rpbtos

I found some oil in the front of the engine bay. Do you guys know where this may come from?


I have 108k miles on the motor. Is there something that is common for this c230 2005 to go out or be replaced?

here is a picture

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwU...ew?usp=sharing

Preet

these are the cam shaft sensor seals leaking
https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...nsor-leak.html

rpbtos

When I first bought the car i took it into the Mercedes dealership and they told me that they were going to replace those things under warranty and that it got lucky enough that didn't damage the sensors.

Would i need to take it in again and have them replace that again at their cost?

VVF

Try it, but they will probably tell you the recall has been done and you are on your own now blah-blah...

It looks like you just need to snug the bolts a bit, because they appear to be leaking from the seals, not from the connectors (unplug the connectors and check for any oil inside there).

rpbtos

Is there some kind of sealant i need to use on the camshaft sensor to stop the leak going out?

rpbtos

So, one of the bolts on the cam sensors just broke cause I over tighten it too much and less than half the bolt is now stuck In the tread. Never ending stuff..... how can I get that out now ?

VVF

Sucks man. You might try ez-outs, left hand drill bits, etc to drill it out.
Be careful not to damage the thread if the broken piece is deep in there.

I was once flushing the coolant and the radiator plastic drain plug just snapped in two. It was brittle from the age and all the heat.