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Forum: Tech Help 09-06-2006, 09:41 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,091
Posted By Strider
Thanks for the replies everyone! Couple of...

Thanks for the replies everyone! Couple of questions: Did you take any steps to prevent shavings from entering the pipe when you cut it? Is there room to file the cut afterwards to smooth /...
Forum: Tech Help 09-05-2006, 02:40 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,091
Posted By Strider
300E - Hose between head and water pump leaking

My car is a 1991 300E with the M103 motor. Is it possible to remove and replace the short stubby hose between the head and the water pump without having to remove the water pump?

I've had to...
Forum: Tech Help 08-03-2006, 08:47 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,122
Posted By Strider
This is not a true statement regarding the...

This is not a true statement regarding the material selection. I have had many, many flawlessly operating (long term) evaporators made out of aluminum. Aluminum when properly passivated is more...
Forum: Tech Help 08-01-2006, 06:20 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,762
Posted By Strider
OK, found and tested the switch

and the switch appears to be faulty. I tested the entire circuit, at the relay contacts, the relay itself, across the resistor, the ground at the switch, jumped the switch contacts, and with the key...
Forum: Tech Help 07-31-2006, 09:09 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,938
Posted By Strider
It should be fine then. With my water pump, I...

It should be fine then. With my water pump, I could hear it making knocking noises at idle speed, it was leaking out the weep hole a lot, and with the belt off, the pully had a lot of wiggle.
...
Forum: Tech Help 07-31-2006, 08:27 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,762
Posted By Strider
Thanks for the reply! The refrigerant was topped...

Thanks for the reply! The refrigerant was topped off this week at the dealership, so it isn't that.

Spade connectors... I thought they both had spades... I thought it wasn't the switch sticking...
Forum: Tech Help 07-31-2006, 08:20 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,938
Posted By Strider
I disagree... the oil leaked into your coolant...

I disagree... the oil leaked into your coolant due to the pressure of the lubrication system, that pressure being created by the oil pump. The headgasket failed where there is just a thin seperation...
Forum: Tech Help 07-31-2006, 07:39 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,762
Posted By Strider
W124 A/C Switch for aux fan...Which one?

Which is the switch on the receiver / dryer that controls the aux fans on my '91 300E? There are two switches there, one sticking straight up, and one coming out sideways, both seem to have two...
Forum: Tech Help 07-31-2006, 06:47 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 871
Posted By Strider
Finding R-12 is no problem

I just had a pound added to my car for about $90, which included shop labor at the dealership. I knew that the system only needed a recharge, but I wanted them to test and diagnose it while they had...
Forum: Tech Help 07-31-2006, 06:36 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,986
Posted By Strider
Do you have the original Becker stereo head unit...

Do you have the original Becker stereo head unit installed? If not, then your alarm system is suspect, as there is a wire for the alarm that connects to the back of the head unit case. When I...
Forum: Tech Help 07-31-2006, 05:27 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 3,990
Posted By Strider
[QUOTE=deanyel].... I wouldn't get enamored with...

[QUOTE=deanyel].... I wouldn't get enamored with the low miles, there's still plenty of things that will break with age. I personally would rather have 125k mile corrosion free car that has been...
Forum: Tech Help 07-27-2006, 01:36 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 13,587
Posted By Strider
I had my fuse burn out, and noticed the following

I believe that this is a poor design more than anything else. Fuses are not only rated by their amps, but whether they are 'slow burn' or 'fast burn'. This is really a fusable link, and designed...
Forum: Tech Help 07-27-2006, 01:04 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,860
Posted By Strider
Easy job, but...

You need to use multiple applications of penetrating oil, and rap and tap the studs.

Don't be alarmed if a stud screws out instead of the nut screwing off the stud. This can be fixed. Also, I...
Forum: Tech Help 05-08-2006, 10:13 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,560
Posted By Strider
Don't Do It!

You head gasket is leaking oil into the coolant yes? (This is the most common type of head gasket leak... High pressure oil passage just milimeters away from a lower pressure coolant passage, and...
Forum: Tech Help 05-03-2006, 09:49 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 825
Posted By Strider
Getting harder to start - '91 W124 300E

My car is getting a bit harder to start in the morning. I haven't been driving it much lately, but my wife informed me. It used to start easily within 3 seconds of cranking, and as it cranked, it...
Forum: Diesel Discussion 04-03-2006, 12:52 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 965
Posted By Strider
Check to make sure the water pump is working. A...

Check to make sure the water pump is working. A small coolant leak can occur out of the pump weap hole when the water pump is failing.

Also, check the condition of the coolant. It is MB coolant,...
Forum: Tech Help 07-27-2005, 04:05 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 5,721
Posted By Strider
Green fluid

If it is R-134A, aftermarket with a leak detector dye added, all you need is a black light to find out if this is what it is. It is a UV dye, so under a black light it will glow. I have a little...
Forum: Tech Help 07-27-2005, 12:54 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,713
Posted By Strider
Solved!

May not be relevant anymore, but use Ohm's law to calculate the resistance. The bulb's wattage tells you. Let's say for argument that it is a 25 watt bulb. Watts = Power = Volts x amps. So since...
Forum: Tech Help 07-14-2005, 08:25 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 820
Posted By Strider
You missed something

Either you missed an intake bolt to the head, or one of the TWO support brackets from underneith.

Also, you didn't identify what year 300E. If it is the M104 motor, then yes, replace the timing...
Forum: Tech Help 07-13-2005, 09:59 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,673
Posted By Strider
OK, here goes There are 3 iterations of...

OK, here goes

There are 3 iterations of torquing you do.

1st iteration: Following the sequence laid out in the diagram for the 14 head bolts, you torque them to 55 N*m (about 41 lb*ft).

2nd...
Forum: Mercedes-Benz Wheels & Tires 07-13-2005, 05:50 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,657
Posted By Strider
I second these tires. They have performed...

I second these tires. They have performed surpurbly and are very inexpensive. I just got back from a 3000 mile trip. Going through Nevada (twice), I had the cruise control set at 92 mph. The...
Forum: Car Audio and Multimedia 07-13-2005, 05:14 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,165
Posted By Strider
Without that wire hooked to a ground in my car,...

Without that wire hooked to a ground in my car, the alarm would go off just as soon as I locked the car with the key. I went for a couple of days locking the car with the passenger side door lock...
Forum: Tech Help 07-13-2005, 04:15 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,817
Posted By Strider
Yep

Yep, remove the tensioner by removing that 19 mm bolt. You have to remove it altogether in order to inspect it anyway. The tensioner adjuster comes off with it too, and you can then inspect the...
Forum: Tech Help 07-13-2005, 04:10 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,673
Posted By Strider
Check your head bolts!!

You need to either check your existing head bolts to ensure that they are within tolerance, or better yet, replace them altogether. (The new bolts have a built in washer.)

These bolts are 'torque...
Forum: Tech Help 07-12-2005, 06:13 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,141
Posted By Strider
Something else: You have to either remove the...

Something else: You have to either remove the upper stud that the timing chain guide rests on, or pull the front timing chain cover off and remove the guide altogether. Pulling the stud requires a...
Forum: Tech Help 07-12-2005, 03:24 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,760
Posted By Strider
W124 Thermostat Housing Replacement

Plenty has been written about replacing the W124 radiators before the plastic neck cracks and fails catastrophically.

I did that, but it wasn't enough. Also beware of the plastic thermostat...
Forum: Tech Help 07-12-2005, 02:16 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 843
Posted By Strider
Just did this job myself

You have to get under the car to get the bolts on the exhaust header flanges (bolts the pipes to the headers). The exhaust header bolts can be replaced, no sweat. However, it would have made things...
Forum: Tech Help 07-12-2005, 02:02 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,817
Posted By Strider
While you're at it...

This is an opportune time to check and replace some components...

Make sure you check the condition of the belt tensioner...The damper is probably just fine. If you replace the tensioner, I've...
Forum: Tech Help 07-12-2005, 01:27 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,178
Posted By Strider
Funny, I haven't noticed any finicky problems...

Funny, I haven't noticed any finicky problems with my car at all....no stalling, (undiagnosed) hesitation problems or what not....The KE-III system is actually very easy to maintain and diagnose, all...
Forum: Tech Help 07-11-2005, 11:11 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,270
Posted By Strider
Don't know about the price, but...

I just did my valve seals myself for far less cost. Just depends on how much of a do-it-yourselfer you are. I've been turning wrenches since I was 8, and in the last 25 years I've been fixing all...
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