Benzito's Official Thread
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Benzito's Official Thread
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)
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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.
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the couplings came with the the 3" plastic house, it screws right in - tightly and it stays firm and they don't separate.
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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.
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.
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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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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)
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)
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thanks.
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what the heck frank!
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