Doing an oil change in your 1965 to 1976 Mercedes 200D, 220D, 240D or 300D diesel. Be careful! There are a couple things that you really need to watch out for. In this video Kent will explain some of the things that can go wrong and how messy this job can be. The focus in this video is on removing the oil filter housing and replacing it without damaging it or creating oil leaks.
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Here are the step-by-step procedures that are covered:
- Removing the oil filter housing
- Removing the plastic pre filter
- Removing the oil filter element
- Inspection the canister housing lip
- Why care must be taken when replacing the canister housing
- How to remove the large o-ring seal
- Why it is so important you do this oil change yourself.
- How things go back together in the canister
- Direction of spring and filter
- Installing the new plastic pre filter
- Cleaning the filter area under the car
- How to get the alignment right when installing the canister housing
- Preventing damage to the lip of the canister
- How to tighten the center bolt properly
- Double checking your work
- Adding oil with funnel
- How to prevent over filling
- Final run test and inspection.
Draining the old oil out of the pan is not covered in this video. It is assumed you already know how to do this from working on other cars. Kent does demonstrate that draining the oil out with the pan plug does get all the oil out of the engine. He prefers an oil extractor but is not absolutely necessary.
TOTAL RUN TIME: 15:05 minutes
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