![]() So I opted for the "old school" drop of the full pan. It broke a 5mm L hex wrench and I was tapping it. The only major differences were:ġ) I couldn't get the drain bolt out. I started with the instructions from this really great thread. I just wrapped up the tranny fluid change. I'm doing the oil change from the bottom so I can also assess the suspension and steering components once the belly pan is off. So the oil change and tranny oil change is scheduled for this weekend. On partsgeek they only sell in packs of 10! I had to buy from Amazon of all places, but at least the $6.50 each included shipping. It's not a 100% solution, but should make it quite a bit fresher.Īlso, what's up with the proper Bosch copper plugs? My FLAPS wants $7 each for them and has to special order them. I have 8 quarts though and might consider doing the 5 quarts, driving for a month or so and then sucking out 3 quarts and replacing it with fresh. Any pointers?) or just change 5 quarts in the pan and hope for the best. I want to change it all, even the torque converter fluid, but I don't have the drain hole so I either have to pull off a cooler hose (I've seen mention of this, but no pics or description of which hose is which. I'm still not 100% sure what method I am going to use for the trans oil change. I am also going to pull off the valve cover and clean and repaint it. I now have the trans filter, oil filter and air filter left to do. The fluid is now about 1/3rd as brown as it was before, but I have an additional liter and after driving it around for a while I will do it again to really clean it up. ![]() I also "refreshed" the power steering fluid with the turkey baster method (really a vacuum pump and a quart catch jar with a long hose). I also like having a filter that's big enough to write the date and mileage on with a paint pen so I or future owners will always know how old it is. It must have been changed in the last 134k miles, but I still feel better about having it changed. I dumped the inlet side of the pump into a white container but only saw about 1/8th teaspoon of sand and fine dirt flow back into the container. The secret: Hold your catch basin right up against the bottom of the car when you first start to wiggle the fuel line off so that spraying gas doesn't get on you or all over the ground. It was an easy/peasy change, about 10 minutes work once I got the new Mobile 1 warmed up in a hot water bath to make the pumping easy. Yesterday I did the rear differential fluid. So, like nearly all of the cars I have ever bought, I consider it a smart investment to change all of the fluids and filters. But the proverbial little-old-lady kept none of the receipts and didn't have a clue when certain services had been performed except for oil changes, due to the window sticker. It's a single-owner car that has had the minimum of required maintenance done, always at the dealer. ![]() They dont wear out often and need to be of the Quality commensurate with the engineering in that Engine…which is to say…High Quality.New to me 1999 C230. Replacing the plugs probably wont hurt you either…when were they last replaced? Use the OEM plug as well…almost surely some form of Bosch Platinum…or other high quality plug…Do not skimp on the type of Spark Plug. If NO codes…you need to see if you have anything in the plug well that would short the coil to ground. If you do have an engine code…it will point to the offending plug/coil combo…after that…just replace whatever one is misfiring. Id check for codes and if there are none…pull a few coils and make sure there is no oil in the plug well…or any other liquid. If one of the coils is failing…you should throw a code, but I have seen many engines NOT throw a code when one of the coils shorts to ground (usually from oil in the plug well from a leaking valve cover gasket) When they short to ground you dont get a code bec technically the coil is firing but that energy is going to ground instead of thru the plug. I believe your engine has coil over plug system…which means No distributor, no spark plug wires…Just coils…over plugs. I would replace the spark plugs and the offending coil. Sounds like one of your ignition coils is beginning to die.
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