Re: [MBZ] I found a leak ...
On Fri, 14 Aug 2020 07:20:49 -0400 Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: > > Oops, I forgot it was a gasser, not OM602. > Looks like that costs more, but Rock, FCP, and Autohaus are still good > places to look. > > https://www.autohausaz.com/pn/1245009003 It is an OM602. 1993 E300D/2.5 Turbo. Craig -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ 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] I found another leak
On Fri, August 14, 2020 1:57 pm, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: > > > The thing with Rock Auto is you have to watch the shipping. They ship > parts from many different warehouses and if you order two parts and they > ship from different places you will pay separate shipping on each part. It > can add up. > And it doesn't always make sense. One time I was ordering clearance stuff, and found that part 1 and part 2 shipped from warehouse A. Then I added part 3 and suddenly had shipments from warehouses A B and C, the system wouldn't ship 1&2 from the same warehouse any more. ___ 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] I found another leak
I've found FCP prices generally good, but not always the lowest. I have been happy with everything I've bought from them, however. The thing with Rock Auto is you have to watch the shipping. They ship parts from many different warehouses and if you order two parts and they ship from different places you will pay separate shipping on each part. It can add up. Allan Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes writes: > FCP does not stock every part but their prices are generally very low for > what they do carry. > > On Fri, Aug 14, 2020 at 7:10 AM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> FCP looks like a better deal than Rock. >> https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/mercedes-radiator-300d-1245009803a >> ___ 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] I found another leak
FCP does not stock every part but their prices are generally very low for what they do carry. On Fri, Aug 14, 2020 at 7:10 AM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > FCP looks like a better deal than Rock. > https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/mercedes-radiator-300d-1245009803a > > ___ > 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] I found a leak ...
Oops, I forgot it was a gasser, not OM602. Looks like that costs more, but Rock, FCP, and Autohaus are still good places to look. https://www.autohausaz.com/pn/1245009003 ___ 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] I found another leak
FCP looks like a better deal than Rock. https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/mercedes-radiator-300d-1245009803a ___ 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] I found another leak
On Thu, August 13, 2020 11:01 pm, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > Anyone know of good deals for radiators these days? For my W163, I bought a Hella from RockAuto for about $140. They sent me a severely bent one, which I believe was reselling a damaged merchandise return. The replacement was perfect. They told me to scrap the first one. For a W124 250D, it looks like they've got Nissens for around $130 shipped. They also have a Spectra (possibly Chinesium) for less. Valeo is out of stock. https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/mercedes-benz Always use a 5% coupon at Rock. Sometimes there are better ones available. Let me know if the 10$ coupon works. https://www.retailmenot.com/view/rockauto.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] I found another leak
On Thu, 13 Aug 2020 16:38:52 -0700 Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: > > Buy and install a new radiator. That one is shot. > > I concur. The aluminum and plastic radiators are both cheaper and > lighter than their soldered brass predecessors. They also don't last > as long, and are non-repairable. The leaks will get worse, rapidly. Oh! Thank you for that information! Anyone know of good deals for radiators these days? Craig ___ 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] I found another leak
> Buy and install a new radiator. That one is shot. I concur. The aluminum and plastic radiators are both cheaper and lighter than their soldered brass predecessors. They also don't last as long, and are non-repairable. The leaks will get worse, rapidly. -- Jim ___ 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] I found another leak
Buy and install a new radiator. That one is shot. ___ 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] I found another leak
On Thu, August 13, 2020 5:25 pm, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > Now what to do about it ... Do they still have radiator repair shops in your area? ___ 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] I found a leak ...
> OK wrote: > Hmm, corroded fitting? Make it smooth with emery cloth, or clean > and fill till smooth with epoxy? I have filled pits many times. Clean with Hydrocloric (muriatic) acid, then use JBWeld (slow, not fast cure) and work it into all the pits making sure that all the low spots are filled. To tall can be removed later. I save the stick and mixing "plate" to monitor the cure without disturbing the real repair. I like using flat sections of clear plastic packaging as the mixing plate. Once the JBWeld is set firm, but ideally before it is fully cured is when I like to use a knife to remove the major extras. Once fully cured, I use a file and/or sandpaper to make it smooth. ___ 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] I found a leak ...
Hmm, corroded fitting? Make it smooth with emery cloth, or clean and fill till smooth with epoxy? On Tue, Aug 11, 2020 at 11:13 PM Craig via Mercedes wrote: > I have been trying to find leaks in our '93 E320's cooling system with it > pressurized to 15 psi. > > I found both ends of the upper radiator hose leaked. I tightened the hose > clamp on the connection to the radiator and it stopped leaking there. I > also tightened the hose clamp on the connection to the block. The leaking > there slowed down, but didn't stop (as shown in the attached picture). > > One thing I realized in doing this is how convoluted the cooling system > is. On a 240D, you have both radiator hoses and both heater hoses, the > ends of which are readily available. On this car there are hoses all over > and getting to some of them is not easy (I'm glad I still have it up on > jack stands). I need to get a longer length of small-diameter clear > tubing just to get to them. > > > Craig > ___ > 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
