite a > bit of oil and that looked like the likely suspect. The right-hand cover is > pretty easy to get to, just needed to unplug a few wiring harneses. The left > hand cover is buried under the intake manifold but the oil leak was on the > right-hand side so I just did that one for now. The gasket was hard as a rock > and there was about a 1/8" gap/crack on the lower side. After an oil change > and a test drive, the oil leak seems to be resolved. Need to do the left hand > cover at some point but going to let that dog lie for now. > > Finally, an AC recharge. It has not held a charge and I suspected a bad > schrader valve on the low pressure service port, as I saw some bubbling there > last time I charged it. The system still had some pressure but not enough to > cool. I got one of those devices that can change the valve core without > losing pressure -- very slick and worked great. Didn't see any bubbles at > that port this time. Fingers crossed that it holds the charge. I used R134A > with "stop leak" in case there are other slow leaks in the system. > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] 61x starter replacement
Some years back I did a 240D starter from the top. Getting to the fasteners was easier, but IIRC pulling the starter up through the available space was tricky. Greg > At some point I am going to need to replace the starter on a 240D. It > looks like there is enough room to do it from above. Is this correct or am > I better off getting it on the lift? What about a 617 turbo? > > Sent from my iPhone > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] 61x starter replacement
Same here. On Sat, Jun 4, 2022 at 4:35 PM Dwight Giles via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > IIRC I changed my 240D starter from above. > > On Sat, Jun 4, 2022, 5:17 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > At some point I am going to need to replace the starter on a 240D. It > > looks like there is enough room to do it from above. Is this correct or > am > > I better off getting it on the lift? What about a 617 turbo? > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > ___ > > 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 > > -- 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: Nissan maintenance and repairs
Good work! On Sat, Jun 4, 2022 at 1:32 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Been working on the '04 Frontier the past three days. > > First project was replacing the fuel tank. It had rusted around the > perimeter seam and would seep fuel if it was more than half-full. Got a new > tank from RockAuto. Replacement was tiring as every bolt was rusted. The > joys of living in the salt belt. Lots of PB Blaster consumed. One bolt was > so bad that the original 17mm head had shrunk to about 13mm. Of course it > was the least accesible bolt also. Fortunately the tank was the most rusted > at that spot also, and just pulled free of the bolt. I later removed it > with one of my Harbor Freight bolt extractors. All bolts replaced with new > 10mm x 1.25 x 30mm from Lowes ($2.08 each!). > > Also had some struggles with the plastic "quick connect" high pressure > fuel lines. Don't know why those are used instead of regular threaded > compression fittings. I guess it must save a few seconds on the assembly > line. One of them came off OK but the other one came apart in pieces. > Managed to get it back together, though had to replace a torn o-ring with > one from my Harbor Freight Viton o-ring kit. No leaks, thankfully, as I > suspect a new line would have a good chance of being NLA from Nissan. > > Next project was replacing valve cover gaskets. The truck was leaking > quite a bit of oil and that looked like the likely suspect. The right-hand > cover is pretty easy to get to, just needed to unplug a few wiring > harneses. The left hand cover is buried under the intake manifold but the > oil leak was on the right-hand side so I just did that one for now. The > gasket was hard as a rock and there was about a 1/8" gap/crack on the lower > side. After an oil change and a test drive, the oil leak seems to be > resolved. Need to do the left hand cover at some point but going to let > that dog lie for now. > > Finally, an AC recharge. It has not held a charge and I suspected a bad > schrader valve on the low pressure service port, as I saw some bubbling > there last time I charged it. The system still had some pressure but not > enough to cool. I got one of those devices that can change the valve core > without losing pressure -- very slick and worked great. Didn't see any > bubbles at that port this time. Fingers crossed that it holds the charge. I > used R134A with "stop leak" in case there are other slow leaks in the > system. > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] 61x starter replacement
Since you have a lift, isn't the real question which is easier? It may be possible to do from above, but may be easier from below if you can stand under the car. I haven't done a starter replacement on a 617, but I probably should do it on my 300SD as it has trouble cranking for more than 10-15 seconds at a time which can make winter starts difficult. On Sat, Jun 4, 2022, at 5:17 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > At some point I am going to need to replace the starter on a 240D. It > looks like there is enough room to do it from above. Is this correct or > am I better off getting it on the lift? What about a 617 turbo? > > Sent from my iPhone > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] was told it needs a new engine. 2004 E500 4matic Mercedes Benz - $2, 000 (Burlington/Gibsonville)
M - engine: 113969 30 554712 113.969 M 113 E50 GASOLINE ENGINE GA - Automatic : 722672 04 982306 722.672 W 5 A 580 AT 5-SPEED --FT Sent from iFōn > On Jun 4, 2022, at 3:37 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > M113 should have no issues. If she *thought* it is a 2005 and it's a 2006 > and it has a M273 it probably would have the issue. Talk to the shop, take > your scanner and check it out. If it's a CPS or something, I would probably > offer to swap it out for her, and just get first right of refusal when it's > time for her to sell. You've got enough projects, not unlike myself or Kaleb. > > > Rick > > From: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Sent: June 4, 2022 12:15 PM > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Cc: buggeredbenzm...@gmail.com > Subject: Re: [MBZ] was told it needs a new engine. 2004 E500 4matic Mercedes > Benz - $2, 000 (Burlington/Gibsonville) > > I talked to the woman. She loved the car and took very good care of it, > she was kind of a "car girl," her dad had been a mechanic and she picked > that up from him. So she was very sad when the problem happened. Car > is highly optioned. > > She described it as a ticking sound, the car died at the end of a ramp, > she managed to get it home then had it towed to the shop where she had > bought it (and had it serviced) 17yr ago. Guy there said it needed a > new engine for whatever good that is. She said it would start and run > but then die. She had the car towed back to her house. This all > happened a week ago. > > Not sure about the ticking but the start and die could be something > simple, would need to scan it. I'll have to look into the timing chain > idler issue, was not aware of that on a M113 but that could account for > the ticking sound. > > She sent me the shop info, I'll ring the guy Monday and see what he > says. She wants her baby to go to someone who will take care of it and > she likes me! > > --FT > >> On 6/4/22 10:08 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: >> Crank sensor? >> Cam sensor? >> Actually a 2006 with a munched timing chain idler? >> >> Rick >> From:mercedes@okiebenz.com >> Sent: June 4, 2022 8:19 AM >> To:mercedes@okiebenz.com >> Reply-to:mercedes@okiebenz.com >> Cc:buggeredbenzm...@gmail.com >> Subject: [MBZ] was told it needs a new engine. 2004 E500 4matic Mercedes >> Benz - $2, 000 (Burlington/Gibsonville) >> >> One owner? Looks pretty nice. i wonder what is wrong with the engine. >> Sent the guy an email >> >> https://greensboro.craigslist.org/cto/d/gibsonville-2004-e500-4matic-mercedes/7491984323.html >> >> -- >> --FT >> >> >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archiveshttp://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 archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > -- > --FT > ___ > 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 > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 61x starter replacement
IIRC I changed my 240D starter from above. On Sat, Jun 4, 2022, 5:17 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > At some point I am going to need to replace the starter on a 240D. It > looks like there is enough room to do it from above. Is this correct or am > I better off getting it on the lift? What about a 617 turbo? > > Sent from my iPhone > > ___ > 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
[MBZ] 61x starter replacement
At some point I am going to need to replace the starter on a 240D. It looks like there is enough room to do it from above. Is this correct or am I better off getting it on the lift? What about a 617 turbo? Sent from my iPhone ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Needs a DPF delete
His pet doberman. On Sat, Jun 4, 2022 at 2:00 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Did rats chew up that center console? Or maybe it was one of LtDon's > fatasses leaned on it too hard too long > > --FT > > On 6/4/22 12:22 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2140431399452842/ > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > -- > --FT > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] was told it needs a new engine. 2004 E500 4matic Mercedes Benz - $2, 000 (Burlington/Gibsonville)
M113 should have no issues. If she *thought* it is a 2005 and it's a 2006 and it has a M273 it probably would have the issue. Talk to the shop, take your scanner and check it out. If it's a CPS or something, I would probably offer to swap it out for her, and just get first right of refusal when it's time for her to sell. You've got enough projects, not unlike myself or Kaleb. Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: June 4, 2022 12:15 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: buggeredbenzm...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] was told it needs a new engine. 2004 E500 4matic Mercedes Benz - $2, 000 (Burlington/Gibsonville) I talked to the woman. She loved the car and took very good care of it, she was kind of a "car girl," her dad had been a mechanic and she picked that up from him. So she was very sad when the problem happened. Car is highly optioned. She described it as a ticking sound, the car died at the end of a ramp, she managed to get it home then had it towed to the shop where she had bought it (and had it serviced) 17yr ago. Guy there said it needed a new engine for whatever good that is. She said it would start and run but then die. She had the car towed back to her house. This all happened a week ago. Not sure about the ticking but the start and die could be something simple, would need to scan it. I'll have to look into the timing chain idler issue, was not aware of that on a M113 but that could account for the ticking sound. She sent me the shop info, I'll ring the guy Monday and see what he says. She wants her baby to go to someone who will take care of it and she likes me! --FT On 6/4/22 10:08 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: > Crank sensor? > Cam sensor? > Actually a 2006 with a munched timing chain idler? > > Rick > From:mercedes@okiebenz.com > Sent: June 4, 2022 8:19 AM > To:mercedes@okiebenz.com > Reply-to:mercedes@okiebenz.com > Cc:buggeredbenzm...@gmail.com > Subject: [MBZ] was told it needs a new engine. 2004 E500 4matic Mercedes Benz > - $2, 000 (Burlington/Gibsonville) > > One owner? Looks pretty nice. i wonder what is wrong with the engine. > Sent the guy an email > > https://greensboro.craigslist.org/cto/d/gibsonville-2004-e500-4matic-mercedes/7491984323.html > > -- > --FT > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archiveshttp://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 archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- --FT ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 1972 Mercedes-Benz 280sel,$11,000
Would have preferred a dark blue interior but otherwise looks like a fair deal. On Sat, Jun 4, 2022 at 9:53 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > 280sel 8cly 4.5 > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/546419580304352 > > -- > --FT > ___ > 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
[MBZ] OT: Nissan maintenance and repairs
Been working on the '04 Frontier the past three days. First project was replacing the fuel tank. It had rusted around the perimeter seam and would seep fuel if it was more than half-full. Got a new tank from RockAuto. Replacement was tiring as every bolt was rusted. The joys of living in the salt belt. Lots of PB Blaster consumed. One bolt was so bad that the original 17mm head had shrunk to about 13mm. Of course it was the least accesible bolt also. Fortunately the tank was the most rusted at that spot also, and just pulled free of the bolt. I later removed it with one of my Harbor Freight bolt extractors. All bolts replaced with new 10mm x 1.25 x 30mm from Lowes ($2.08 each!). Also had some struggles with the plastic "quick connect" high pressure fuel lines. Don't know why those are used instead of regular threaded compression fittings. I guess it must save a few seconds on the assembly line. One of them came off OK but the other one came apart in pieces. Managed to get it back together, though had to replace a torn o-ring with one from my Harbor Freight Viton o-ring kit. No leaks, thankfully, as I suspect a new line would have a good chance of being NLA from Nissan. Next project was replacing valve cover gaskets. The truck was leaking quite a bit of oil and that looked like the likely suspect. The right-hand cover is pretty easy to get to, just needed to unplug a few wiring harneses. The left hand cover is buried under the intake manifold but the oil leak was on the right-hand side so I just did that one for now. The gasket was hard as a rock and there was about a 1/8" gap/crack on the lower side. After an oil change and a test drive, the oil leak seems to be resolved. Need to do the left hand cover at some point but going to let that dog lie for now. Finally, an AC recharge. It has not held a charge and I suspected a bad schrader valve on the low pressure service port, as I saw some bubbling there last time I charged it. The system still had some pressure but not enough to cool. I got one of those devices that can change the valve core without losing pressure -- very slick and worked great. Didn't see any bubbles at that port this time. Fingers crossed that it holds the charge. I used R134A with "stop leak" in case there are other slow leaks in the system. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Needs a DPF delete
Did rats chew up that center console? Or maybe it was one of LtDon's fatasses leaned on it too hard too long --FT On 6/4/22 12:22 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2140431399452842/ Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- --FT ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] was told it needs a new engine. 2004 E500 4matic Mercedes Benz - $2, 000 (Burlington/Gibsonville)
I talked to the woman. She loved the car and took very good care of it, she was kind of a "car girl," her dad had been a mechanic and she picked that up from him. So she was very sad when the problem happened. Car is highly optioned. She described it as a ticking sound, the car died at the end of a ramp, she managed to get it home then had it towed to the shop where she had bought it (and had it serviced) 17yr ago. Guy there said it needed a new engine for whatever good that is. She said it would start and run but then die. She had the car towed back to her house. This all happened a week ago. Not sure about the ticking but the start and die could be something simple, would need to scan it. I'll have to look into the timing chain idler issue, was not aware of that on a M113 but that could account for the ticking sound. She sent me the shop info, I'll ring the guy Monday and see what he says. She wants her baby to go to someone who will take care of it and she likes me! --FT On 6/4/22 10:08 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: Crank sensor? Cam sensor? Actually a 2006 with a munched timing chain idler? Rick From:mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: June 4, 2022 8:19 AM To:mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to:mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc:buggeredbenzm...@gmail.com Subject: [MBZ] was told it needs a new engine. 2004 E500 4matic Mercedes Benz - $2, 000 (Burlington/Gibsonville) One owner? Looks pretty nice. i wonder what is wrong with the engine. Sent the guy an email https://greensboro.craigslist.org/cto/d/gibsonville-2004-e500-4matic-mercedes/7491984323.html -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archiveshttp://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 archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- --FT ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Needs a DPF delete
On 2022-06-04 12:22, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2140431399452842/ Wut? 2007 DPF? Why didn't I know about that? ___ 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
[MBZ] Needs a DPF delete
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Re: [MBZ] was told it needs a new engine. 2004 E500 4matic Mercedes Benz - $2, 000 (Burlington/Gibsonville)
I have a 500 sitting in my container, could drop it right in, if the engine is munched. Might be something simple though. Got no response yet from the seller --FT On 6/4/22 10:08 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: Crank sensor? Cam sensor? Actually a 2006 with a munched timing chain idler? Rick From:mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: June 4, 2022 8:19 AM To:mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to:mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc:buggeredbenzm...@gmail.com Subject: [MBZ] was told it needs a new engine. 2004 E500 4matic Mercedes Benz - $2, 000 (Burlington/Gibsonville) One owner? Looks pretty nice. i wonder what is wrong with the engine. Sent the guy an email https://greensboro.craigslist.org/cto/d/gibsonville-2004-e500-4matic-mercedes/7491984323.html -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archiveshttp://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 archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- --FT ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] was told it needs a new engine. 2004 E500 4matic Mercedes Benz - $2, 000 (Burlington/Gibsonville)
Crank sensor? Cam sensor? Actually a 2006 with a munched timing chain idler? Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: June 4, 2022 8:19 AM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: buggeredbenzm...@gmail.com Subject: [MBZ] was told it needs a new engine. 2004 E500 4matic Mercedes Benz - $2, 000 (Burlington/Gibsonville) One owner? Looks pretty nice. i wonder what is wrong with the engine. Sent the guy an email https://greensboro.craigslist.org/cto/d/gibsonville-2004-e500-4matic-mercedes/7491984323.html -- --FT ___ 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
[MBZ] 1972 Mercedes-Benz 280sel,$11,000
280sel 8cly 4.5 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/546419580304352 -- --FT ___ 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
[MBZ] was told it needs a new engine. 2004 E500 4matic Mercedes Benz - $2, 000 (Burlington/Gibsonville)
One owner? Looks pretty nice. i wonder what is wrong with the engine. Sent the guy an email https://greensboro.craigslist.org/cto/d/gibsonville-2004-e500-4matic-mercedes/7491984323.html -- --FT ___ 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
