I have a w202 and because of a broken fan that I had for 13 years instead of working at 85 degrees water temperature, in traffic it reached 105 degrees. In the last 3 years there is also a leakage of antifreeze liquid . In the beginning I needed to fill 1 liter of antifreeze every 6 months and now it needs 1 liter of antifreeze every month. Do you think it loses the liquid from the flange ? Thank you
Hi just wondering was your coolant leak at the back of the engine. As I have a W203 C200 M111.955 engine running well except it seems to be leaking somewhere at the back as I can see coolant on the bell housing. Good video
Hi, your videos helped me a lot because I am currently also replacing the head gasket. I have a question, looking from the front on the left side of the engine block there is a steel pipe screwed on, what is it for? This hole is conected with this long groove along the cylinders. This puzzles me because I lack it, I only have a threaded hole that is not even plugged and I don't know what is it for.
well you don't have to do it yourself, but you do have to machine the head before putting it back on, so somebody at some point will remove the camshaft. It might as well be you, you will have the opportunity to clean the lifters if you do so. It makes the engine run a lot smoother and quieter.
@@PatsCarGarage alright gonna try to do the head gasket your videos make it pretty straight forward just wondering what xzn socket you used just so I get the right one
Sorry, I didn't specifically film a close up of the camshafts. The thing is, I edit my videos after I'm done doing the repair which I am filming, so unfortunately I can't go back and film something that I missed. However, I did take a picture of the camshafts before I removed them here: imgur.com/a/us3Cu The lobes didn't show any wear.
I wish you could have shown a bit more footage on the guide pins for the timing chain as well as possibly a way without removing the camshafts from the cylinder head. Could I technically only remove the Camshaft Adjuster and te Exhaust Camshaft sprocket and essentially bypass the removal of the actual camsahaft itself so that I can change the head gasket? I actually didnt factor in a lifter tooland honestly might just get it cleaned idk. Would that be a possibility!? removing both sprockts and leaving bearings on the cylinder head?
I didn't have a tool for removing the lifters either, I just used a bit of duct tape to get them out. But in all honesty, if you aren't going to have the cylinder head machined (which would require the valvetrain to be removed anyway), you might as well just not do anything... it's just going to leak again in a year (if not sooner).
@@PatsCarGarage yeah i decided to remove the camshafts too, ill have to watch the video 5 or 6 more times at that part to fully absolve it. I found a place that does the machining and stuff for under $160 total. I have to get the triple star bits tomorrow morning and ill be pulling out the camshafts with the head removed. I got the timing guide pin out i was pretty psyched when I did lol. was easy.the camshaft sprockets are good but im ordering a chain.MB guide is to attatch new one to oldone and feed it in untill new one is showingthen connect the two ends. Ithink my chains done lol. take a look ive postd a bunch of shorts thank you for replyiing by the way it helps a lot!.
Thanks! I just always loved cars since I was young, so I just taught myself how everything works, and for actual repair work, I use my service manual and the mercedes WIS to help me out. Hard to say exactly how much time it took, given that I did go off on a bunch of tangents while doing the CH gasket, but strictly for the CH gasket, your average shade tree mechanic could do it in 2 days (not contiguous because you still have to machine the CH).
Well technically for Aluminium cylinder heads you have to machine them when you take them off. Even though my engine was never overheated, the machine shop found that my head had to have a little bit of material taken off for it to be perfect. I know some people choose to risk putting their heads back on without machining, but really it just means that you'll have to do this all over again sooner rather than later. The good news is that machining a head is not an expensive service, and with plenty of machine shops around, you can find the best price.
Never done mine, turned it over, checked diagonally corner to corner with a steel straight edge, was completely flat, bolted it down, jobs been a good one, done over 50,000 miles so far with no probs
How many kilometers does the engine have and how many times did it overheat ?
At the time I believe it was just below 220k. As far as I know the engine was never overheated.
I have a w202 and because of a broken fan that I had for 13 years instead of working at 85 degrees water temperature, in traffic it reached 105 degrees. In the last 3 years there is also a leakage of antifreeze liquid . In the beginning I needed to fill 1 liter of antifreeze every 6 months and now it needs 1 liter of antifreeze every month. Do you think it loses the liquid from the flange ? Thank you
Hi just wondering was your coolant leak at the back of the engine. As I have a W203 C200 M111.955 engine running well except it seems to be leaking somewhere at the back as I can see coolant on the bell housing. Good video
Yes that is where mine leaked from. It also dripped down on the exhaust manifold.
Hi, your videos helped me a lot because I am currently also replacing the head gasket. I have a question, looking from the front on the left side of the engine block there is a steel pipe screwed on, what is it for? This hole is conected with this long groove along the cylinders. This puzzles me because I lack it, I only have a threaded hole that is not even plugged and I don't know what is it for.
is it necessary to remove the camshaft and valves if you only want to remove the cylinder head?
well you don't have to do it yourself, but you do have to machine the head before putting it back on, so somebody at some point will remove the camshaft. It might as well be you, you will have the opportunity to clean the lifters if you do so. It makes the engine run a lot smoother and quieter.
I’ve already got the engine out, head gasket job should be fairly simple then right?
well there is no difficulty with it being in the engine compartment so... probably not much of a difference.
@@PatsCarGarage alright gonna try to do the head gasket your videos make it pretty straight forward just wondering what xzn socket you used just so I get the right one
Does m111.921 c180 w202 hav forged ipistons and rods?🙂
no
Can you please just come over to my house if I buy you beer and make you laugh? I'm lazy and stupid, ain't gonna lie. But I am funnier than hell.
Sounds fun but I think I'll pass
@@PatsCarGarage Thought so...thanks for the videos anyway!! If people only knew how hard it was to make these things.
@@d.ridley5218 Glad you like them!
Can you pls make a close up video of your camshaft? Are there any signs of wear on lobes? thx...
Sorry, I didn't specifically film a close up of the camshafts. The thing is, I edit my videos after I'm done doing the repair which I am filming, so unfortunately I can't go back and film something that I missed. However, I did take a picture of the camshafts before I removed them here: imgur.com/a/us3Cu The lobes didn't show any wear.
What tool was used to remove the head bolts
XZN socket. I forgot the size though.
Xzn size 12
I wish you could have shown a bit more footage on the guide pins for the timing chain as well as possibly a way without removing the camshafts from the cylinder head. Could I technically only remove the Camshaft Adjuster and te Exhaust Camshaft sprocket and essentially bypass the removal of the actual camsahaft itself so that I can change the head gasket? I actually didnt factor in a lifter tooland honestly might just get it cleaned idk. Would that be a possibility!? removing both sprockts and leaving bearings on the cylinder head?
I didn't have a tool for removing the lifters either, I just used a bit of duct tape to get them out. But in all honesty, if you aren't going to have the cylinder head machined (which would require the valvetrain to be removed anyway), you might as well just not do anything... it's just going to leak again in a year (if not sooner).
@@PatsCarGarage yeah i decided to remove the camshafts too, ill have to watch the video 5 or 6 more times at that part to fully absolve it. I found a place that does the machining and stuff for under $160 total. I have to get the triple star bits tomorrow morning and ill be pulling out the camshafts with the head removed.
I got the timing guide pin out i was pretty psyched when I did lol. was easy.the camshaft sprockets are good but im ordering a chain.MB guide is to attatch new one to oldone and feed it in untill new one is showingthen connect the two ends. Ithink my chains done lol. take a look ive postd a bunch of shorts
thank you for replyiing by the way it helps a lot!.
Great video! What or whom was your source of automobile knowledge? What was your timeline for the project and how many hours did you spend?
Thanks! I just always loved cars since I was young, so I just taught myself how everything works, and for actual repair work, I use my service manual and the mercedes WIS to help me out. Hard to say exactly how much time it took, given that I did go off on a bunch of tangents while doing the CH gasket, but strictly for the CH gasket, your average shade tree mechanic could do it in 2 days (not contiguous because you still have to machine the CH).
@@PatsCarGarage yes but how long in total did YOU spend?
@@benzexpert6784 it's been a while since I've done this job, I'd say 24h total? spread over a couple of weekends.
you sent your head away to be machined and is it a must for it to be machined?
Well technically for Aluminium cylinder heads you have to machine them when you take them off. Even though my engine was never overheated, the machine shop found that my head had to have a little bit of material taken off for it to be perfect. I know some people choose to risk putting their heads back on without machining, but really it just means that you'll have to do this all over again sooner rather than later. The good news is that machining a head is not an expensive service, and with plenty of machine shops around, you can find the best price.
Pat's Car Garage how much did you pay?
Tax included it was just under 200$ CAD
Never done mine, turned it over, checked diagonally corner to corner with a steel straight edge, was completely flat, bolted it down, jobs been a good one, done over 50,000 miles so far with no probs
Does the engine have to be in top dead position when you remove the chain?
no