Sounds like a good article to post to the site to me.
wilton strickland wrote:
Here's my version.
HOMEMADE /$2 TOPSIDER/OIL SUCKER
(This method of oil removal by suction works only if oil dipstick tube goes
to lowest point in oil pan, as in a Mercedes. Oil below bottom of dipstick
tube
Quite Informative ,.
On my 300se with the KE variation I would have assumed the EHA had gone
bad and not the O2 sensor.
Recently I replaced the lambda sensor. and got the Bosch generic
version for the 126. but you loose out on the two white wire heater
connections. Originally the
Be careful to properly fit the filter in, on some models you can
displace the internal seal between the full flow portion and the bypass
portion, resulting in low oil pressure.
Unless you have a W124 with a 603 engine, it's easy.
Peter
There are now, but when you posted the link, there was only one.
On 9/22/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
There should be 20 something items
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OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
The Americans will always do the right thing... after they've
exhausted all the alternatives.
Sir Winston
Yes' the idle stop valves were in the USA models for emission reasons
only, we never got those add ons,
if the idle air tubes are clogged then the RPM's do not drop, being
clogged and out of operation,.but certainly will go up when you clean them
with a squirt from a carb cleaner. .
if
Yes, you remove the VP and temporarily install the basket prior to removing
the old IP. It's best to think of the basket as a tool, rather than a
functioning part of the car. It's simply used to hold the IP timer/cog in
place when RRing the IP. Once the IP is reinstalled and the center bolt is
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-Diesel-NO-RESERVE-HIGH-MILES_W0QQitemZ270032464977QQihZ017QQcategoryZ6330QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 420SEL,
87 300SDL, 87 300SDL #2, 86 300SDL, 84 380SE, 84 190D 2.2,
I'm down to my last jugs of M1 15W50.
So what is the current availability of M1 0W40 or 15W50 for Diesels? Who's
got it?
Scott Ritchey
82 300SD
79 300TD
I'm down to my last jugs of M1 15W50.
So what is the current availability of M1 0W40 or 15W50 for Diesels? Who's
got it?
Scott Ritchey
82 300SD
79 300TD
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-Ranger-With-Mercedes-Diesel-WVO-Parts-or-Repair_W0QQitemZ300030935394QQihZ020QQcategoryZ6783QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 420SEL,
87 300SDL, 87 300SDL #2, 86 300SDL, 84 380SE, 84 190D 2.2,
As I understand what the Defense Department is looking for is a fuel
produced in the USA with our resources without depending on foreign oil.
Syntronics goes after stranded gas and can use coal to produce this fuel.
They used a 50/50 mix with JP 8 on this flight.
Think about what it would mean
on 9/22/06 9:11 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-Ranger-With-Mercedes-Diesel-WVO-Parts-or-R
epair_W0QQitemZ300030935394QQihZ020QQcategoryZ6783QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Mounted a manual transmission behind the automatic for an overdrive
I was quite pleased to see it the other day at Target. My new local Wal-Mart
(I guess that should be newly local since I moved) also carries it. No sign
of 5w40 Turbo Diesel Truck. I need to go to Wal-Mart tomorrow (yuck) so I'll
check.
-Curt
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 21:07:30 -0400
From: Scott
Sure...and if you coupled it with Bill Gates' biggest flop ever, it would be
Minnie Me
(did I just attempt computer humor...oh my)
Bob Rentfro
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Sent: Friday, September 22,
On 9/22/06, Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Unless you have a W124 with a 603 engine, it's easy.
The secret is to remove the rubber trim at the top of the inner
firewall! Takes 10 seconds and gives you WAY more clearance.
Alex Chamberlain
'87 300D Turbo
'93 Isuzu Trooper
I'm sure it depends on the state. Alabama does not use or require a front
plate if you move from a state that does require a front plate, we don't
even care if you leave your old plate on the front.
I really don't understand why other states require a front plate. When's the
last time you were
On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 16:00:13 -0400 Jeff Zedic [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
They went to China for the same reason everyone else does...they have no
marls and are rushing to the bottom to save a few bucks while slitting
their own throats...sad bastards..
I presume instead of marls you meant
a groany pump could be so if you have never changed the p/s filter and
fluids in a long time . I did and all quiet.
this was on a 126 /300SE
I am not aware the service manual states p/s fluid replacement like the a/t
changes which specifically mentions the Torque converter drain nut
More plate talk:
Does it bother anyone besides me, the way the front plate is mounted on the
123s? It's like an afterthought. It looks low class and clunky to me - just
sort of tacked on an otherwise nice looking bumper. And most of the time
you'll find them bent up from parking blocks. I will
Wondering if anyone has had occasion to compare these two products, and can
comment on the difference (if any).
I find it odd that the Purge is roughly 1/2 or so the price of the other,
yet I cannot find an explanation of the overall advantage of the more
expensive one.
TKS
--
Mac
Steve
on 9/21/06 9:23 PM, Rick Knoble at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Z160033514184QQihZ006QQcategoryZ33656QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemMercedes-Benz
Last email didn't format right.
Yeah, I had not mentioned it as no one else
I have a manufacturing background and I can tell you that the decision to
move off shore is never an easy one. Every move I've been involved in was a
move off shore or go out of business type of decision because of foreign
competition. The one company that did not move off shore should have was
WalMart in Carroll IA, in one quart and five quart sizes. It is marked as
Extended Performance but is CF rated. Has stuff we don't need but has
everything we do need.
On 9/22/06, Scott Ritchey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm down to my last jugs of M1 15W50.
So what is the current availability
That's why the car isn't for you. You're just holding it for me until
I get out there :) 10 - 15 years from now!
On 9/20/06, redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You do not know this woman. I would be cut off for the rest of her
natural (un natural?) life.
On Sep 19, 2006, at 7:34 PM, Mitch
PA no front plate required, you multiply that by 13 million +/- cars that is
allot of steel saved. We are one of three commonwealths in the union, so
things can be different
Regards Tom Scordato Bellefonte PA
1979 240D 97K
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From: Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED]
That Google Earth is a load of fun to play with!
Mike
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 11:12 PM
Subject: [MBZ] German Maglev crash
Since I don't have any Ebay links to post, this will have to do.
Today's maglev
LT Don wrote:
WalMart in Carroll IA, in one quart and five quart sizes. It is marked as
Extended Performance but is CF rated. Has stuff we don't need but has
everything we do need.
In Charlotte MI, the Xw30 that isn't EP costs about $21 for five qt, while the
Xw50 EP is closer to $28. I wish
I did get a ticket once when a cop pulled me over for not signaling a lane
change. (Who in the hell does anymore?? - I've given up on signaling because
so few people do it).
You had better get back in the habit because it's the law here and it's a
primary offense. And those who don't deserve a
On 9/19/06, redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Two ways to skin that cat Angelo. First would be to invest in an FM
adapter so the iPod sends its music out through the radio. Might not
work well in overly populated areas with excess radio stations. There
are six or so slots that it transmits,
In the late 80s and early 90s, I did a lot of work in Buenos Aires. ALL the
taxis there were Ford Falcons, built in the local Ford plant. There were
also a lot of them on the road in civilian service. The company car I
drove was a Falcon. They told us to watch out for the all black
Rich said
Sony has one of those jukebox things, holds a couple hundred discs I
think, but you really ought to just burn them to a hard drive or iPod or
something, and use that with those new streaming transmitter/receiver
things that can send/recieve it here and there over a wired or wireless
On Sat, 23 Sep 2006 07:56:57 -0500 Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
This same decision is made over over again. The issue has nothing to
do with morals, it has everything to do with survival!
That's true. But what happens to us as a country long-term when we
entirely lose our indigenous
Upon replacing the two pieces of 1/4 ID fuel hose connecting to the clear
plastic in-line fuel filter yesterday on my '84 300D to resolve a leak, I
noticed the fuel hose above this, which leads to the Mann fuel filter, appears
to be swollen. The OD at either end near the clamps appears to be ~
There are some free programs for a palm pilot or laptop, very cool, but
you need a cable to connect to the OBD port/computer, which cost $80 or
so if I recall, or you could make one yourself from some parts, which I
think would cost $30 or so. Or maybe buy one of those cheap ones from
Pep
Its supposed to be that way.
Glenn M. Brown wrote:
Upon replacing the two pieces of 1/4 ID fuel hose connecting to the clear plastic in-line fuel
filter yesterday on my '84 300D to resolve a leak, I noticed the fuel hose above this, which leads to
the Mann fuel filter, appears to be swollen.
Dude you are in luck. I was inspired by someone else's (Wilton
Strickland?) and did this thing using my available resources plus Home
Depot fittings.
http://www.constructivity.net/oilsucker.htm
Beer optional but highly recommended.
--R
Luther wrote:
Anyone have the link to the $2 oil
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
I guess he is snubbing us then.
Speaking of which, has anyone heard from Dave M lately?
Tom
Yep, it's called a cigar hose and the swollen section is designed to absorb
pulses from the fuel pump. The hose should be installed on the return line.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
256-656-1924
www.kegkits.com
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no, is he dead?
tom savage wrote:
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
I guess he is snubbing us then.
Speaking of which, has anyone heard from Dave M lately?
Tom
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Ah, look at
http://www.worldpac.com/msds/WP_037.pdf#search=%22moly%20diesel%20fuel
%20system%20cleaner%20%22safety%20data%22%22
http://www.worldpac.com/msds/WP_049.pdf#search=%22moly%20diesel%
20purge%20%22safety%20data%22%22
2-ethylhexyl nitrate (2EHN) is used to raise the cetane. number
Glenn,
Let me understand:
I changed the Mann filter a few years (i.e., 15 mi.) ago.
Did you mean 15 miles or 15kmiles? and a few year ago
Do you mean the spin off filter? If so, you should replace it
Take the old one off, pour off the diesel fuel and throw it out.
With new
Dave's still around; I was CC'd on several of his emails just yesterday. I
think he's on digest, and doesn't have much time for list traffic these
days. He occasionally posts over on Rusty's site and MB-shop.
On 9/23/06, tom savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
I guess
There is much more to it that labor costs, believe me.
First, for everyone in Asia except China, vast sums of US aid money
were used to set those companies up -- free financing goes a long way
to make production cheaper. Second, all (including China, who is
currently the worst) all those
tom savage wrote:
Speaking of which, has anyone heard from Dave M lately?
I think he dumped OkieBenz for specific W124 and 500E forums a while back.
Some of us hear from him by email every month or two.
He was talking about W124 AMG body kits just yesterday.
Funny how those 1st gen AMG kits
86 SDL, two bolts are showing no signs of giving up their grip. What are
some things that have worked? What will break first if I really get on them
with a cheater? They are soaking in kroil right now and I have just about
worn out a cheap HF impact socket.
Thanks
Harry
Lets see - corporate cost cutting screw up, isn't that what caused Ford
Pintos to blow up?
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
256-656-1924
www.kegkits.com
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Robert Tara Ludwick
Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2006 1:19 PM
I've had the same issue with my 300SDL and I took it down to the local tire
shop. They spun them right out with their impact wrench. Apparently, my air
powered impact wrench does not work as well as theirs does. Probably has
something to do with the $38.00 price tag.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
Just got done pulling the manifold on the engine in my 2.5 turbo, the
one that #1 is not firing at all. As soon as I pulled the manifold, I
hooked the remote starter up, and cranked it. #1 has loud puffs of
smoke coming out, the rest do not have anything. Pulled the glow plug,
its broken
If you have the air tools, an impact is less likely to twist anything
you don't want twisted than a cheater bar, but if the bar is the only
thing that is going to do it, get a good long one and instead of steady
pressure, jump on it in short bursts to crack it loosethen find the
last guy
A friend of mine had a 560SEL with stuck lug bolts. A large impact
wrench eventually broke off 5 bolts. He had to drill them out. They
broke where the thinner shaft behind the hex meets the spherical
section that fits the wheel. If the last guy (a brake shop) to touch
those bolts hadn't been 800
PepBoys had a dozen of the 5 qt jugs of 15W50 last time I was there --
It seems PepBoys is committed to keeping a good inventory - according to the
20 yr old manager.
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts
Test Results
Kaleb/Chuck/Tom,
Phew, thanx.
G. M. Brown
Rochester, NY
Murrays, a midwest mcparts chain, has 5W-40 Turbo Diesel M1.
Ralph W.
'83 300CD '82 300TD
'90 300D '01 E320 Wagon
You wrote:A friend of mine had a 560SEL with stuck lug bolts. A large
impact
wrench eventually broke off 5 bolts. He had to drill them out.
There's is nothing more aggravating than to discover some tire changer has
put 200#'s of torque on the lugnuts! Especially if you discover it while
This is a serious problem with tire shops and gas stations -- those lug
bolts MUST be torqued correctly or they can bend and stick.
If the above methods do not work, and it's likely they will, here's
what you do:
Pull the center cover off and pry out the dust cap (front wheel) --
using a
Good thing you bought that 2.5 turbo wreck from John
--
Luther KB5QHU
Alma, Ark
'83 300SD (236 kmi)
'82 300CD (160 kmi)
'82 300D (74 kmi) needs MAJOR work
Quoting Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Just got done pulling the manifold on the engine in my 2.5 turbo, the
one that
Around here, none of the tire/brake shops/dealerships even know what a
torque wrench is when it comes to wheels, except surprisingly, Wal Mart
of all places. They've been stuck with the bill for so many bent wheels
and rotors that now, at least in this area, they at least use torque
sticks on
The glow plug end would have stayed in the prechamber because there's not
enough room for it to pass through the vent hole. I suspect that you have a
mis-adkisted or damaged intake valve.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
256-656-1924
www.kegkits.com
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hello all,
I have two 300SDs, an 85 with Euro headlights and an 84 with N/A lights.
I'm selling the 85 and was wanting to swap the Euro lights over to the
84. Started the process to discover the lights themselves swap easily,
but the wiring harness is different.
Anyone know how difficult
Tom Hargrave wrote:
I've had the same issue with my 300SDL and I took it down to the local tire
shop. They spun them right out with their impact wrench.
Almost any shop you go into, at least one guy is going to own an IR 2131,
or its replacement, the 2131ti. The early (sub-$200) version was
And the moral is:
Whenever you have wheels mounted by an ape, instruct the manager how
to torque the wheels MANUALLY. And if they don't have a torque
wrench available ... Bring your own along.. Education takes a
long time, sometime...
That's all and take care...
Chuck
rumor has it that Craig wrote:
On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 16:00:13 -0400 Jeff Zedic [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
They went to China for the same reason everyone else does...they
have no marls and are rushing to the bottom to save a few bucks
while slitting their own throats...sad bastards..
I
Hey guys
A friend of mine found this link:
http://people.msoe.edu/~yoderw/oilfilterstudy/
oilfilterstudy.html#measure
Not too sure how current the info is, but the Wix filters did pass
this guy's test
Anybody have any updated info, please share it with the rest of
us...
Robert Tara Ludwick wrote:
Around here, none of the tire/brake shops/dealerships even know what a
torque wrench is when it comes to wheels, except surprisingly, Wal Mart
of all places. They've been stuck with the bill for so many bent wheels
and rotors that now, at least in this area, they
All you'll need to do, provided of course that you have the correct
connector on the 85, is to do a side-by-side swap.
I may be wrong, but it should be very straightforward...as you can see
in the photos, the connectors(harness) come apart easily and you move
the wires to the correct spaces.
M1 EP is the new formulation for the 13000 mile oil changes that new MBs can
follow with a fleece filter.
RLE
Thanks for the response, Jeff.
What's confusing me is that the N/A system has four wires, while the
Euro has six.
Martin
Jeff Zedic wrote:
All you'll need to do, provided of course that you have the correct
connector on the 85, is to do a side-by-side swap.
I may be wrong, but it should
You don't necessrily use all the holes though. You use five if you have
the city light and want to use it but I've only ever used four wires.
Low beam
high beam
Ground
Fog light
Cty light
spare space for symmetry?
Jeff Zedic
Toronto
A friend of mine is interested in the above 4 cylinder gasser. Heard I was a
MB guy. I told him I know only about 1970-1980 diesels but maybe the group
has had some understanding of these. Does any one have a bead on
1. Maint costs on these
2. Gas mileage
3. Any bad actor parts/things which
Hello,
I have a 1987 300D turbo with around 300,000 miles
I just started losing fluid in my power steering and traced it to the steering
gear box.
I priced them online, and will cost around $450.00 to $500.00 to replace.
I also see that I can purchase a seal kit for around $35.00.
Has anyone
I wonder if just the prechamber is damaged. If the prechamber cracked
after a while the rings would carbon up and it would lose compression.
Peter Frederick wrote:
Chunks in the cylinder is always a bad sign. Probably caused the
pre-chamber to fail.
At least that engine is sleeved...
Just curious, why are you keeping the 84 and selling the 85? 85 was the
last and best year of those.
carbucks wrote:
Hello all,
I have two 300SDs, an 85 with Euro headlights and an 84 with N/A lights.
I'm selling the 85 and was wanting to swap the Euro lights over to the
84. Started the
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