No-one on RU-vid has shown how to change the FRONT differential on a Mercedes Benz E350 or E550 4matic (mine is a 2011 E350 4matic W212) because it requires the Removal of axles and related Front end components to actually find the Fill plug...I just completed in 10 minutes the oil service without removing anything at all except the drain plug itself...650ml of oil came out...pumped in 675ml to compensate the small amount that will drip out while removing my home made adapter and feed tube (similar to the one used on the Transmission) ...saved a bunch of money...and YES in only 10 minutes mechanics and M. Benz dealers out there!!! Peter Ginakos
@@nikolaikiritchenko1802 hello Nikolai...I don't have a video because I was all alone and under the car on cement garage floor...drain oil...with an adaptor...plastic tube or similar that fits snug in the drain hole you can pump or use gravity feed from above about 675cc...then remove the fitting fast and simultaneously stop the flow with your left thump ...slide the plug with your right and screw it in...that's all it takes...
Having a hard time finding those drain and fill plugs. A couple of places I have looked say they are no longer available. Are they the same part number for the front, rear diffs, and the transfer case? And by that, I mean, are the screw drain and fill plugs all the same and we will need six of them for all three jobs?
Good day I own a 2008 gl450 can i use this oil for both the differential and transfer case service? Thats d 75w-80 from benz. Expecting your feedback and advice. Thanks
greetings, you've done an excellent job with all your informational videos. i have a 2011 w164 ML350. got about 42k miles. i normally work on it myself, ive change the thermostat...thanks to your help, i saved $250. i was wondering if at sometime you can do a video on how to service the Transmission. Fluid change.thanks....Sam.
Check your diff first. Mine (a 2004 SL500) took a M24x1.5 screw plug that used a 14mm hex bit to remove. The part number for the plug is 0009976232 and they are $3.04 ea at ECS Tuning. However, with no washer or flange, I just reused mine.
At the start of the video I mentioned that you would need 1.3 US quarts. Measure and fill it to that amount. Filling you to the point of oil coming out of the top is done when you don’t know the exact fill amount.
HEADS UP ALL: My GL320 just hit 200K and OUT OF NOWHERE it seems like the Front Differential is failing, from a dead stop I give it a little more gas than usual and I can feel and hear a Fast Slip Knocking sound coming from the Drivers Side CV Shaft, fast forward a few hours later and it got worse, now at a normal takeoff speed it’s slipping. CHANGE YOUR DIFFERENTIAL FLUIDS EVERY 50k OR ELSE.
iRepair Autos okay thought so. Saw you doing the rear diff video, then you said something about the front diff I'm like this guy Doesn't know what he's talking about, cars don't have front diff must be a 4matic. Very good video
Hah hah... If it's rear wheel drive only then correct there is no front differential fluid to change. If it's 4matic then yes. Some models don't carry the 4-matic lettering on the trunk even if it's 4-matic so double check.
I think you're missing some very important information. Mercedes makes more than one car. What car is this for? My 2010 C300 4Matic is completely different.
yes,this not helping atall.mine is e350 4matic 2010-modell stw. There is no fill plug atall.Drainplug is. Fill via drain plug,use a pump to press new oil in. Must be super fast to hit the plug back in. Greetings from Finland.
@@artsimannisto5659 I just spent hours looking for a fill plug. Do you have any idea what the black plastic cap is right on top? It is able to be twisted around. I was tempted to try to pop it off with a flat screwdriver.
