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HELPPP!!! Vacuum pump engine swap problem
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2008 Mercedes c350
HELPPP!!! Vacuum pump engine swap problem
Help please I’ma newbie, I caw threads of people swapping m272 engines so I tried swapped my 2007 c230 2.5L to a c350 3.5L but the big problem is the vacuum pump or where it located like my mechanic told me, now I’m stuck please if you know anything thing I can do please lmk, this hurt my pocket so much just to not be able to finish the project.
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2008 c300 manual, 2012 c300 4matic, 2008 r320, 2012 c250 3.5l swapped, glc 63
Most 3.5l don’t have vacuum pumps, you just need to reroute the tube to the intake manifold. There is a spot to put in the tube, it’s covered by a rubber plug
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2008 Mercedes c350
thank you so so much, I’ve being stressing about this, do you know the best and easy way to carry when trying to reroute the tube?
