columbiers
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- Nov 22, 2012
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- W124 200E and Vito van
Hi
Using about a litre of water a week and lots of white smoke coming from the exhaust so I've made the decision to change the head gasket.
Done a lot of reading on this and other forums so am more or less ready but have a few questions I hope someone can help with:
1. I have a large slide hammer that I am hoping to use to remove the guide pin- can I remove the radiator and use this rather than the Mercedes tool? Also what is the bolt size for this pin?
2. What size socket is needed for the head bolts? Are they torx, if so what size?
3. Do I need the cam locking pins or can I use drill bits or similar to lock them?
4. Can the head be removed without a crane? I can buy/hire of need be but if it can be manhandled all the better!
Apologies for all the questions but I want to keep the off road time to a minimum so want all the things I need to be in place before I start!! Thanks for any help.
Using about a litre of water a week and lots of white smoke coming from the exhaust so I've made the decision to change the head gasket.
Done a lot of reading on this and other forums so am more or less ready but have a few questions I hope someone can help with:
1. I have a large slide hammer that I am hoping to use to remove the guide pin- can I remove the radiator and use this rather than the Mercedes tool? Also what is the bolt size for this pin?
2. What size socket is needed for the head bolts? Are they torx, if so what size?
3. Do I need the cam locking pins or can I use drill bits or similar to lock them?
4. Can the head be removed without a crane? I can buy/hire of need be but if it can be manhandled all the better!
Apologies for all the questions but I want to keep the off road time to a minimum so want all the things I need to be in place before I start!! Thanks for any help.