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Building, Fixing and Improving stuffs

91 Mercedes 190E 2.3 Idle problems


. Air Cleaner Housing removal



. Clean the throttle body, plate, and butterfly if possible.




. Check the breather hose branch type under the air cleaner assembly for cracks and broken plastic insert.




If this hose is broken, the car won't start.







PUT BACK EVERYTHING AND THE IDLE IS GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SOLID AT ANY CONDITION!!!!

Belt and Fan Shroud Replacement

PARTS
http://http://www.importpartsauthority.com/item.wws?mfr=GENUINE&sku=MB016650&price=19.80&orpartno=1485933&cookieID=1BL0XCHGW&drillid=9ℑ=




SLIDE THE SHROUD UPWARD and WATCH FOR THE FAN BLADES





Identify tensioner roller and bolt (17mm)






Loosen the 17mm bolt 1/4-1/2 turn counterclockwise using breaker bar


Loosen the tenstioner 13mm bolt until the belt is loose enough to be removed.


Remove the belt from the tenstioner roller


MAKE SURE YOU REMEMBER THE WAY THE BELT WAS INSTALLED TO PUT THE NEW BELT BACK CORRECTLY!!!!!


INSTALL THE ROLLER TENSTIONER PART LAST, IT'S EASIER and MAKE SURE THE RIBS ARE FITTED CORRECTLY ON PULLEYS
TIGHTEN THE 13mm TENSIONER BOLT UNTIL THE MARK IS TO THE RIGHT and THE BELT IS SNUG TIGHT, THEN TIGHTEN THE 17mm BOLT TO SECURE THE TENSIONER, START THE CAR and RUN FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN CHECK THE BELT TENSION, TIGHTEN IF NECESSARY (MAKE SURE THE 17mm IS LOOSEN EVERY TIME YOU WANT TO ADJUST THE TENSION and TIGHTEN IT AFTER EVERYTHING IS DONE!!!


SLIDE THE NEW SHROUD BACK IN FROM THE TOP AND WATCH FOR THE FAN BLADES.






NEW BELT AND SHROUD WILL HELP THE ENGINE RUNS COOLER IN THE HOT DAYS SINCE THE FAN DOESN'T BLOW HOT AIR THROUGH THE ENGINE AND RADIATOR.