560SL - M117 Engine Rebuild Completed!

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In this short video I finalize the engine build. I also disclose a big mistake that I made more than 5 months ago. Today I fixed that mistake and now the engine is ready to be installed!
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@OB928 11 ай бұрын

Good luck!!

@raulstan1638 11 ай бұрын

Can wait to see it live on start. Congratulations for your dedication. One of the best video. Very clear everything. I have an 88 560 SL 56k miles. Goodd jub again.

@cwmoser 10 ай бұрын

Excellent work!!

@craftedwithart 11 ай бұрын

Best M117 rebuild video series out there 👑 Thank you from a young 560SEL owner

@HanifEFIMechanical 11 ай бұрын

Good job

@richthekid1872 11 ай бұрын

I'm so excited to see this video and I'm so glad you went through it all . This whole community thanks you and your dedication. Because of you this will be a foundation for future builders and restorers . One day once I'm settled down I'll get myself one and do the same . Thank you

@OB928 11 ай бұрын

Awesome job. Engine is gorgeous. I hope it runs as good as it looks!

@TonyLiveTV 11 ай бұрын

Thank you David! Not only for your comment, but also your support and donation. It sure would be great if it runs as good as it looks. I have high hopes that this will be the one time it all falls into place. It would be amazing if it all works.

@OB928 11 ай бұрын

@@TonyLiveTV It will happen!

@hoyozela 11 ай бұрын

Congratulations on completing the engine rebuilt. Looking forward to the live startup.

@walterrappa5197 5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@TonyLiveTV 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! I’m getting close.

@jean-lucrombouts207 11 ай бұрын

Beautiful work, can’t wait for the startup..

@celts153 11 ай бұрын

Great job ! I follow you since the beginning and love what you are doing 🤩

@petnation4970 11 ай бұрын

I sent you some money I hope you got it. Also thank you very much for the great videos I really do appreciate them. My name is Abdul

@TonyLiveTV 11 ай бұрын

OMG Abdul! Thank you so very much. I did receive an email from PayPal saying “Hello, TonyLive Accept your $###.00 USD from pet nation”. This is the first time I ever received a donation and I thought it was scam so I didn’t click on the link yet. I was going to log into PayPal directly and then see. Hahahahaha I’m sure glad you gave me a heads up. I truly thank you for this. Any donations I receive will be used for this channel. By that I mean I won’t be buying beer on your dime! Thanks again Abdul. What are you working on? Anything specific?

@petnation4970 11 ай бұрын

@@TonyLiveTV hello Tony I am working on 1981 380 sl single row chain after changing the chain and guides I can’t get it to start but it is a fun work so no worries I will get it running some day.

@TonyLiveTV 11 ай бұрын

@@petnation4970 maybe I’ll have the same problem? Make sure your timing is correct, check for actual spark, check for fuel & air. Make sure you are getting fuel (is the plug wet?) and make sure you’re getting spark. Not much else really. Of course there’s things like the rear TDC and things like that, but if you’re getting fuel and spark and that spark is happen at the right time (timing), then it should at least fire. I wish you luck Abdul.

@jellevr1983 7 ай бұрын

How did you get everything so clean? Looks really nice👌👌

@TonyLiveTV 7 ай бұрын

I used Simple Green 19005 Crystal Industrial Cleaner/Degreaser to clean all the parts in this entire project. It is a fantastic water based degreaser and it's safe to use on aluminum. A little goes a long way: amzn.to/47nqJMy

@jellevr1983 7 ай бұрын

@@TonyLiveTV Thanks, is it possible to plug the holes of the thermo valve? I don't use my EGR anymore.

@TonyLiveTV 7 ай бұрын

@@jellevr1983 I really don’t know the impact of doing this. I know guys do it though.

@arhimond7 11 ай бұрын

Congratulations, good job! I wanted to ask, what kind of elips did you have on the cylinders?

@TonyLiveTV 11 ай бұрын

I’m sorry, but I do not know what an “elips” is?

@arhimond7 11 ай бұрын

@@TonyLiveTV What is the wear on the cylinders?

@TonyLiveTV 11 ай бұрын

@@arhimond7 I did not measure the cylinders. These Alusil cylinders don’t really wear. These old cars can easily go a million miles on the bottom end. Instead the cylinders can get scared or gouged. Simply removing a spark plug without first cleaning around it first can cause debris to enter the cylinder. I would say something foreign entering the cylinder is the biggest issue there. Even the rings are special low friction and don’t really wear. I installed new rings and I checked the gap first. The gap was perfect which also is an indication there is little or no wear on the cylinders. If you have a serious issue with wear or gouges, then you would probably do better with a different block. It gets super expensive to repair them.

@arhimond7 11 ай бұрын

@@TonyLiveTV Understood, thanks, I have two blocks, one has a step in the TDC, and the second one has almost none, I will use it.

@sarandoph3719 11 ай бұрын

Hello. I am rebuilding the engine of my 500sec. When taking the heads off I saw that there was a deep scratch in cylinder nr6. So I did some research and in some forums I read that the cylinders are coated with alusil and you can't just hone the engine because if you remove that coating you have bare aluminium in the cylinder. somewhere else again I read the the engine block is completely made out of alusil. So I am pretty confused now. Is there someone that has some more knowledge and can help me? Thanks a lot and keep up the work Tony!

@craftedwithart 11 ай бұрын

Its not coated - the block is alusil

@TonyLiveTV 11 ай бұрын

It is true these blocks are Alusil and require special knowledge and tools. You can hone/lap the cylinders using a special process using silicon paste and special honing felt pads which nobody seems to do anymore. The process is covered in the manual: www.tonk.ca/r107CD1/Program/Engine/107/M117_56/01-112.pdf If you have deep scratches then this will not correct that. Instead you will need to sleeve the cylinders. Finding someone knowledgeable enough to do this will also be difficult. I wish you luck!

@kalfoogaltmimi5043 10 ай бұрын

Hello, what is the Mercedes piston no A 1170304918 A 1170301018 As it is not available in the Middle East Is there another piston with the same size and dimensions and a different number? Do you have information? Tell me, thank you

@TonyLiveTV 10 ай бұрын

This information is readily available. The piston you use depends. There is more than one size. Here are the pistons and sizes for my 560SL M117: Standard Size 96.50 MM - 1170300918 Repair Size 97.00mm - 1170304918 Repair Size 97.50mm - 1170305018