Parts Catalog Accessories Catalog How To Articles Tech Forums
Call Pelican Parts at 888-280-7799
Shopping Cart Cart | Project List | Order Status | Help



Go Back   PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum > Mercedes-Benz Tech Information and Support > Tech Help

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 05-12-2000, 11:52 AM
Registered User
 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Philippines
Posts: 157

I'm changing my engine mounts.Can I jack up the engine "from the oil pan" to raise it just a few seconds so I could slip in the new mounts?

Any other suggestions on how to raise the engine?

Thanks!


Francis

Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 05-12-2000, 12:01 PM
LarryBible
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
francis,

If you pick up the engine by the oil pan, make sure you use a piece of two by twelve or something to distribute the load. If you don't do this, you may bend the pan.

Good luck,

------------------
Larry Bible
'84 Euro 240D, 516K miles
'88 300E 5 Speed
'81 300D Daughter's Car
Over 800,000 miles in
Mercedes automobiles
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 05-12-2000, 12:06 PM
Registered User
 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Philippines
Posts: 157

Thanks Larry!

Planning put a block of wood a 2" layer of old newpapers between the pan and the crocodile jack.


Francis
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 05-12-2000, 05:58 PM
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: New Bedford, MA USA
Posts: 1,583
Francis, be careful, if you have a cast aluminum pan, you should not put too much pressure on it. It could crack, and you would end up with an expensive repair job. Book calls for lifting the engine from above. You may have to remove the tranny corssmember and raise the whole assy from below the bottom of the bell housing and tranny pan.

------------------
Jeff L
1987 300e
1989 300e
1987 BMW 325
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 05-15-2000, 06:43 AM
LarryBible
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
francis,

I sure hope my advice didn't cause you any grief. I have lifted a number of engines in the manner I described with no problems. I would've never thought that you couldn't lift this engine by the oil pan.

Good luck,

------------------
Larry Bible
'84 Euro 240D, 516K miles
'88 300E 5 Speed
'81 300D Daughter's Car
Over 800,000 miles in
Mercedes automobiles
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 05-15-2000, 07:01 AM
metalman
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
I'm a rookie with these M-B. Why would you
need to change the motor mounts? What symptoms would the car have to make one thing the motor mounts needed to be changed.

metalman
300e.
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 05-15-2000, 09:22 AM
Registered User
 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Philippines
Posts: 157

Strong vibration when shutting off engine. Mounts have not been changed for more than 3 years - I hear that fluid type engine mounts have a +/- 3 year life.

There is also a height requirement that the mounts should have.




------------------
94' E280 Euro
85' 300D Euro
87' 250D Euro
77' 300D Euro
Manila, Philippines
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 05-15-2000, 10:40 AM
yal's Avatar
yal yal is offline
Benz-smart
 
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: New York, Long Island
Posts: 2,707
First sympton was a strong vibration on idle P, then eventually vibration appeared on idle D. At high speed there is a low drone that sounds like tire/road noise but when your running a set of michelins you know it isn't. At regular acceleration and drive everything appears normal until you stop that is then vibration kicks in and out depending on how badly the mounts are worn.

Difference after fixing was like night and day. From what I can gather from a lot of people the original mounts seem to go around 60-70k miles give or take. Mine exhibited the above symptons at 68k.
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 05-18-2000, 11:50 PM
Registered User
 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Philippines
Posts: 157
30 minutes or so.







------------------
94' E280 Euro
85' 300D Euro
87' 250D Euro
77' 300D Euro
Manila, Philippines

Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Do-It-Yourself Oil Change '98 E320, M112 Engine DaveJ Tech Help 8 01-05-2006 03:06 PM
New Engine Mounts and All Is Right In the World! 1983 300TD Diesel Discussion 4 11-28-2004 09:05 AM
when to replace 300E engine mounts? lizem100 Tech Help 3 11-03-2003 10:43 AM
w210 Engine mounts phouse Tech Help 4 07-24-2002 10:20 PM
Any fanatics religiously change oil @ 2.5K intervals or less? -fad Tech Help 60 03-19-2002 11:22 AM



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 03:35 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0
Copyright 2024 Pelican Parts, LLC - Posts may be archived for display on the Peach Parts or Pelican Parts Website -    DMCA Registered Agent Contact Page