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

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,

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Larry Bible
'84 Euro 240D, 516K miles
'88 300E 5 Speed
'81 300D Daughter's Car
Over 800,000 miles in
Mercedes automobiles

Thanks Larry!

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


Francis

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.

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Jeff L
1987 300e
1989 300e
1987 BMW 325

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,

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Larry Bible
'84 Euro 240D, 516K miles
'88 300E 5 Speed
'81 300D Daughter's Car
Over 800,000 miles in
Mercedes automobiles

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.

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.




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

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.

30 minutes or so.


:)




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