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    W202 OM605 crankcase breather - where is it?

    Thank you!
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    W202 OM605 crankcase breather - where is it?

    Have located the shiny black pipe (looks like cable conduit!) joined by rubber elbows, on top of the engine, underneath the plastic engine cover. The other end leads to the air intake pipe (teed off from the bit between the filter and the turbo). Is that it/the only one? I'm having some...
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    w202 C250TD on veg oil - water injection methods

    Have done my first proper "water injection service" with about 1.5 litres of distilled water with a garden fence sprayer, with fast idle at 2500 rpm sat on drive way. Plan to do this every 6 months with the engine oil change. Comments/suggestions welcome. Cheers, Matt.
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    w202 C250TD on veg oil - water injection methods

    Ring gumming. Been reading various water injection threads with interest. One day I may set it all up properly with valves and pumps etc, but in the meantime, I was thinking pumped garden fence sprayer straight into plenum twice a year before the car's oil change and dino thrash. My question...
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    C250 W202 OM605 another squeaky/squealing idler pulley question

    Just to round this off, it was indeed the damper. Following the advice on this thread I took the belt off and turned everything by hand (apart from the crank!) and it all seemed OK. Couldn't get the lower bolt for the damper out, but removing the pivot and pulling the whole assembly out...
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    Possible silly question about idler damper strut in C250 TD W202 diesel engine

    Sorry chaps I thought I had concluded my search, but then I found this just after I posted 98 c250td V belt vibration damper - Mercedes-Benz Owners' Forums Will give it a go, hopefully I'll have the 17mm allen key kicking about! Cheers, Matt.
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    Possible silly question about idler damper strut in C250 TD W202 diesel engine

    Chaps, I'm struggling to remove the lowermost bolt on the damper - the pulley behind the viscous fan (waterpump pulley?) is obstructing the removal. Am I missing a trick here? Can I safely remove the spring and rotate the whole assembly, will that give me enough room? Or has the...
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    Possible silly question about idler damper strut in C250 TD W202 diesel engine

    @BlackC55 - Thanks, to the point. Maybe this explains my idling noise then. Applying pressure to the lower mount makes the noise go away, but I still don't feel I can rule out idler pulley bearing. Noise also goes away with any revs higher than idle. @guydewdney - would you believe that I am...
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    Possible silly question about idler damper strut in C250 TD W202 diesel engine

    With the top mounting bolt removed, is it normal to be able to remove the metal bush from the rubber surround? My instincts say no, but at the same time the strut only needs to take out forces in bearing, so does it matter providing it's a snug fit (which it is). Cheers, Matt.
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    C250 W202 OM605 another squeaky/squealing idler pulley question

    Quick update: I repaired the thread with chemical metal and the bolt is back in and torque up very nicely. The squeaking is still there unfortunately, however it is slightly better I would say. I guess I should replace the damper just in case it's the bushes that have failed. Of course I...
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    C250 W202 OM605 another squeaky/squealing idler pulley question

    spoton, thanks that is the sort of information I was looking for. I went out to have a play given what you said. I think the upper damper bolt is stripped. Not quite sure what to do with it now. tim.100, thanks, but the belt is brand new. Cheers, Matt.
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    C250 W202 OM605 another squeaky/squealing idler pulley question

    Thanks for the reply, I appreciate what you are saying. I am really asking whether pressing down with a bit of wood as I described would silence a knackered pulley, or can it only be the damper. Or should I just replace both as a matter of course. Cheers, Matt.
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    C250 W202 OM605 another squeaky/squealing idler pulley question

    Hello all, I have a squeaking/squealing/screeching noise coming from the engine at idle. It disappears as soon as revs increase. I cannot pin-point the source of the noise with a bit of hose to my ear, however when I press down on the idler pulley assembly with a bit of wood on the damper...
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    '99 C250 TD W202 with air in fuel line - won't start

    Well, I also bought an 8mm bulb, and some 8mm pipe to go with it given that it was the biggest pipe my usual autofactors has, and guess what, I couldn't push it onto the hard lines. Lovely fit with the bulb though haha. I could have dipped it in some hot water and tried again, but I believe I...
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    '99 C250 TD W202 with air in fuel line - won't start

    It was the main black pipe, very perished on the ends - please forgive my extreme amateurism, I should have just done it when I did all the clear pipes/o rings. Anyway it's fixed now, glad I got some time and managed to sort it before the garage cleared their own backlog! Could have been an...
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    '99 C250 TD W202 with air in fuel line - won't start

    Very kind of you to explain in such good detail, but I'm not sure how/why we are leaping to the conclusion that it is the stop solenoid? Is that the only place an air leak can occur that means all the fuel drains completely back to the tank? The garage won't look at it today so I have the...
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    '99 C250 TD W202 with air in fuel line - won't start

    Man I really hope it isn't the stop solenoid, as I said it took 3 visits to Merc Medic for them to diagnose that, so I won't be impressed if it's already stuffed! Was only a year or so ago.
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    '99 C250 TD W202 with air in fuel line - won't start

    Thanks for the advice chaps, willing to accept it's a design flaw, but I don't think I should be modifying the design without fixing the initial problem! There is no fuel whatsoever getting to the engine - I want to solve that before I go putting in valves etc (although if I do replace the...
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    '99 C250 TD W202 with air in fuel line - won't start

    This is actually my current problem, car is just sat at the garage because they are so busy over Easter, wish I'd had it towed home instead. I've had the air in the fuel line issue, replaced all the clear lines, o rings, etc and car ran fine for ages (although I have not done the black...
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    '99 C250 TD W202 with air in fuel line - won't start

    Ah, shut off valve?
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