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10-15-2004, 02:53 PM
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Victor Reinz Valve Stem Seals
Has anyone replaced their valve stem seals with the VICTOR REINZ brand? The cost is 1/4 of the MB OEM for me. Or should I only use OEM for this repair?
Here is a distributor link: www.victorreinz.com Here is some more info: http://www.engineparts.com/products/ghome.htm
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1989 300CE Astralsilber/Schwarz 1992 300CE Schwarz/Schwarz 
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10-15-2004, 09:38 PM
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valve stem seals
at my shop we only use oem brand, which are made by elring, so either mercedes factory or elring sholde be fine. we have had oil burning issues with victor reinz in the past. Ray
mercedessd@cox.net
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10-16-2004, 02:50 AM
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The aftermarket parts supplier I deal with carries Elring for transmission filters, but unfortunately the valve stem seals they have are made by Victor Reinz. The reason why I asked is, because MB OEM seals cost $45.35 and I can get the Victor Reinz for wholesale at $12.00.
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1989 300CE Astralsilber/Schwarz 1992 300CE Schwarz/Schwarz
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10-16-2004, 03:19 AM
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How about buying from fast lane, they are 14.64 for your car, unless they do not ship to canada. I changed mine 3K miles ago and they are good, I paid $21.00 at Fast Lane.
Good luck.
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87 420 SEL Looking for a nice mid 80's MB diesel.  87 BMW 528e (Sold) 99 TOYOTA 4Runner 1989 Honda Accord (Sold) 1988 Honda Accord (Total)
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10-17-2004, 01:30 PM
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Viton®
According to this link:
http://skinnerbox.steaky.org/Service/W124/w124CD1/Program/Engine/103/05-2700.pdf Mercedes recommends using Viton® valve stem seals to reduce oil consumption. Identification:brown colored material (the OEM and Victor Reinz are brown too)  Viton® links: http://www.dupont-dow.com/literature/viton/090017a2800b04f9.pdf Contact Viton® 1-800 853-5515 Toll-free U.S.A. and Canada http://www.dupont-dow.com/Header/index.asp http://www.viton.com/Header/index.asp Here are some pics of OEM Mercedes W201- 190e 2.3 used seals:  Exhaust Valve Stem Seal  Inlet Valve Stem Seal  Has anyone used Viton® before?
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1989 300CE Astralsilber/Schwarz 1992 300CE Schwarz/Schwarz
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10-18-2004, 08:58 AM
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Did you remove the head to do them or did you do it with the head or heads in the car still? I want to do them on my 190E 2.3 but would rather not remove the head just for that job!
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~Jamie _________________ 2003 Pewter C230K SC C1, C4, C5, C7, heated seats, CD Changer, and 6 Speed. ContiExtremes on the C7's. 1986 190E 2.3 Black, Auto, Mods to come soon.....
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10-18-2004, 12:20 PM
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You don't have to remove the head for this job. This will give you an idea on how to perform this task easily:
http://skinnerbox.steaky.org/Service/W124/w124CD1/Program/Engine/103/05-2700.pdf
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1989 300CE Astralsilber/Schwarz 1992 300CE Schwarz/Schwarz
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