M271 engine replacement oil filter base, thermostat, foot pad, belt

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 September 2, 2024
Recently, oil leakage from the oil filter base has been found to be a bit serious. After stopping in the garage for half a month, it was found that there was oil on the ground. Although it had been leaking for 3 years, it was not serious that it had not dripped to the ground before. I happen to have saved a lot of problems and solved them completely. In recent six months, the engine noise is particularly loud, especially when stepping on the throttle for more than 60 kilometers, I feel tinnitus. It will be better after receiving the fuel, and the engine does not wobble obviously. The master said that the machine foot mat should be replaced. Sometimes start the car to drive dozens of kilometers the temperature has been less than 80 degrees, 4S said that the thermostat is broken, inside the card will not be able to heat up. Just waiting for the intake port cleaning to remove the intake pipe, the replacement of the oil filter base and tensioner also need to remove the intake pipe, so it is completely solved this time.
At the recommendation of a Mercedes-Benz home, we bought the original oil filter base 1900, water pipe 85, Mahler thermostat 350, ZF engine mat and gearbox mat 1000 (said to be the same as the original car). Purchased from Guangzhou Guangzhou Guang Quan Auto parts INA belt four-piece set 550 + Aylin intake pipe gasket 100.
Went to the car friend recommended Shengbao Hong boss surnamed Song, the boss is busy phone calls are not high, spare parts quoted prices are not high, worried about the quality of accessories so enough to buy, the boss said that he charged labor fees of 1200 yuan, basically each charge 200 yuan, the actual charge of 1490 yuan (160,160 high-pressure tubing, 20 high-pressure pump rubber, antifreeze and power oil), dry at 10:30, until 7 o’clock in the evening.
I would like to thank the “strict version” and “Hermit Werner” for their warm recommendation and advice.
Here are the photos.

This is the newly bought oil filter base of the original factory.

Original car cushion

Comparison between the new and the old oil filter base. The master did not glue when he installed the oil filter base, saying that there was no glue, and the 4S was not glued either. When I came out of the house, the master had already installed it. The following starter was removed and cleaned. Then prop up the car and clean the oil marks.

The water pipe behind the oil filter base is not broken, but it takes a lot of effort to replace it together.

Master Sun was worried when he saw this water pipe, saying that it was very difficult to change, that he could not reach it, that he needed to remove the equipment above (it was like a high-pressure oil pump), and that when he removed it, he had to replace the rubber pad and bought a rubber pad. The boss said that 20 yuan felt inexpensive.

Master Sun is changing the plumbing, and you can see that it’s really hard.

Gasoline pipe of high pressure oil pump

I heard that the most vulnerable thing about this engine is this high-pressure tubing. Anyway, it was taken apart and replaced together. The boss quoted 160 half an hour for delivery, but the tubing disassembled did not see obvious signs of aging, and it felt that it could not be changed.

The air intake before cleaning still looks dirty.

The state after cleaning is obviously clean. The master said that the plastic shell of the intake branch pipe could not be cleaned, so it was not cleaned, and I was not very clear. I listened to the master.

The master did not change the prepared intake pipe cushion, saying that the original rubber pad can still be used, but there is no need to change it. I don’t know if I didn’t find one, or I really didn’t have to change it. I was in the house at that time, and when I came out, the master had already installed it.

Guangzhou Guangquan purchased a four-piece set of INA belt, the master said that the installation of the tensioner also needed to remove the air intake, just happened to be replaced, but the dismantled belt did not find any cracks, and the belt usually had no abnormal sound, but it just felt that the age was enough, so I bought it, and I felt that it could be used for at least 2 years earlier (the car could not run 10,000 kilometers a year). Anyway, it has been bought and taken apart, so let’s change it together. I hope it can be used for more than 5 years.

INA belt four-piece package

INA belt four-piece set outer packing

The removed old thermostat

Newly bought Mahler thermostat, even take over the iron ring clasp to pay attention to tight, the master installed repeatedly tried many times, in case the card is not good, make sure you can not pull it out.

The newly bought Mahler thermostat can be sure that the original car should not be a Mahler thermostat, because when this thermostat is installed, there is a plug that cannot be inserted to the end, and there is a small buckle that is not matched, so use a screwdriver to deal with the clasp before installing it. Because it was a new antifreeze changed in July, I only prepared a new bottle. As a result, during the operation, the master accidentally flowed the booster oil into the antifreeze, so the antifreeze could not be used. At 1:1, one bottle of water was not enough. The boss also got a bottle of BMW antifreeze without Mercedes-Benz antifreeze. BMW antifreeze is much cheaper than Mercedes-Benz. The boss said BMW antifreeze can be mixed with Mercedes-Benz. They are all produced by the same manufacturer, so I no longer insist on changing all the antifreeze. BMW’s 1.5L plus half a bottle is enough.

While pumping air, the master said that the antifreeze needs to be vacuumed before it is added.

The newly bought gearbox foot glue, which is the same as the original car, is the same as the original car, with no packaging and no sign.

Newly bought gearbox foot glue

The master is removing the engine mat.

The newly bought engine foot glue is not packaged. It is said that the original factory is from Zaifu, but it is not known whether it is true or false.

Contrast between the old and the new

Contrast between the old and the new

Compared with the old and the new, the old one has obviously collapsed, and the car has only driven 110000 kilometers. It takes about an hour to change the foot of the machine. It is true that the noise has been reduced after the replacement. If we had known that the noise was a foot problem, we would not have to put up with the noise for so long.

This is the charge catalogue of the repair shop, in fact, antifreeze and power oil can not be paid, after all, it is caused by the mistakes of the maintenance master, but to see the master is also very hard, I did not mention it to the boss, all paid. On the whole, I feel that Master Sun is experienced after all, and his operation is more skilled and serious. Boss Song looks very young, and the offer is realistic, but he doesn’t like to pick up people very much. there can be seven lifts in the shop, and the boss says there are nine repairmen, two BMWs and a Land Rover and a Rolls-Royce. The boss said that there are few people today, and he is usually busier than this, and he usually repairs more BMWs.