Another very thorough job! I have one question...I was always told not to use petroleum based grease on rubber components. I remember doing the engine mounts on my red 107 and the manul saying to use some super expensive diisononylphthalatlube from Mercedes part a0009890860. Looking forward to the start up. My current 107 has stalled slightly due to summer camping trips. Mike
Thank you for the comment Mike. As o-rings are made from synthetic rubbers such as Neoprene, nitrile, and EPDM, you can safely use petroleum grease to lubricate the o-ring. However, if the o-ring is made from ordinary natural rubber, then petroleum will degrade the natural material. In my other videos I use a swimming pool o-ring lube which is silicone base and this has always been my go to. Tasos (link to his channel in description) has used petroleum jelly for this application for many years and has had great results. This is something I will monitor and make note of. I’m curious how well this holds up as well. I know the o-ring here is definitely a synthetic.
Here I purchased the water pump from fcpeuro. Fcpeuro has a lifetime warranty. That said, I ALWAYS try to purchase genuine Mercedes from my local Mercedes when available. Because the water pump is a failure point I decided to purchase from fcpeuro.
Thank you Tony,
Your videos are so helpful.
The detail and part numbers are especially helpful.
@@matthewkingsley5002 thank you Mathew. I appreciate your comment. I enjoy making these videos.
Love the quality and detail of the video .
Thx for help with boll in thermostat I didn't know it's matter how set up correctly thermostat
Another very thorough job! I have one question...I was always told not to use petroleum based grease on rubber components. I remember doing the engine mounts on my red 107 and the manul saying to use some super expensive diisononylphthalatlube from Mercedes part a0009890860. Looking forward to the start up. My current 107 has stalled slightly due to summer camping trips. Mike
Thank you for the comment Mike. As o-rings are made from synthetic rubbers such as Neoprene, nitrile, and EPDM, you can safely use petroleum grease to lubricate the o-ring. However, if the o-ring is made from ordinary natural rubber, then petroleum will degrade the natural material. In my other videos I use a swimming pool o-ring lube which is silicone base and this has always been my go to. Tasos (link to his channel in description) has used petroleum jelly for this application for many years and has had great results.
This is something I will monitor and make note of. I’m curious how well this holds up as well. I know the o-ring here is definitely a synthetic.
@@TonyLiveTV Ah ha! That all makes sense. Hope it all goes well with the install. Mike
Where buy the original parts?
Here I purchased the water pump from fcpeuro. Fcpeuro has a lifetime warranty. That said, I ALWAYS try to purchase genuine Mercedes from my local Mercedes when available. Because the water pump is a failure point I decided to purchase from fcpeuro.