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I have seen them before but havent been able to find a European seller. I found one on eBay which is $100 + $50 shipping.

bbirdwell

That is not a bad price. Eight years ago I paid $116 USD for mine. Accounting for inflation and shipping, $150 sounds reasonable. And below are two examples of clutch failure...

https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...ull-speed.html

https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...ed-my-car.html

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Ok I've just ordered it. Paid $163 in total, which is cheaper than repairing damage once it explodes

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Seems I was running into issues with the new injectors? Cold start was horrible and it was running very rich, so I decided to put back the old injectors (after servicing them first)



All injectors serviced, new rubber rings, new retainer ring and new filter baskets







All old injectors back in the fuel rail





After fitting them, all problems were solved again...

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Also replaced the gaskets of the oil filter housing. I needed to buy the 46mm socket to remove the big hollow bolt



The new socket and oil filter key



Elring gaskets



Oil filter out and insides cleaned





Gasket was hard as a rock off course



Sticky sand etc





Dirt & debris

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Remove the 4x T30 torx bolts to separate the 2 halves



Another 2 hard gaskets



More dirt & debris



Cleaning with an old toothbrush and some brake cleaner works very well





Some spring loaded action behind the small plate



I replaced the rubber O-ring as well





And as usual, it leaked a bit after. So I will replace the bottom seal with an original MB gasket. Thankfully, that seal isnt that expensive

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Created a small video on dirty vs polished exhaust tips

MB Moneypit

Ok, guilty as charged.
So what did you use to clean, more importantly polish?
Also beautiful neighborhood, I love the Netherlands.

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As requested by @MB Moneypit !

• Wash it first (normal car shampoo)
• General degreaser to get the soot/carbon deposits of as much as possible
• Scotch brite pads in combination with metal polish, used the most coarse pad only on the hardest to clean areas >
  Amazon
  Amazon
• Metal polish with polishing cones as last step > https://www.amazon.nl/BESPORTBLE-Pol...dp/B097H72FZZ/

I received the tip that the Mothers metal polish is top notch stuff, so I will be getting that in the future. I bought some other brand

Mothers:
I only need to wipe off the tips from time to time at this stage

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Removing the inner & outer tie rod

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Bought an engine hoist to swap the engine mounts (again). I put in Meyle engine mounts, but after hearing about them on M539 Restorations, I decided to swap them out with Lemforder. The difference is definitely there, Lemforder gives a much smoother experience.



Work in progress



And I stumbled on a small issue, I could not get the bolt in the drivers side mount. The notch did not line up perfectly. Some small adjustment was needed.

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Inspected the F32 Pre-fuse block, as I still had some issues with the CLS switching off convenience functions. I did not know you need to loosen a nut under the car to get it out. So I only cleaned the connections, did the same for the negative mass point right next to it

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Also decided to use the heat reflective tape on the top of the airboxes as a small supporting mod. Work in progress:

Also fitted the Gates HD green belt, will compare it to the Gates RPM belt. See if the Gates RPM makes a little bit more boost





All done

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Thanks again for the reminder @bbirdwell! I got the scatter shield installed, a little bit of insurance for the supercharger pulley

For the uninitiated:
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...ed-my-car.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...er-pulley.html



Sits fairly close to the pulley, but no issues whatsoever

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Also replaced the fuel dampener, as its probably 18 years old by now

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When I replaced the fuel dampener, I also replaced the MAP sensor. Quite a fiddly process as there isn't much room. My tip: rent a midget or someone with small hands, as the right bolt has ample room to remove it.

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And I also passed the 200.000km mark!

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Washed it on saturday, and came back to it on sunday like this....

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On my way home from work, after it rained all day. I was blessed with some sunshine



Room enough for bigger brakes

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POV Installation video of the Scatter Shield

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All by myself

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Rural parking in the Netherlands

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LED license plate light broke down again, so I went back to festoon leds. I found these from maxgtrs which has flexible ends. The red ones are cree leds, which I had lying around







These went straight to the bin

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Added a battery monitor to the car in helping me find a power drain.





And the app show this information



After driving 30-40 mins or so

machild

How much of a drain do you have?