benzito911

So I have hit 90k miles and I have been doing some minor maintenance on the car, couple weeks ago I changed the spark plugs, I went to the stealer and of course over paid for NGK spark plugs... but thats cool, changing the plugs on the 05 c230k was not as bad, so also i decided to clean/wash the K&N Filter and the air box with..



wile that was drying I also decided to clean the throttle with throttle cleaner and soft rags. (found a bit of oil not sure if its a big problem)



also droped in one of these bad boys



In the process i was looking at that ugly paper house/air intake that we have on the 1.8l engine. I was hella dirty but no way i was going to clean that, here is a pic.. (not an actual pic of my car)



mine was 5 years old and 10x more dirty... so i said the hell with this! and took everything apart and ripped it off!

had my friend take me to the local auto parts store and made this.



with 2 of those intake couplings and a 3" flexible/plastic air house (takes shape as you bend it) here are some pics of the process.









the couplings came with the the 3" plastic house, it screws right in - tightly and it stays firm and they don't separate.





after that i put everyting back together and called it a day, with this minor tuneup Im pexpecting to be back up at 34mpg on the fwy.

part 2 of me and the benzito teaser:

bought a kit to paint the caliper black with Mercedes Benz in white. I should be done with this today or tomorrow.



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I welcome any tips you experts can give a newbie, working on cars is not my specialty but hey! I need to keep this car running good and looking good without hurting my wallet.

tazim

what car is this???? the engine bay has so much room

omg its nate

Looking good, I think I am going to paint my calipers this winter. Would like to see how it turns out for you!

benzito911

not sure, i just found the pic to show the paper hose. yeah look a bit different.

aznmode

Nice work on replacing the paper tubing. The plastic tubing, do you notice if it gets hotter or warmer than the paper one?

jreC230

Nice work on that intake I need to do that to mine also

benzito911

its right next to the fan so i dont imagine it getting hot. i dont think the temp of the air thru the new plastic hose will be a problem - i will check it on a long drive and post details.

W203E35

Great work replacing the paper tube. I noticed those things tear quite often.

White calipers with your sexry black rims should make people wanna do this to you car.

benzito911

thanks - yeah i was trying to take it apart and it ripped like cardboard

calipers are ganna be black with white MB stecil. trying to keep the black and silver/white look.

BigBodyBenzC240

Cant wait to see the final result.

FrankW

R171 SLK 200k I think.

let u know this friday on the 5mm.

Alexbenz

you live in pedro? never seen your ride around these neck of the woods yet.....

benzito911

Yep off summerland

I've seen ur bmw ... siknes!

hieracity

nice work on the intake hose. i might have to copy u on that since my hose has been cut up in two pieces now and cant be taped up anymore...

benzito911

do your self a favor

Im having new ideas and will improve it soon.

hieracity

oo, might have to wait for that...

i guess ur not waiting for mig's scoop. lol

we could do some projects together...im in OC too!

benzito911

Migs scoop is sexy and i think it works... if it gets done i might get it, depending on what i do next.

hieracity

sigh, so mig's scoop seems to be a no go.

benzito911

Last week got my new black color-lens-side markers in.



I have a pair of white/clear side markers now for sale. Anyone with maybe a gray car is interested in buying them (pm me about that)

then we went out for some rolling shots :clap: check it out...








drove down to the port and was able to take a couple pics before the cops stopped us from taking pics under the Thomas bridge.









My favorite shots are the first and last photos. Other parts arrived a couple days ago... will be updating this thread soon.

gracias! :peace:


(moderator or admins can you change the name of this thread to "Benzito's official thread" ? plz.. thanks)

W203E35

Your car is coming along VERY nicely. Looks good man

FrankW

K, **** looks SICK!!!!! the bridge shot is money!

you didn't get around to paint the caliper yet?

you can PM amdeutch to change the topic for you.

WaveyKat

Looks Very Very Good Love those Black Wheels

benzito911

no, but also doing it now that i need to change my front b pads.

thanks.


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1. amdeutch

what the heck frank!

LILBENZ230

You're missing a letter. It's amdeutsch. Hope that helps!

FrankW

lol...yea...i misspelled it.