Benzito's Official Thread
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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..
![](http://www.knfilters.com/images/99-5000.jpg)
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)
![](http://keobsavila.com/img/carpics/photo(4).jpg)
also droped in one of these bad boys
![](http://www.a1motorstores.co.uk/prod_images/00/01/43/STPPETROLTREATMENT.jpg)
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)
![](https://www.tt-hardware.com/img/news5/news080806_7dujour.gif)
mine was 5 years old and 10x more dirty... so i said the hell with this! and took everything apart and ripped it off!![smash](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/smashfreak.gif)
had my friend take me to the local auto parts store and made this.
![](http://keobsavila.com/img/carpics/photo.jpg)
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.
![](http://keobsavila.com/img/carpics/photo(12).jpg)
![](http://keobsavila.com/img/carpics/photo(3).jpg)
![](http://keobsavila.com/img/carpics/photo(9).jpg)
![](http://keobsavila.com/img/carpics/photo(10).jpg)
the couplings came with the the 3" plastic house, it screws right in - tightly and it stays firm and they don't separate.
![](http://keobsavila.com/img/carpics/photo(11).jpg)
![](http://keobsavila.com/img/carpics/photo(16).jpg)
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.
![](http://www.duplicolor.com/gallery/gallery_images/can_caliper.jpg)
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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.
![](http://www.knfilters.com/images/99-5000.jpg)
wile that was drying I also decided to clean the throttle with throttle cleaner and soft rags. (found a bit of oil
![nix](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/nixweiss.gif)
![](http://keobsavila.com/img/carpics/photo(4).jpg)
also droped in one of these bad boys
![](http://www.a1motorstores.co.uk/prod_images/00/01/43/STPPETROLTREATMENT.jpg)
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)
![](https://www.tt-hardware.com/img/news5/news080806_7dujour.gif)
mine was 5 years old and 10x more dirty... so i said the hell with this! and took everything apart and ripped it off!
![smash](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/smashfreak.gif)
had my friend take me to the local auto parts store and made this.
![](http://keobsavila.com/img/carpics/photo.jpg)
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.
![](http://keobsavila.com/img/carpics/photo(12).jpg)
![](http://keobsavila.com/img/carpics/photo(3).jpg)
![](http://keobsavila.com/img/carpics/photo(9).jpg)
![](http://keobsavila.com/img/carpics/photo(10).jpg)
the couplings came with the the 3" plastic house, it screws right in - tightly and it stays firm and they don't separate.
![](http://keobsavila.com/img/carpics/photo(11).jpg)
![](http://keobsavila.com/img/carpics/photo(16).jpg)
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.
![](http://www.duplicolor.com/gallery/gallery_images/can_caliper.jpg)
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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.
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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.
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White calipers with your sexry black rims should make people wanna do this to you car.
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calipers are ganna be black with white MB stecil. trying to keep the black and silver/white look.
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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...
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Last week got my new black color-lens-side markers in.
![](http://keobsavila.com/img/4.jpg)
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...
![](http://keobsavila.com/img/1.jpg)
![](http://keobsavila.com/img/5.jpg)
![](http://keobsavila.com/img/6.jpg)
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.
![](http://keobsavila.com/img/2.jpg)
![](http://keobsavila.com/img/3.jpg)
![](http://keobsavila.com/img/8.jpg)
![](http://keobsavila.com/img/7.jpg)
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)
![](http://keobsavila.com/img/4.jpg)
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...
![](http://keobsavila.com/img/1.jpg)
![](http://keobsavila.com/img/5.jpg)
![](http://keobsavila.com/img/6.jpg)
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.
![](http://keobsavila.com/img/2.jpg)
![](http://keobsavila.com/img/3.jpg)
![](http://keobsavila.com/img/8.jpg)
![](http://keobsavila.com/img/7.jpg)
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)
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what the heck frank!
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