Well, sister bought a new car and I finally got my E300 back from her....whew. The car is seriously clapped out, and it needs major service (injectors) and complete suspension overhaul.
I have about a page and half of things to replace...Kajtek1, when you last replaced the radiator, did you also replace the water pump too? I'm thinking of doing the water pump while I have the radiator out to do the lower support bracket.
So far, I have...
This means I need to buy the special tools for the LCA bushings and the MB spring compressor.
Swapped the ECU with the stock ECU, currently driving it so the readiness monitors complete and then I can smog it, then the car goes in for service.
Pictures will be up.... This is going to be painful.
Current mileage as of this writing: 304,749.
I have about a page and half of things to replace...Kajtek1, when you last replaced the radiator, did you also replace the water pump too? I'm thinking of doing the water pump while I have the radiator out to do the lower support bracket.
So far, I have...
- Rack and pinion -- it has 30 degree of slop before any steering occurs
- Lower support bracket -- old one is bent in. Will need to cut and weld replacement
- Expansion tank and cap -- leaking coolant
- All PCV hoses, leaking oil
- Valve cover gasket
- Injector rebuild with new nozzles and sent in for pop testing/calibration
- 4 shocks all around
- Flex discs
- Driveshaft bearings and carrier bushing
- Front wheel bearings
- Sway bar bushings and links
- Lower ball joints
- Lower control arm bushings -- its creaking under load
- Thermostat + coolant
- Transmission oil change
- Belt tensioner -- funnily enough the shock and springs are fine. Its just that the actual tensioner pivot broke off, so its just rattling
- Tensioner shock and spring -- only $30 for OEM, why not?
- Fuel line O rings
- Fuel thermostat -- possibly source of air bubbles?
- Get #2 GP out, its broken and do #6 GP
- Change oil filter housing gasket, it's weeping
- Investigate if I need to replace the fuel lines from tank to engine
- Headlight polishing
- Investigate subframe bushings?
- Rear suspension overhaul
- Turn the rotors, car shakes under braking
This means I need to buy the special tools for the LCA bushings and the MB spring compressor.
Swapped the ECU with the stock ECU, currently driving it so the readiness monitors complete and then I can smog it, then the car goes in for service.
Pictures will be up.... This is going to be painful.
Current mileage as of this writing: 304,749.