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I had the W220 S class and the R230 and I have the R129 SL600 and the R231.
I would love to have 'em all but I just don't have the garage/storage space.
I had the W220 S class and the R230 and I have the R129 SL600 and the R231.
I would love to have 'em all but I just don't have the garage/storage space.
Sorry, I copped the photo off a Modeler's sub-site.
Last edited by windhund116; 05-11-2023 at 01:20 PM.
Reason: grammar
good quick draft but it's missing some parts. I don't see a level sensor or accelerometer, where's the dynamic adjuster or the dynamic sway bar link?
and where is the 4 wheel steering?
I saw another cool oil change hack on YouTube today. Use a plastic cup to remove the filter. It will provide grip on the filter and also catch the oil drips as the filter is unscrewed and removed.
^ not on an MGA. I use a 8" extension plus a 4" extension plus a 1/4" swivel plus a proper sized filter removal tool and then with a 1/4" socket handle I can finally get a grip to loosen it. Oh yeah, and when I finally can hand screw it off, oil runs down my arm! The joys of vintage cars.
I will have to try the solo cup. I have a big Costco bag of them. I have been using the long baggy that newspapers would come in during the wet season. I saved them just for removing the filter. This solo cup looks like my new cup of tea.
I use the Fumoto valve and an aluminum chafing dish pan for catching the oil underneath and pour it into the recycle container a couple of times. That keeps the pan from overflowing. You can control the flow with the Fumoto. I use a drip pan to slid the chafing pan under the car. I only need to open the hood for an oil change.
^ not on an MGA. I use a 8" extension plus a 4" extension plus a 1/4" swivel plus a proper sized filter removal tool and then with a 1/4" socket handle I can finally get a grip to loosen it. Oh yeah, and when I finally can hand screw it off, oil runs down my arm! The joys of vintage cars.
So normal rules, procedures, and hacks don't apply to British sports cars?
So normal rules, procedures, and hacks don't apply to British sports cars?
I can barely get my hand on the filter due to the tight location. No way to have a catch all under it. But since I'm doing my annual lube and inspection I'll share this story.
I spent at least 3 hours yesterday greasing 4 fittings, two on each king pin. Damn, I hate grease guns! I was using a small cheap grease gun with no rod lock because I like its size. I ended up going through 2.5 cartridges trying to get it to load and work properly. Had grease everywhere but where I wanted it. I ended up tossing it in the garbage, going to town and buying a new bigger pump handle gun with a rod lock. Great right. Nope. Loaded easily and correctly but when I inserted the hose nozzle on the grease fitting it would not go. I know how to fix that, use a tapped drift to free it up inside. And it worked. Until I tried removing it from the fitting. I ended using a two foot Snap-On tool to pop it off the fitting. In the end I took the nozzle off my old cheap gun and put it on the new gun. Ta-Da
05-03-2023, 04:36 PM
