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Originally Posted by oliverb
Guenter;
I noticed a slight weep around mine two years ago so I bought a spare. Have not noticed it leaking again so I have never actually done the replacement. Good luck and let us know how it goes. - snip -
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Oliver,
Replaced the elbow on top of the rad this morning .... MB manual suggests to insert 9 mm round wrench from inside the rad to squeeze the elbow end so that it lifts out ....etc... to do this you need to drain some of the cooolant so it doesn't spill when you remove the hose .... NO NEED for any of this! Turns out the elbow lifts out very easily by just gently prying with a screwdriver (use the metal on rad as a leverage point). Pop the new elbow in with a little 'gentle' tap. I've got a '89 300e and the elbow mounting may differ on earlier cars so beware.
cheers