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Originally Posted by pwells
I've never done this job but the documentation for a 99 E430 says you need to unbolt the AC compressor, the hoses can be left attached. When reattaching the AC compressor the torque is 20NM. You'll also need to remove the serpentine belt.
Good luck,
Peter
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Thanks for the input. That is the path that I took - other than having to run to NAPA to pick up the external Torx driver for the compressor, it really wasn't that big a deal. Well, except for needing to be one hell of a contortionist to get at the top side engine mount bolts.
Passenger side wasn't
too bad once I'd pulled the air filter box. The driver's side, even once the compressor was out, was a bear.
Out of curiousity - anybody know what the engine mounts are filled with? Managed to get the driver's side mount upside down trying to snake it out and dumped a bit of the nastiest smelling dark coffee colored liquid out. Not gear oil nasty, something I've never smelled before.
And, yes, at 120k miles the 3 year old mounts were shot. Collapsed ~ 1/2 inch and obviously no longer completely sealed..... best of all, the "rough idle" in reverse is now history!