[Garage] Mercedes 240D Overhaul - Tips & Tricks 

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Fantastic, great to hear :) Happy driving!

How’s it going ?

Thank you! Glad it was helpful :)

I had no idea what that 'key' thing on the dash was; I'd never have guessed it was an in-cabin idle adjustment.

Oh nice, congrats! Glad to help and good luck on the restoration. If you have any questions please let me know :)

@@takeiteasy_tv You just opened yourself up to a lot of questions :)

Strange how these great MBZ'S JUST APPEAR!!THE RECENTLY SOLD 2007 ML 500 6.9?AMG was the best all around Benz I have ever owned(Got it with 23k original miles)and sold it to a friend who is highly Pleased!Way too fast FOR ME and and powerful!!15 MPG VS.40MPG WITH THE 240D WAS MY WAKE UP CALL!

Agreed!

Haha thanks! She is super cute. Yes, the valve job made a pretty significant difference for sure (maybe like 15% more power). I also adjusted the air/fuel mixture a little which helped too.

Nice! Congrats :) I got my start as a mechanic just reading forums and figuring it out as I go. Google is an amazing tool! Of course, start easy and don't do anything too complicated or dangerous (i.e. brakes). You might even take it to a local Mercedes shop and have them do a full inspection. This will give you a laundry list of fixes and they might offer you some advice too.

Thanks, Paul! It's a fairly easy fix, I'd imagine about $700 with parts? Just guessing. Good luck with the purchase and hope it treats you well :)

Hi there, the sunroof motor is in the trunk - if you have someone listen while you hit the switch, they might be able to tell you if it's trying or not. If the motor is working, then it's likely that it's all gummed up and there is too much friction for it to open (I have to close mine by hand in the winter months because of this). Mercedessoruce sells a good kit to clean up the system and get it working again :) replacing the seal seems to be difficult, I need to do that as well.

Yes definitely! I believe you have to take the steering wheel off first (pry out the MB emblem and remove the large nut - make sure the wheels and steering wheel are straight). Then just pull the instrument cluster out, and you'll have to remove the speedometer cable and the oil pressure tube, put a cloth down to catch the oil drips. Then you just need to pull each bulb out and replace them, they are tiny!

There is a tutorial online for replacing your incandescent bulbs with LED. Also line the light boxes with aluminum foil. DO NOT drive the car with the instrument panel out. You will get a lap-full of oil.

Parts are very easy to come by! Assuming you're in the US, I recommend AutohausAZ, Rockauto, and MercedesSource. Mercedes still fabricates many parts for their classic cars, which I really appreciate.

Getting right about 32! Mixed highway and city. It just sips diesel :)

It's hard to describe, but basically the vacuum pump is "gear" driven so you have to align the engine gear with the pump gear. You should be able to figure it out when you're looking at it.

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Hmmm that's odd. Yeah, maybe just needs an even lower first gear. In general, it's a car that despises hills haha.

Sure! As long as you're local to ABQ anyway. Shoot me a DM on Instagram :)

@@takeiteasy_tv awe.. PNW PDX ;)

Nope, 2.4L NA 4 cylinder. Wish it was a turbo! So much zoom zoom

Yes, I've found that it does burn oil, me thinks the valve seals? What's your opinion?

That's one of the funniest and most laughable rants I've ever read on line. My family were addicted to Peugeot's when I was growing up. Happily I'll never have to endure crap like that ever again. I'm on my second 240D and owned several other Mercedes before them and to compare weird French junk to a Mercedes is truly laughable. But whatever floats your boat dude.

Peter Collingwood: Maybe you and your family were the recipients/participants of neglect of a vehicle by "supposed" technicians working on a :403-604 old school rear-drive. They are very easy vehicles to work on (as long as you have common sense). I have a 87 505 wagon that was used as a ill-maintained delivery vehicle for 20 years+years ( 650,000+ miles when I got it).......with the internet,wear replacement parts are dirt cheap.....only major concerns (over time) have been the German Sourced OEM components which have been replaced with old-school American /Japanese pieces. You know how much Peugeot charges with freight for a Wagon Torque-Tube U-Joint? $500.00+ USA dollars.............. how much did a Drive-Line shop charge me for a new U-joint.....with a hole drilled to easily fit in the German ZF Tranny? $100.00 with shipping. For the record,Mercedes has always used vibration ready drive-shafts (exposed to the elements) with rubber joints as their way of delivering parasitic draw of Torque to the rear-axle. Mercedes FWD Platforms sold Globally are complete piles of S7it.......shows the power of Marketing and how consumers duped by crafty Advertising will pay $60,000+ for a Front Wheel Drive car with a 3-Pointed at the front Maybe your family was smitten by the 3-Pointed Star....and failed to acknowledge Mercedes Products have been POSs for many decades(going back to the 1970s ).................it's why even Toyota's "fake luxury" Division here in the USA clobbers everyone else in the Crossover Depot with the RX350 (assembled in Canada) which sell for $75,000 fully loaded-up with gimmicks (in-expensive to the Toyoda Family when purchased/made in-house in bulk).........not bad for for a Camry-based Platform which can be had here in the low 20s with discounts

@@dmcnamara9859 Dude! Seriously whatever you're smoking, keep it up. Clearly it's working for you. Your're worth your weight in gold as entertainment I'll give you that. I recall at least eight Peugot's my family had whille I was a thru my young adult years. From 203's, thru 403's, 404's and 504's. Owned by my parents and various uncles and cousins. Happily when I was able to afford a car of my own I was able to pick up my first of five Mercedes. Not new of course. I've never owned one younger than ten years old. My first was a 71 108 280S. Never looked back. As for your comments on Front wheel drive Mercedes. I wasn't aware such mutants existed. Unless you mean some A class POS or some other kind of modern abberation. I quite agree. I wouldn't waste a cent on a new Mercedes. Nor for that matter on any Toyota. Of any year, ever. If TakeitEasy ever reads these comments I doubt he's in danger of following your path. He's a mechanical engineer and likes well put together gizmos and gadgets and such. So he'll "get" classic Mercedes, just like I do. But I'll bet he'll never bother with futzing around with Peugeots. There's a reason the term "German engineering" entered the lexicon. On the other hand "French engineering ..." nuff said.

Peter Collingwood: Even back in Mercedes hay-day era 1970s and prior to the 190 Release.........Honda would blow them away in build quality.Honda was doing 1 panel exterior Sidewalls long before anyone else (Mercedes included)........every exterior panel Stamping absolutely flawless with Swiss-Watch like tolerances and gaps.