On Fri, Jan 19, 2024, at 14:52, Craig via Mercedes wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Jan 2024 14:08:54 -0500 Allan Streib via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>> A shop-vac will provide more than enough vacuum to do the job.
>
> Yes.
>
> And if you use a plastic container the warm oil will soften it ...
That's a big shop-v
> AC pump will work, but it's low volume (slow) and high power (anything
> less substantial than a BBQ propane tank and the pump can suck it flat
> if there's a blockage).
You don't need a high vacuum to extract oil. Just need the pressure in the tank
to be lower than ambient air pressure. If y
On 2024-01-19 13:57, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote:
Is a vacuum pump (marketed for AC use) substantial enough? I have one
of those already and it might sway me to do a DIY one to start with.
AC pump will work, but it's low volume (slow) and high power (anything
less substantial than a BBQ pr
> Is a vacuum pump (marketed for AC use) substantial enough? I have one of
> those already and it might sway me to do a DIY one to start with.
I had always thought it should, but I don't know. Be the first to find out!
Make sure your chosen reservoir can survive a substantial vacuum.
My first o
Is a vacuum pump (marketed for AC use) substantial enough? I have one of those
already and it might sway me to do a DIY one to start with.
AZBob
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> On Jan 19, 2024, at 11:46 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I will say that in deference to you and Floyd, it wo
I will say that in deference to you and Floyd, it would be simple to construct
a DIY solution, I just preferred to have a turnkey solution, that’s all. But I
totally understand the do-it-yourself approach and highly approve!
-D
> On Jan 19, 2024, at 1:26 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> wrote:
I already had an industrial pressure/vacuum pump combo, meant to operate
pneumatic
medical machinery. I combined it with a metal kerosene can, round and with a
domed
bottom so it doesn't collapse under vacuum. That and a few fittings and some
tubing,
and the usual shop air hose, and I'm set.
The decent choices are not cheap, but if you go cheap you’ll be disappointed.
Cheap (<$100): Topsider. The classic vacuum pump oil sucker, it’s bulky and
kludgy to use, but simple. The crimped seams tend to leak if you store the oil
in it for very long.
Mid-priced (~$100): MityVac and Chinese k
I use a topside oil sucker from Harbor Freight. Will never go back to draining
oil from the bottom, unless the pan geometry requires it.
On Thu, Jan 18, 2024, at 18:27, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote:
> Even though the seller said on purchase day that the oil had recently
> been changed, I figu
I have a refrigerant tank with a barb fitting to which the sucker hose
attaches, and a hole drilled in it that a 1.25” (?) vac hose goes in and fits
tightly. At the time I made the original using a plastic gas can the barb and
hose was $2, now maybe $5.
Get the oil warm, stick the sucker hose
Yeah….I always forget about the suckers.
I suppose I’ll get one. I’m kinda tired of climbing under cars anyway.
I’m sure we have beat this horse, but who has their favorites?
AZBob
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> On Jan 18, 2024, at 4:42 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> No thanks. You
No thanks. You are introducing a potential failure point.
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> On Jan 18, 2024, at 5:39 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes
> wrote:
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> This thing? I've heard they work well. I've never tried one.
>
> https://www.fumotousa.com/cars-pickups-mercedes-benz-2004-ml350-3-7l-v6
>
>
>
This thing? I've heard they work well. I've never tried one.
https://www.fumotousa.com/cars-pickups-mercedes-benz-2004-ml350-3-7l-v6
Rick
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Subject: [MBZ] Ch
Go to HF or Amazon and buying a sucker to suck it out the dipstick. Much much
easier.
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> On Jan 18, 2024, at 5:28 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Even though the seller said on purchase day that the oil had recently been
> changed, I figured I’d change it, post
Yup. Except it was a 63 Impala with the 283. A real mess.
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> Mountain Man via Mercedes
> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 9:00 PM
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> Subject: Re:
You just push hard - it will slip out of the spring with enough force, and
go back in once you've installed the new washer.
On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 4:41 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> So, come on you former 115 owners, how do I get the oil filter cannister
> bolt
So, come on you former 115 owners, how do I get the oil filter cannister
bolt out of it so I can change the washer?
RB
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Mine has a dent and I plan on replacing it with a new pan and gasket. How
much of a PIA would this be for my W123 wagon?
Lower pan: Easy
upper pan: pull the engine, or drop the subframe or raise the engine
substantially, maybe you don't have to unhook everything. OK Don did
this on his SDL
Mine has a dent and I plan on replacing it with a new pan and gasket. How
much of a PIA would this be for my W123 wagon?
On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 1:12 AM, clay via Mercedes
wrote:
> Randy,
>
> I need to pull the oil pan because somebody back in time decided to fix
> the pan leak with blue RTV be
Randy,
I need to pull the oil pan because somebody back in time decided to fix the pan
leak with blue RTV between the aged original gasket. I am not looking forward
to that . It was a massive pain in the tush with Gump.
clay
On Apr 29, 2015, at 11:28 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
>
Curly wrote:
> Yup! Something I don't miss. on my 200D someone had exchanged the orig oil
> filter with a 190Dc oil filter housing that is larger. To change the filter
> you have to jack it up, turn the wheels far left, take out the bolt with a
> stubby 8mm allen socket, turn wheels far right, t
One of the things that are not so much fun on a 115.
It all went pretty well but I sure can use up rags, paper towel and
blue gloves.
The oil is so much stickier and blacker than the oil out of my truck.
Difficult to wipe things like the filter housing clean.
I envy you folks with the filter up
about having enough
ZDP but it wasn't available at the place I stopped last week so I took what I
could get.
-Curt
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 19:50:37 -0600
From: "Rick Knoble" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] changing oil.
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
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think my manual says either a 10/40 or 15/40 dino can be used pretty much
year round while getting down to down to some pretty cold temps, as long as
it doesnt' get too hot. Here we have a big spread, going up to 40c in the
summer and down to -35 some winter nights. Even with 20/50 and -22, it
wo
As I'm still "cleaning out the engine" and dumping the oil every 2000 kms,
M1 at $7.50 per litre is little pricey. Once things look cleaner, I may
switch over, but the old gasser's done well on dino, making it to 356,000
kms, and probably getting the best care it's even had in it's life now, that
> Hey, want to knowwhat 20/50 looks like, even after driving and warming for
> 25 mins?? Pretty
> much like the stuff you put on your pancakes in the morning, only thicker.
That would be why NEARLY everyone on this list STRONGLY recommends using Mobil
1 SYNTHETIC oil. Take a quart of Rotella
Hi,
My daughter's '82 300sd 122k with Ben's valve adjustment and 350 miles on
fresh 15/40
Rotella T started as directed by this board's system at 18F!
All were tightly lashed and 2 intakes were opened. $105.00 with Gasket.
Spins a bit slower, but fires off. A faster car also. Not as sh
E M wrote:
> I'm out there, pitch black, -20F, rolling around on the ground draining
> the oil.
I forget what the minimum temp was in my 16v operator's manual for
dino 15W40, but it's a positive number on the F scale. Maybe 4 degrees?
I went out on the freeway and got the oil temp gauge almost t
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