CLUTCH & DMF UPGRADE WITHOUT CAR HOIST //MERCEDES C220CDI W203// 

it is mandatory for SAC (self adjusting clutches), if you don't use it, internat wear of the clutch plate, clutch pressure plate and flywheel may occur and the SAC mechanical system won't work correctly, there are videos on youtube on how to install a SAC pressure plates without the special tool where they basically tighten the nuts "slowly" (1/4 of a turn each screw in a diagonal order) like in this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OdVagqumpbs.html maybe it works but it definetely becomes a very long job

Hello! If you don't use this tool, your clutch could be not 100% straight up to your flywheel. Which will make it wear uneven and also wear faster.

@@anthonyvds merci de m'avoir répondu, c'est trop tard le mecanicien m'a monté l'embrayage, mais le diaphragme du mécanisme reste bloqué et ne revient pas à sa place. À votre avis c'est quoi les raisons qui font que le mécanisme ne revient pas, est ce qu'il a déformé le diaphragme et le kit et hors service, ou bien on peut le réparer, je suis dégoûté c'est un kit luk qui coûte cher!

Hi @Petteri Metelinen, thank you for your comment! This C220CDI is tuned to about the same hp as you have. So I had some issues with transferring the power to the original clutch/DMF combination. The 'upgraded' DMF is actually the same as the C220CDI (170hp) but the clutch kit is only used for the ML270CDI. So this was a bit of guess and fingers crossed situation that everything would fit. If I'm not mistaken you have quite the same as I have (OM646) so I think this setup should work for you also. But I'm not 100% sure.

Hi @ VeryConfusedPerson, well it's not very cheap indeed. But I have done a lot of km's and this was actually the only 'cost' I had. And the W203 has never let me down. So for me it has been a very cheap car when you compare it to the km's I did.

@@anthonyvds thank you for the video but just wanna ask which side of the clutch faces the gearbox and which one faces the engine

@@lemueltanak4066 the "flat" side goes to the flywheel.

Hi @Marc_NL, I think it was about 15 hours..

@@anthonyvds 15 hours for the clutch?

Hi Christian, I going to try to make a video about all the changes. I haven't had boost pressure too high, in my case it was the fuel pressure that was too high xp. It has been remapped again and the fault code didn't come up anymore.

@@anthonyvds Tranks for youre answer, so you Mean you flashed it again with the Same file? And the faultcode was Gone?

Hi @Ady's Corner, the old one has been replaced at around 200k Km. I have to say that the car has been tuned to around 190-200Hp and that's the main reason why I did an upgrade.

same way as bleeding the brake circuit.

Yep mine too. I think they all are just like that

Hello Guys, to fix this I guess you would have to change the gear lever mechanism. I don't think there are bushings you can change separately.

Hello F B, it's completely different on an automatic. There's no clutch but a torque converter.

Hi @Its ur girl melanie, did they change the flywheel as well? Because the teeth you see on the flywheel are used as a signal to your crankshaftsensor. If they mounted it roughly they could have hit this sensor. And if so, your car will not start. Not even with a fault code. I guess you could have looked this up first. Hope this helps you out. Greetz

@@anthonyvds hi !! Thanks for the fast response! I dont think they changed the flywheel , i did check for spark , i removed the coil pack with the spark plug in it and leaned it next to the engine block and i had my daughter crank the engine to see if it spark and it did , weird thing is i dont have any fault codes either, i removed the four camshaft position sensor and turned the crank pulley to 305 and both sides looks perfectly aligned, dont know what else to do

@@malenymartinez8530 could you also reach the crankshaftsensor to check whether it was unplugged or something ? And you already checked the codes with a OBD scanner ? I'm not that known with the gasoline engines of Mercedes but checking these two factors first could maybe give you the solution.

@@anthonyvds hi thanks again for replying , i did check the crankshaft sensor and took it off and checked the resistance on it and it works perfect, i also took a coil with the spark plug in it against the engine block to see if i get spark with the crank sensor unplugged and i did not get any spark while it was unplugged, forgot to mention that the car was sitting for almost a year till i decided to replace the clutch couple weeks ago , is it normal for these cars for the fuel pump to run only when you are starting the car , my other cars as soon as you turn the key to ignition with the car not running i can hear the pump run for a little, but on this car i can only hear it when im trying to start the engine , what im trying to say is that it’s weird how the fuel pump runs only when you start to crank the engine, i also sprayed alot of starting fluid a d still the car wouldn’t start a bit , oh and i also checked the oil level today and its below the min mark , would i loose compression with low oil

@@malenymartinez8530 Hi, if the car was standing for almost a year I would recommend to drain the old fuel to make sure there's no water in it or something. And make sure oil level etc is on level. Spark plugs are all clean ?