Welcome to the official RU-vid channel of The Friendly Neighborhood Technician. The Friendly Neighborhood Technician is a Master Certified Mercedes-Benz technician. Here you will find videos about project cars, vehicle and engine maintenance, engine work and rebuilding, general shenanigans, and more.
PERFECT! I have exactly the same problem with my Estate. I'm going to pull the combi switch from my donor car. However, this might just be a dirty switch issue and I will attempt to clean the bad switch first. Great video, thank you!!
@alanOHALAN I do. It's firm, but it won't rattle your teeth out. I find it very smooth on the freeway, and I live in Southern California, where the freeways are notoriously bad. Depending on your wheel and tire setup, you might get some rubbing. I'm using 17" W203 Sport wheels and 225 wide tires. I rub in places on the freeway and certain dips. To help with that, I made a pad out of 1/2" high density rubber and put that on top of the upper spring pad in the front. I still rub but not as bad. If I had a narrower tire, I might not rub at all. Front and rear wheel arches are rolled but not stretched. Just enough to fold in the inner lip. Otherwise the 225 tires would rub in the rear. Now I only rub in the front on the inside on very large dips.
@patriksernc I hadn't checked the differential fluid since buying the car, so I didn't know the condition of it. I'm glad the previous owner kept up on it
@deez6686 how many miles are on the car? If the piston rings are worn, you could have too much pressure in the crankcase causing oil to leak out of seals like the oil cap.
Scotty got under a car once using just a jack, and also spliced brake lines using unions that said right on them not for use with brakes. That’s all that needs to be said about Scotty.
Liked this video in the hopes I'll be able to find it easily again lol. 174K on my E420 and I've only had to do the front crankshaft seal so far; No leakage off the back of the engine just yet. Thank you for your tutorial!
@UKBUILT Thank you! It's going slowly. I'm at the point where I need an entire car to finish it. I need all the accessories and electronics for the engine.
Love your w124 content its so rare to see things done accroding the Mercedes spec. these days. My father currently builds some tools to be able to make a suspension alignment at home but he struggles at measuring the chamber properly without special tools. We have a WIS CD for the W124 but in regard to chamber it states next to nothing. Any help would be appreciated. Greetings from Germany.
Thank you very much in advance i really appreciate it. Turns out my Dad is rather stubborn at finding a solution by himself at the moment😅. If he comes up with something that works ill write it down here or send you a picture.
@timlin254 there are two fairly long bolts securing it to the head, depending on your model, the turbo side is either that clamp, or two smaller bolts. Once those are removed it comes right out.
I see you replying to a couple people hope I can get answer does this apply to r129 I have sl500 and am having issue finding a spark plug wiring diagram or a video please reply anything helps
@gabrielmedina5503 I try to reply to everyone. Some slip through the cracks though. This should apply to the R129. All M119s have the same firing order.
Glad you discussed the centrifuge cap - I am now aware I need to order some gaskets for the hpfp before digging in. This kind of failure was new to me but was easy enough to confirm when I pulled the cap and the sound went away.
@joewestfall2952 the factory fan clutch is no longer available. The one I had on the car I got from a guy who knew a guy. If you can find a NOS factory one, go for that. Otherwise try FCPEURO.COM.
Hi I have a question. My piston had little scratches so I ordered one off eBay. My position is 2-3 and the one I received was 6-6 or 9-9 not sure. But when I installed with the arrow pointing towards the pulley it did not fit until I rotated the piston 180 degrees and perfect fit. Engine rotation just fine. Would this be an issue?
@frankissa8040 I apologize for the late reply. I honestly have no idea what the physical differences are when you face the piston the other direction. It's could be an expensive experiment to partake.
@@FriendlyMBTech Yeah I was presuming that would be the case. One headlight isn't self-levelling, but I've also got some intermittent warnings on the dash for the same headlight.
I ended up having it on a fan sensor that runs it at full speed at 95-90C. It's grounded to run so slowly at startup. Now it feels like a fan clutch that as a bonus runs at full speed at low RPM's and does not slip at high speeds. Extremely useful in my crazy climate. But it's an M103. Not sure if the M119 leaves enough clearance for it to go in.
@@FriendlyMBTech 71C Thinking about a 79C. The W221 fan does manage to turn off with this setup even at +42C but with the help of the aux fans at high. Couldn't bring myself to cancel the aux fans for safety measures and so it help the W221 fan to stop more often.
9:14 - no they do not all break. Ford used that same design on the 2005 to 2009 mustangs and ive never seen one that didnt work. Those mustangs get abused a lot more than the Mercedes. The wind noise in those Celicas is atrocious hence why the Germans and later Ford used a different design. God, listing to Scotty is like nails on a chalkboard.
Are the zip ties at the end to keep the two halves of the manifold together? On a side note, have you come across any products that help prevent carbon deposits from sticking? I saw a video of a guy who works on sprinters who claimed he had a special spray that helped prevent carbon build up. Does that sound accurate to you? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MDuabu3IImE.html
Amazing work, thanks for taking the time to make these videos, I have the same car and I learned alot from you. Are you going to post the rest of the videos showing the complete reassembly of this massive machine? I went through the whole M120 project on your channel but I couldn’t find the final videos for this project.
@edlopz1722 I'm not done with the videos yet. I'm still looking for a complete car to take apart so I can have all the electronics and accessories for the engine. It would be easier and cheaper than buying each part individually.
I am thankful I came across your channel. Thank you for sharing this project with us. I have a question, at 4:05, you were talking about labeling the coils on each distributor before removing them which I didn’t do, big mistake!! would you please provide this info, I need to know where each coil plug connects on the distributor, left bank and right bank. Thanks alot…
@@edlopz1722 I will have to get that information for you. I don't have it handy at the moment. I will get it for you tomorrow. You'll have to email me, youtube doesn't allow pictures to be attached to comments.
My name is SYED. I have a1995 MB SL 320 on which I have replaced the wiring harness, EGR valve, Vacuum hose and tubes. I have small issue for which I need your help. During the replacement of vacuum lines, my connection of the black tubes from the solenoid/vapor purge valve to the Throttle body got disconnected. Can you please just send me a rough idea where to connect it on the Throttle body (upper/lower/left/right side when viewed from the driver seat). Because of the disconnection , I am getting the OBD 11 code P-0441 (Evaporative Emission System Incorrect Purge Flow). If you can add a hand sketch, that would be great. Regards, Syed
@@syedshahid492 I'm sorry for the late reply. I don't have a diagram like that. I'll have to research it to try and get you some more accurate information. Please email me.
