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Is that simply coolant dripping out after the thermostat is loosened, or anything else? Thinking of changing my thermostat out. Unless I’m on the interstate or have the A/C on for a bit, during the winter, my SD has a hard time warming up past 60 degrees Celsius.
Yeah all it is is coolant. When you put in the new thermostat just make sure you leave the cap off the reservoir and crank the car and let it get up to operating temperature. The system will automatically bleed the air out. If you want you can put the front wheels up on ramps so the front of the car is higher than the rear and that will bleed any excess air out a little better.
That only applies to certain suspension bolts not ball joints or tie rods. However if you replace the inner control arm bushings then yes you need to tighten those bolts down while the suspension is under the weight of the car or under load. So to make it simple if you're tightening a bolt that goes through a bushing then that needs to be done when the suspension is under load but for a tapered fit ball joint it doesn't matter if it's under load or not.
Hello buddy maybe you can help me out, I have changed my coolant ant put an mahle thermostat in but the lower radiator hose and the whole radiator stays cold , the car stays nice on temperature at just above 80 european degrees the heater works very good , on the one side of the thermostat is hot other side stays cold , any idea what it could be ? I have put the old thermostat back it stay the same tried without thermostat I’d didn’t come up on temperature at all , hope you can help me out thanks
If your temperature is correct when driving the car I would just assume that your radiator is doing its job and the coolant is actually cooling as it passes through the radiator. It comes in hot and then it exits cool.
I also thought so but is it normal that it don’t even heat up just a little it stays like real cold from the other side of the thermostat Al the way down and the radiator is all cold to only just like the top 5 centimeters from above is a little bit warm the rest Al down stays cold , I took it to the high way the temperature goes just a little bit up like 90/95 but don’t hit the first mark above the 80 , so is it all goon you think? I thought maybe there should be some kind of circulation later on the wheater now is around +2 degrees outside
@@JackSparrow-sq2uv the service manual says the acceptable operating range is between 80 and 100. Normally it should be sitting somewhere between 80 and 90
@@woodsandbarclay oké maybe than it’s all good than and no need to worry indeed it actually alway around 85 highway 90 didn’t hit the 100 would be good than I hope ,thanks for the quick response mate best w123 channel on UA-cam keep up with the good videos
Hello John, Two quick questions for my 1982 W123 200 petrol: 1. What temp. degree of thermostat should I use? Is the 80 deg. C. applicable? 2. If I am using the genuine Mercedes 325 blue coolant, and I completely flush out the old coolant (from radiator and the engine plug), how many gallons of the blue coolant should I use? Thank you very much and hope to hear back soon! -Henry
I don't specialize in the gas engines so I recommend just calling your Mercedes dealership, telling them your VIN number and ordering a thermostat. As far as how much coolant you add it till it can't hold anymore. Fill it all the way up to the top. Then you remove the cap from your overflow tank and you let the engine run to bleed out the air through the overflow tank. Add more coolant through the overflow tank as needed.
@@woodsandbarclay Got it! By using the genuine Mercedes 325 blue coolant, do I also fill it all the way to the top? Since it should be a 50/50 mix of coolant and distilled water. It's just I have no idea how much coolant is needed by using this type of coolant. I have a Euro version (I am guessing it's a Euro thing) so it doesn't have an overflow tank, just an overflow tube down to below the radiator. =((( In this case, how should I bleed out the air? Thanks John! -Henry
@@henrychang7918 yes you always fill your coolant to the top you don't want any air in your cooling system. If you have concentrated coolant you mix it 50/50 with distilled water and pour it in. If it's already mixed 50/50 you pour it in. You always feel coolant all the way to the top no matter what. If you don't have an overflow tank then you bleed the system with the radiator cap.
@@woodsandbarclay you mean to remove the radiator cap and then let the engine idle to bleed out air? It’s safe to turn on the engine without the cap on right? Thanks John!
@@henrychang7918 yeah you can turn on the engine with the cap off you will know when the thermostat opens up because you'll see it start to bubble at the radiator cap.
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Is that simply coolant dripping out after the thermostat is loosened, or anything else? Thinking of changing my thermostat out. Unless I’m on the interstate or have the A/C on for a bit, during the winter, my SD has a hard time warming up past 60 degrees Celsius.
Yeah all it is is coolant. When you put in the new thermostat just make sure you leave the cap off the reservoir and crank the car and let it get up to operating temperature. The system will automatically bleed the air out. If you want you can put the front wheels up on ramps so the front of the car is higher than the rear and that will bleed any excess air out a little better.
Great job ! I read that the suspension bolts should be torqued with the wheels flat on the ground, what about it ?
That only applies to certain suspension bolts not ball joints or tie rods. However if you replace the inner control arm bushings then yes you need to tighten those bolts down while the suspension is under the weight of the car or under load. So to make it simple if you're tightening a bolt that goes through a bushing then that needs to be done when the suspension is under load but for a tapered fit ball joint it doesn't matter if it's under load or not.
@@woodsandbarclay I see thanks for the detailed explanation :)
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Hello buddy maybe you can help me out, I have changed my coolant ant put an mahle thermostat in but the lower radiator hose and the whole radiator stays cold , the car stays nice on temperature at just above 80 european degrees the heater works very good , on the one side of the thermostat is hot other side stays cold , any idea what it could be ? I have put the old thermostat back it stay the same tried without thermostat I’d didn’t come up on temperature at all , hope you can help me out thanks
If your temperature is correct when driving the car I would just assume that your radiator is doing its job and the coolant is actually cooling as it passes through the radiator. It comes in hot and then it exits cool.
I also thought so but is it normal that it don’t even heat up just a little it stays like real cold from the other side of the thermostat Al the way down and the radiator is all cold to only just like the top 5 centimeters from above is a little bit warm the rest Al down stays cold , I took it to the high way the temperature goes just a little bit up like 90/95 but don’t hit the first mark above the 80 , so is it all goon you think? I thought maybe there should be some kind of circulation later on the wheater now is around +2 degrees outside
@@JackSparrow-sq2uv I really don't know but if your car is running at the correct temperature I would say there's not a problem.
@@JackSparrow-sq2uv the service manual says the acceptable operating range is between 80 and 100. Normally it should be sitting somewhere between 80 and 90
@@woodsandbarclay oké maybe than it’s all good than and no need to worry indeed it actually alway around 85 highway 90 didn’t hit the 100 would be good than I hope ,thanks for the quick response mate best w123 channel on UA-cam keep up with the good videos
Hello John,
Two quick questions for my 1982 W123 200 petrol:
1. What temp. degree of thermostat should I use? Is the 80 deg. C. applicable?
2. If I am using the genuine Mercedes 325 blue coolant, and I completely flush out the old coolant (from radiator and the engine plug), how many gallons of the blue coolant should I use?
Thank you very much and hope to hear back soon!
-Henry
I don't specialize in the gas engines so I recommend just calling your Mercedes dealership, telling them your VIN number and ordering a thermostat.
As far as how much coolant you add it till it can't hold anymore. Fill it all the way up to the top. Then you remove the cap from your overflow tank and you let the engine run to bleed out the air through the overflow tank. Add more coolant through the overflow tank as needed.
@@woodsandbarclay Got it!
By using the genuine Mercedes 325 blue coolant, do I also fill it all the way to the top? Since it should be a 50/50 mix of coolant and distilled water. It's just I have no idea how much coolant is needed by using this type of coolant.
I have a Euro version (I am guessing it's a Euro thing) so it doesn't have an overflow tank, just an overflow tube down to below the radiator. =((( In this case, how should I bleed out the air?
Thanks John!
-Henry
@@henrychang7918 yes you always fill your coolant to the top you don't want any air in your cooling system. If you have concentrated coolant you mix it 50/50 with distilled water and pour it in. If it's already mixed 50/50 you pour it in. You always feel coolant all the way to the top no matter what. If you don't have an overflow tank then you bleed the system with the radiator cap.
@@woodsandbarclay you mean to remove the radiator cap and then let the engine idle to bleed out air? It’s safe to turn on the engine without the cap on right? Thanks John!
@@henrychang7918 yeah you can turn on the engine with the cap off you will know when the thermostat opens up because you'll see it start to bubble at the radiator cap.
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