[diesel_mercedes] Sanden Upgrade

 



Me too Rob ! .

I didn't mention the large amount of other things I've been working on , I found an broken air cleaner mount and so on .

I guy I know who lives in Hesperia , Ca. makes a SANDEN compressor kit , if you send him your old hoses he'll modify them to suit the new compressor .

His brackets are welded up steel , I might try his kit on the 240D next so stand by .

FWIW , the BMFIC @ the place I bought from , was off line and scanned his inbox and found my queries about the failed job and immediately contacted me to ask for my telephone number because he wanted to talk to me and ensure I wasn't unhappy with the kit .

This is Customer Service you don't typically get these days .

The Klima Design Works kit's brackets is *very* fiddly and had numerous hard to reach fasteners , I am not sure if it's the best way to go yet but I cannot find _any_ fault with it so far .

I'm thinking it's best for the competent DIY'er to install everything and then take it to an AC Shop for leak testing , evacuating and charging .

They , like me , really push hard to FULLY FLUSH THE ENTIRE SYSTEM , this is ever more important as the cars age out .

Doing this up grade on a filthy greasy old engine will be a hard job and likely have problems from tiny bits of dirt / oil getting into the open system .

Interestingly , I'm ever so much happier to be driving my smoky Coupe with zero ventilation apart from the open windows than my super clean and nice European Wagon.....

I know I'm a crazy ass Luddite but I'm also a happy camper behind the wheel of whatever of my personal vehicles .

-Nate
         Rob   wrote :

Nate,

Sorry to hear of your AC troubles. I was just thinking about getting a Sanden AC, when my compressor blows up, hopefully at least a few years off. I'll keep my ears out to see if that's the way to go, and of course find a different AC guy to do the job.

Rob
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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Two Steps Forward , One Step back......

 

Nate,

Sorry to hear of your AC troubles. I was just thinking about getting a Sanden AC, when my compressor blows up, hopefully at least a few years off. I'll keep my ears out to see if that's the way to go, and of course find a different AC guy to do the job.

Rob
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On 4/2/16 8:54 AM, vwnate1@yahoo.com [diesel_mercedes] wrote:
O.K. , I'll try to not let this message be the size of a 'phone book , it would be if i covered everything this week =8-^ .


It turns out the Uro fan works O.K. (it vibrates at speed) , there's another as of yet undiscovered fault.....


Anyone know where the fan relay is located ? .


Anyway , the horrific noise my Coupe started making the other day turned out to be my brandy new SANDEN AC compressor grinding itself to junk because the guy who install it muffed the job on several levels ~ he left things loose so multiple fasteners fall off as i was driving , he didn't tighten the hose connection to the back of the compressor so all the Freon leaked out and his screwed up the wiring so the compressor was running constantly even in the non AC " EC " mode , the screwed up wiring also meant the high/low pressure safety switch was BY PASSED so after the Freon was gone , the oil dribbled out bit by bit and the poor compressor ground up due to simple lack of oil.


He also damaged the body a bit and didn't install the new Condensor properly so it was rubbing on the body and one bracket was detached.....


I have much work to do , I am now looking at buying an AC vacuum pump to properly evacuate the system , maybe even a pressure pump to better test it before charging .


There's a whole lot more bad news , let your imagination run wild .


On the positive side of things , I decided  whilst I had to car up in the air I might as well replace the aging American made fractional V-Belts with proper Metric news ones , of course I got a mixed pair of alternator belts , one made in Germany , t'other made in CHINA ~ guess how well they're ' matched ' .


On they went after a very small amount of cleaning , this is the good news : in spite of the recent fuel leaks I've had , I am very pleased to see almost ZERO engine oil leaks under neath the car ! this is a happy thing as I've been replacing gaskets and grommets etc. for a while now .


The intake tract had very little oil in it , only on the bottom part , not lightly coated as is common .


I decided to replace the engine shock absorber mounts , the one below the IP was disintegrating (I have a 'photo but my computer suddenly doesn't see it)  , The Classic Center now has the kits very affordably and this includes the hardware , nice as the over sized 6 MM hole flat washersd make dandy problem solvers .


Still no HAVC =8-( , lots more other works to do .


-Nate


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[diesel_mercedes] Two Steps Forward , One Step back......

 

O.K. , I'll try to not let this message be the size of a 'phone book , it would be if i covered everything this week =8-^ .


It turns out the Uro fan works O.K. (it vibrates at speed) , there's another as of yet undiscovered fault.....


Anyone know where the fan relay is located ? .


Anyway , the horrific noise my Coupe started making the other day turned out to be my brandy new SANDEN AC compressor grinding itself to junk because the guy who install it muffed the job on several levels ~ he left things loose so multiple fasteners fall off as i was driving , he didn't tighten the hose connection to the back of the compressor so all the Freon leaked out and his screwed up the wiring so the compressor was running constantly even in the non AC " EC " mode , the screwed up wiring also meant the high/low pressure safety switch was BY PASSED so after the Freon was gone , the oil dribbled out bit by bit and the poor compressor ground up due to simple lack of oil.


He also damaged the body a bit and didn't install the new Condensor properly so it was rubbing on the body and one bracket was detached.....


I have much work to do , I am now looking at buying an AC vacuum pump to properly evacuate the system , maybe even a pressure pump to better test it before charging .


There's a whole lot more bad news , let your imagination run wild .


On the positive side of things , I decided  whilst I had to car up in the air I might as well replace the aging American made fractional V-Belts with proper Metric news ones , of course I got a mixed pair of alternator belts , one made in Germany , t'other made in CHINA ~ guess how well they're ' matched ' .


On they went after a very small amount of cleaning , this is the good news : in spite of the recent fuel leaks I've had , I am very pleased to see almost ZERO engine oil leaks under neath the car ! this is a happy thing as I've been replacing gaskets and grommets etc. for a while now .


The intake tract had very little oil in it , only on the bottom part , not lightly coated as is common .


I decided to replace the engine shock absorber mounts , the one below the IP was disintegrating (I have a 'photo but my computer suddenly doesn't see it)  , The Classic Center now has the kits very affordably and this includes the hardware , nice as the over sized 6 MM hole flat washersd make dandy problem solvers .


Still no HAVC =8-( , lots more other works to do .


-Nate

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[diesel_mercedes] HVAC Fan And Parts

 



Yes Max ;

I do , fairly often .

I have other vehicles and they often have good stuff cheaply on close outs .

Interestingly , Pelican Parts has the original Mercedes W-123 fn cheaper than does The Classic Center . that's unusual , The Mercedes Classic Center usually has a deep discount , making them my primary go to source for old W-123 parts .

-Nate
       Max   wrote :

Anyone use Rock Auto? I have only used Arizonaautohaus so far. I noticed they no longer have the Uro fans but a different one for $324. I'm not going that high. I noticed Rock Auto has them for about $90 with no free shipping. Max

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] parts

 

I've used Rockauto many, many times.  Prices are very competitive.  They often have manufacturer and supplier closeouts for pennies on the dollar.  If you need something that was gray market or Eurospec, they can often get it.  You simply have to make sure you select the blue EU flag at the top of the page.  And wait, if it's coming from off-shore.

As an example, AutohausAZ no longer carries the rear window grommet for the W116.  Rockauto still lists it.  (Uro).

Mark in Centennial, CO

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Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] parts

 

I just searched autohouseaz.com
and they have both the MB blower $392 and the Uro $95

Nate's Uro blower crapped out on him it sounds like.

Rob
Garden Grove, CA
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On 4/1/16 9:52 AM, jasperezra@gmail.com [diesel_mercedes] wrote:

Anyone use Rock Auto? I have only used Arizonaautohaus so far. I noticed they no longer have the Uro fans but a different one for $324. I'm not going that high. I noticed Rock Auto has them for about $90 with no free shipping. Max


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