PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum - View Single Post - Pictorial on how to change the coolant expansion tank.

pawoSD · #6 04-06-2006, 12:25 AM

Replaced my expansion tank today....did it a little differently, I unbolted the bolts....loosened the clamps for the hoses, pulled off the overflow and upper skinny coolant hose, lifted up the tank, pulled off the lower hose, tossed the tank on the ground (yes, with the remaining coolant in it), attached the new tank to the lower hose, mounted it with the bolts, attached other hoses, added coolant, and was done.

Total time spent: ~25 mins, 18 of them were trying to get that stupid plug into the sensor hole on the new tank...

Drove it around to operating temp, all is non-leaking and operating correctly.

Then I took apart half of my interior, and my light bars, to rig up a switch on my lower dash which allows me to turn on my reverse lights manually, since they don't come on from the shifter switch anymore (never have), works great! At least now I can turn them on when I need to....very easy, I just click the switch when backing up, then click it again when I shift back to drive.

It may not be 'the best solution' but it only cost me about $3.60 to implement. The whole process took almost 3 hours though.....