Absolutely the best video on this I have seen! I'm about to do this job myself on my R320 W251 -07

@TheKeenMechanic

5 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy, I tried to do it as detailed as possible whilst not too long and boring. Best of luck and hope turbo bolts at back are not too tight🤝🏻

@danieleriksson1657

5 ай бұрын

@@TheKeenMechanic when you clean the intakes, is it needed to turn the engine so the valves are closed?

@TheKeenMechanic

5 ай бұрын

@@danieleriksson1657 You will clean the intake manifolds outside of the vehicle. In order to clean the intake valve ports rotate the crankshaft pulley and make sure to clean the ports with closed valves only. If you don't you will wash all the mess inside the engine which can cause catastrophic engine failure.

I did this job myself after being inspired by your video. Thanks To anyone planning on doing this job, also change the swirl flap motor and runner rods. I had to do it again as the motor failed 2 weeks after.

@TheKeenMechanic

3 ай бұрын

Oh, what a shame to have to do it again. Thanks for watching and for your nice comment and contribution to the channel

A great video on the changing of the oil cooler seals. It seems insane how much work is involved in changing two seals. I have this job to do on a friends ML in a few months. I have sent him a link to the video just to let him see how much work is involved

@TheKeenMechanic

12 күн бұрын

Yes, very poor design. Thanks for watching and for sharing🤝🏻

Absolutely brilliant

@TheKeenMechanic

4 күн бұрын

Thanks

God bless you for making this. Extremely detailed. I salute you!

@TheKeenMechanic

3 ай бұрын

Thank you🤝🏻

GREAT VIDEO - Best i have found on this task to date, VERY detailed. AWESOME work

@TheKeenMechanic

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the nice comment. Glad you like it and hope it helps you fix your car🤝🏻

Thanks bro!!! Clear and expecific 🙌🙌🙌

@TheKeenMechanic

4 ай бұрын

Thank you. Much appreciated🤝🏻

Awesome! I just finished this job on my 07 r320. I used awesome cleaner and brushes from harbor freight to clean the intakes and any black death. Melts it instantly.

@TheKeenMechanic

3 ай бұрын

Nice one, thanks for sharing. Some people also use pure caustic and steep them but I found my method is also as good and a bit cost effective. Thanks for watching

Was nice to see awesome job !!!

@TheKeenMechanic

Ай бұрын

Thank you🤝🏻

Fantastic video.

@TheKeenMechanic

2 ай бұрын

Thank you

Good nice explanation and video, thanks!

@TheKeenMechanic

Ай бұрын

You are welcome

Something to watch out for very carefully. The oil line in the turbo stand goes directly to the rear main crank bearing. If any dirt goes in there the engine will break. So watch out everyone that is going to do this.

@TheKeenMechanic

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for adding this detail. Hope everyone reads it. I like to put silicone plugs to make sure nothing gets in when cleaning

@jeanmarievirantin8976

3 ай бұрын

Bravo, super job !!!

@TheKeenMechanic

3 ай бұрын

@@jeanmarievirantin8976 Thank you🤝🏻

Doing this now on a 2012 W166 with the later version turbo which has a solid metal coolant line that is stuck hard from grime/age requiring excess force to remove, best order a replacement in before commencing the job P/N A6422030602. Also the downpipe is one big piece which makes removing the turbo a real PITA. Recommend removing the engine bay rear access panels and wiper cowl cover, still a real PITA job. Thanks for the vid, would be near impossible without it.

@TheKeenMechanic

Ай бұрын

You are welcome🤝🏻

thanks

@TheKeenMechanic

4 ай бұрын

You are welcome

Wow you are thorough . Have a ml320 cdi 05 plate . Same problem . Any chance of A parts list for this fix . ?? Genuine Mercedes of course . Wished you lived near me . Amazing video

@TheKeenMechanic

4 ай бұрын

Hi and thanks for the nice comment Have a look on ebay for Genuine gasket kets. There is one for example www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204269916426?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=66fpUu8-SBC&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=RwAnBlHgT8-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY You will most likely not need all of these but if you want to save time searching one by one just get one of these full kits

sa ma bien servie ! la video !

@TheKeenMechanic

2 ай бұрын

Thanks. Best of luck🤝🏻

Thanks for this. I admire that you did this. I need the exact same repair and know my limits. Does £1700 to repair which includes replacing intake pipe connection, inlet port motor, oil cooler and drive shaft at the same time sound fair to people? Only the seal needs doing, but the suggestion is to do the other bits whilst the engine is in bits as it won’t make much difference to the overall labour cost.

@TheKeenMechanic

3 ай бұрын

Hi and thanks for reaching out. Make sure they clean the intake manifolds and valve ports as it will make massive difference to the fuel economy and performance. Best of luck and just think again whether you wouldn't use my guide and save yourself a huge amount of money by doing it yourself🤝🏻

Thank you for sheared your video is a best explanation. But I seen you are in UK? If yes where about ? Because I would like to make appointment to your garage please. Thank you

@TheKeenMechanic

3 ай бұрын

Hi buddy and thanks for the compliments. I am in Northern Ireland

Thank you very much for the video! The best one to repair my W164! Do you have any plan to come to La Rioja in Spain? I would invite you to help me.

@TheKeenMechanic

4 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy. I am glad you enjoyed the video. I would add you to the list😊 so far I have been invited in Japan, USA, Norway, Finland, England, Italy and now Spain. I wish I had the spare time to visit all the countries and help you all guys. I have a friend in Bilbao who invited me 14 years ago and still haven't visited. By the way you live in a very beautiful part of Spain🤝 I am confident you can do the job yourself just by following my tutorial💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

For better access to the turbo you need to remove the covers and the wiper then there is plenty space behind the turbo

@TheKeenMechanic

3 ай бұрын

Thanks

Hi i have a question, not to this car, but the BMW F30 N20 Engines, they made a revised timing chain guide, which is white, original faulty one was brown, say this was replaced with the new white one, after 15k miles ish would the chain guide change colour to dark brown, or what colour would you say it would be, i bought a car a while back that has receipts that timing chain was done, but the guide is dark brown, so im trying to figure out if they actually changed the timing chain or just made fake receipt

@TheKeenMechanic

24 күн бұрын

Hi A white guide will never turn brown even after 300k miles. It will discolour but not that much. It will be more like yellow-white. Either not honest mechanic or used cheap parts

@MrWaheedulHaque

24 күн бұрын

@@TheKeenMechanic thanks for letting me know

Omg good job how long does it take to get it done 🤔

@TheKeenMechanic

6 ай бұрын

This was my 1st experience with OM642 engine. I had big trouble removing the 3 bolts at the back of the turbo which took nearly 6 hours by itself as I had to bend and weld custom tools to loosen them up without snapping them or rounding the heads. I would say all together with all trouble, cleaning and filming took about 30hours. If I was doing it again it will be 12 to 16hrs with good detail.

@toragaragegalway3572

6 ай бұрын

@@TheKeenMechanic nothing is easy a specially on older vehicles 🤷‍♂️

@TheKeenMechanic

6 ай бұрын

Totally agree😮‍💨

How did you managed to put the wire loom back in place ? Did you removed the turbo second time ?

@TheKeenMechanic

4 ай бұрын

You can remove the plastic from the wiring and wrap the wiring with heat resistant tape if you don't want to remove the turbo again.🤝🏻

@SeeBird686

3 ай бұрын

I think that`s a Yes,

Hello , Vielen Dank für das Video. Ich habe eine Frage - möglicherweise tritt Öl in das Abgassystem ein, und ich weiß nicht, was der Grund dafür ist. Liegt das Problem am Motor oder am Turbolader? Alles andere am Fahrzeug scheint in Ordnung zu sein. Ich habe das Fahrzeug gekauft und der Verkäufer hat mir versichert, dass weder der Turbolader noch der Ölkühler defekt sind. Dennoch tritt dichter Rauch auf, wenn der Motor heiß wird. Der Motor läuft reibungslos und klingt gut. Ich habe auch etwas Öl am Einlass des Turboladers entdeckt, wie im Video gezeigt.

@TheKeenMechanic

2 ай бұрын

Hello, thank you for the video. I have a question - maybe oil is entering the exhaust system, and I don't know what the reason is. Is the problem with the engine or the turbocharger? Everything else on the vehicle appears to be fine. I bought the vehicle and the seller assured me that neither the turbocharger nor the oil cooler were defective. However, thick smoke still appears when the engine gets hot. The engine runs smoothly and sounds good. I also discovered some oil at the turbocharger inlet as shown in the video.

@TheKeenMechanic

2 ай бұрын

I have posted the translated message in English so others can read it too. It is hard to tell without inspecting the vehicle in person. Is the smoke Black or Blue/White? If it is black smoke the it is most likely not enough air to burn the diesel. If it is blue/grey/white smoke it could be oil/antifreeze coolant leak. It will be very hard for oil to pass through the combustion chamber and to end up unburnt in your exhaust system. Make sure you have no turbo boost leaks which will cause the black smoke. This ML350cdi shown in the video was working very well when idling, but had no power and smoked black due to boost leak from a sensor that was not fitted correctly and had fallen from the plastic manifold which goes to the aluminium intake manifolds. Check the engine 1st and make sure you have no obvious boost leaks. If you know somebody who has a smoke machine get him to pressure test the intake system and check for leaks. Hope this helps

@MN-nl3kp

2 ай бұрын

@@TheKeenMechanic The smoke that comes out is blue, a lot of oil enters the exhaust system / Sometimes white smoke comes out when the engine temperature risesThe engine runs smoothly and no malfunctions appear on the screen ,But the problem is the smoke and oil in the exhaust system

@TheKeenMechanic

2 ай бұрын

@@MN-nl3kp hi If there is nothing obvious you can replace or rebuild the turbo and see if this solves the problem. I found a company here that sold me a fully professionally rebuilt turbo for around £300 when I returned my old one. I hope the place you purchased it from offers a warranty. Check if coolant is leaking into the intake valves from the manifold. I have seen this before. This causes light coloured smoke too. Hope you get it sorted. 🤝🏻

@MN-nl3kp

2 ай бұрын

@@TheKeenMechanic Thank you very much❤️

Just wondering if you needed to also remove the PCV valve when disassembling?

@TheKeenMechanic

5 ай бұрын

Just follow it as shown buddy, I removed the bare minimum to get the job done🤝🏻

@tickertape82

5 ай бұрын

Ok good to know, thanks! @@TheKeenMechanic

Top job. Can you say how much I'm expected to pay to have it done. Thank you

@TheKeenMechanic

2 күн бұрын

The main dealer will charge probably about £2000 without any cleaning. MB Specialist might charge a bit less. Why not buy some tools and do it yourself whilst following my step by step tutorial🙂

@Whoknowsthefuture.

2 күн бұрын

@@TheKeenMechanic due to my phisical limitation I can just about change a wheel 😬.

Hi, how much does it cost this kind of repair ? Nice job

@TheKeenMechanic

3 ай бұрын

Hi Please read up the other comments and you will see the answers as I have been asked this question before. Thanks for your time to watch and leave a comment

hello I have a question please Is it possible to put an ML engine v6 on a Mercedes viano ? Are these engines all the same om642 ?? Thank you

@TheKeenMechanic

Ай бұрын

I have never had to swap an engine in one of these but I assume the OM642 from ML should fit in a Viano.🤝🏻

Hi, for intake manifolds is 16 nm torque ? And what nm torque for turbo 2 bolts ?

@TheKeenMechanic

4 ай бұрын

I couldn't use a torque wrench on turbo bolts as it is very tight for space. Just go with "good and tight".

Ohh man, have also replaced the seals with Purple (much stiffer ) bolted the oil cooler with 6nm, after two weeks much bigger leak. Appeard to be purple seals gone bad.. Got me another pair of Orange seals and did the job again. Any of you had this???

@TheKeenMechanic

4 ай бұрын

Oh such bad luck. I would hate to do this twice due to bad seals. I bought my purple seals from Mercedes dealer and I am aware there are many other cheap asian copies out on the market. Hope your dealer bought their seals from an approved supplier

@madeinthehell1622

2 ай бұрын

No oil cooler new?

@TheKeenMechanic

2 ай бұрын

@@madeinthehell1622 Save yourself £200 and use the old one. The only issue is the orange o-rings that harden over time and start leaking. Same as any other oil cooler, people just replace the gaskets🤝🏻

@mrnihad170

2 ай бұрын

@@madeinthehell1622 Yes the oil cooler was bought new as well, (however dont think thats the problem, even the old one was still good.)

Hi I have oil leak issue with my Mercedes c350 d - just wondering where you are based so perhaps I can bring the car to you for repair also if you give a rough indication of the labour cost involved in this sort of repair. Thanks in advance

@TheKeenMechanic

5 ай бұрын

Hi I am in Northern Ireland This job would cost anywhere between £500 to £1000 depending on the level of detail and parts/consumables used.

@mohammedshafiq226

5 ай бұрын

Thanks - Unfortunately I’m based in Yorkshire and have booked it with a mechanic for this Friday, hoping it’s nothing too extreme. Once again thanks for responding.

@TheKeenMechanic

5 ай бұрын

@@mohammedshafiq226 It shouldn't be too bad. Hope you get it sorted. What price did you get quoted buddy just out of curiosity? Thanks

@mohammedshafiq226

5 ай бұрын

I don’t know yet as they are going to have a look at it tomorrow 🥴

@mohammedshafiq226

5 ай бұрын

It is losing a lot of oil though

can you advise me? I have a mercedes w164 ml320cdi. in the last 2000 km, it consumed almost 3 liters of oil. what can it be?

@TheKeenMechanic

3 ай бұрын

Probably an oil cooler leak. If no leaks you valve stems or oil piston rings. Best of luck

@branislavvucetic8557

3 ай бұрын

@@TheKeenMechanic there are no leaks, I'm going to remove the engine. thank you

@TheKeenMechanic

3 ай бұрын

@@branislavvucetic8557 Best of luck buddy, hope you get it sorted

Were the seals changed in the W213 E-Class?

@TheKeenMechanic

Ай бұрын

If you have no leaks you can take a chance. If it is leaking it was either changed a long time ago, may be poor quality seals were used or never changed at all. Some last over 100k miles others fail much earlier. Hope this helps

@peterryan7340

Ай бұрын

@@TheKeenMechanic I thought that the seals were changed to Viton for the update?

@TheKeenMechanic

Ай бұрын

@@peterryan7340 You could be right😉

But how much would this cost at a garage

@TheKeenMechanic

4 күн бұрын

Read other comments. Some people shared dealers quote near £2000 without cleaning the intake and ports

Do you have to take off turbo charger to replace oil cooler ?

@TheKeenMechanic

4 ай бұрын

Yes

@ukaszjurys2475

4 ай бұрын

@@TheKeenMechanic However not a good information for me - thanks for quick response ... I also have white smoke from exhaust and little amount of coolant dropping. EGR Cooler ? Thank You.

@TheKeenMechanic

4 ай бұрын

@@ukaszjurys2475 Possibly cooler, hope it is not head gasket related. The intake manifilolds are liquid cooled so could be that too

@ukaszjurys2475

4 ай бұрын

​@@TheKeenMechanicI will let you know once it's fixed.

@TheKeenMechanic

4 ай бұрын

@@ukaszjurys2475 Check the bridge pipe with the two O-rings connecting the 2 manifolds. That is a very common point for leaks. Best of luck and yes, let us all know when fixed

What year and mileage of the car? Please.

@TheKeenMechanic

6 ай бұрын

This ML350cdi is year 2010. It had 190k miles and blew an engine 4 years ago due to poor maintenance. It received a used engine with 100k installed back then so I assume the current mileage would be about 150k on the second engine. I very much doubt that the intake and valves were ever cleaned. Hope this helps

I done this on my wife ml it was painfull most of the time spent was cleaning and the back does get it

@TheKeenMechanic

3 ай бұрын

I know your pain buddy, not an easy job

Wonder 😂 how much cost to fix this ?

@TheKeenMechanic

2 ай бұрын

Read the other comments as I have answered this question

What digital repair manual did you use? Thank you.

@TheKeenMechanic

Ай бұрын

Hi I have access to the mercedes dealer repair manuals. Thanks

@DadsThatGolf

Ай бұрын

How can I get a copy from you? I want to make sure I’m reinstalling everything correctly. Great video and thank you.

@TheKeenMechanic

Ай бұрын

Sorry, you can't get it from me. Check this website and get yourself one. Money well spent shrsl.com/43mz2

@DadsThatGolf

Ай бұрын

Thank you very much.

And the 3rd bolt of the charger? 🙄🙄🙄🙄

@TheKeenMechanic

5 ай бұрын

Hi buddy, what is your question please?

Hey what's the name of the tool or do you have a link for it at 37:22

@TheKeenMechanic

3 ай бұрын

Hi It is a diamond coated router bit sharpening tool. Bought it 15 years ago so may be hard to find now but you will deffinitely find something similar

@user-fw2rq1tp3j

3 ай бұрын

@@TheKeenMechanic thanks I think I can find it here in Canada, what Grit is okay for the job.

@TheKeenMechanic

3 ай бұрын

@@user-fw2rq1tp3j above 1000 grit. Thanks for watching

@user-fw2rq1tp3j

3 ай бұрын

@@TheKeenMechanic Thanks I got some ridiculous quotes for this issue and not alot of mechanics want to work on it, so I guess I gotta roll up my sleeves and do it.

@TheKeenMechanic

3 ай бұрын

@@user-fw2rq1tp3j That's exactly why I put this video together to show people how to do it themselves🤝🏻

Good job done except that irritating devil's rock music....

@TheKeenMechanic

6 ай бұрын

Thanks🤭

@Orwic1

4 ай бұрын

Very impressive - a fantastic job done. Great video.

@TheKeenMechanic

4 ай бұрын

@@Orwic1 thanks🤝🏻

@fordeavalera9361

4 ай бұрын

​@@TheKeenMechanic hello, what city are you in?

@TheKeenMechanic

4 ай бұрын

@@fordeavalera9361 Hi I am in Northern Ireland🤝🏻

How much is this repair ??

@TheKeenMechanic

6 ай бұрын

This was my 1st experience with OM642 engine. I had big trouble removing the 3 bolts at the back of the turbo which took nearly 6 hours by itself as I had to bend and weld custom tools to loosen them up without snapping them or rounding the heads. I would say all together with all trouble, cleaning and filming took about 30hours. If I was doing it again it will be 12 to 16hrs with good detail. I have heard others doing it for 8 hrs but I assume they did not go into such detail and cleaning. Consider yourself lucky if you get this done for under £500. Gaskets, seals, Oil, filters, coolant, cleaning chemicals and consumables increase the price even further. Hope this helps

@andrzej5484

5 ай бұрын

@@TheKeenMechanic what's wrong with these compressor screws, why did it take you so many hours? what wrenches did you use? thanks

@TheKeenMechanic

5 ай бұрын

@@andrzej5484 Hi, the engine was replaced 4 years ago, the previous mechanic used the old bolts and didn't put ceramic grease on them. The 3 bolts on the back of the turbo are hard to access and I had to make special tools to allow me to remove them without stripping or rounding the heads. Had to heat every single bolt with MAPP gas torch. Got there in the end but took a long time

@andrzej5484

5 ай бұрын

So, after replacing the screws with new ones, secure them somehow, e.g. with ceramic grease, so that there is no problem with unscrewing them again? If there are new screws in the turbo and manifolds, what torque should they be tightened because you are giving different values.

@TheKeenMechanic

5 ай бұрын

@@andrzej5484 I just went with good and tight on the 3 turbo to exhaust manifold and all cast iron exhaust manifolds were tightened by feel as it is too difficult to use a torque wrench. If you are reusing the old bolts put ceramic grease on them. If using brand new bolts put ceramic grease too if they don't come with it.🤝🏻

What a disaster,give me an aircoold folks wagen instead,

@TheKeenMechanic

3 ай бұрын

🤭

Truly awful vehicles.

@TheKeenMechanic

2 ай бұрын

A lot of labour to get to this cooler. Not a great design. As long as the seals last more than the warranty the MB dealer doesn't care what the customers have to do after that. The owner of the vehicle loves it and says it has been reliable in any other way aprart from an engine replacement 4 years ago which he admits is his own fault due to neglected maintenance

@neilrafferty2097

2 ай бұрын

@TheKeenMechanic Fell out of love with Mercedes a long time ago.Once the (expensive) byword for quality but now just the same as all the other manufacturers.Overpriced and of questionable quality.

@TheKeenMechanic

2 ай бұрын

They are now installing Renault engines in the smaller class cars😮‍💨

@neilrafferty2097

2 ай бұрын

@@TheKeenMechanic Daylight robbery