I got Dieselgiant's DVD and watched him do it about five times. After that I felt like a pro, and the job took me two hours, with no serious problems.

Mercedesource will sell you a metric feeler gauge of you buy their wrenches.

Looking back, it did not require all that I spent on it, but it could have, and next time, it won't cost me more than a gasket.

A local clown wanted $350, and I had to supply the gasket. My impression was that he had never actually done this himself.

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Semibodacious Transmogrifications a Specialty

1990 300D 2.5 Turbo sedan 171K (Rudolf)
1985 300D Turbo TD Wagon 219K (Remuda)

"Time flies like and arrow, yet fruit flies like a banana"
---Marx (Groucho)