Thanks Bro! Glad the videos are helping everyone.

@Cody Rudy I'll check it out. Thanks for the tip. Stay safe.

that time includes diag, paying the mechanic, and actual labor for replacement of the faulty part. having owned and worked in a few shops I can tell you that there is significant cost just to keep the lights on in a shop...if all shops just gave away labor out of convenience to every customer then no shop would ever be profitable. If you take it to a professional facility that is because you yourself cannot diagnose the issue. The facility of your choosing is paying multi thousand dollar subscriptions for parts catalogs and repair info specific to your car. Not to mention the tens of thousands of dollars required to buy the proprietary diagnostic scanner for mercedes. buying a high end luxury euro car then complaining about cost seems self inflicted to me. I hope you maintain this same energy when you have to troubleshoot something that takes more than 3 bolts and a youtube tutorial to replace.

@@rustyshackleford516 The mechanic had already reported and diagnosed the problem during a service, so that time had already been paid for. The quoted 1.5 hours was purely to do what I did in 30 mins with no prior experience. And I don't need a multi thousand dollar parts catalogue when I have Google. I understand that a work shop has lots of overheads but why should I pay for 1.5 hours at a high hourly rate when I can do it myself in 30 mins? Unless I am also paying for the mechanic's time to watch KZfaq videos to learn how to do it?

cashrulez101 I left my c300 2015 at Mercedes yesterday and today they called me. They want to charge me 3,5k to replace it.

mine was about $180 at a local Mb shop

@@walberguedes dude it’s a fucking crime there pieces of shit

Hello, Ive clean my MAF and noticed the same thing, any updates?

Glad the videos are helping you. Good luck with the rest of your repairs. Let me know how it goes.

@@iRepairAutos job done.made a great difference.. appreciate if you can make another video to show how to readjust the fuel pressure to the theoretical limits if the mixture is too rich. Is adjusted by DAS star Diagnostic or just some valves in under the hood? Videos just show how the pressure is measured but haven't seen any on how to recalibrate. Thanks.

You need to install a oil catch can. Leaks from this PVC cover is not the reason for the intake manifold tumble flaps or you throttle butterfly flap to fail. Its from the oil fume that travels from this tube. The oil seperator that is behind the PVC cover didn't do the job enough causing fumes to go down the throttle and into the intake manifold which gums it up with sticky oil. The resolution from the poster is to install a oil catch can, which he showed on another video.

Glad the channel is helping other Mercedes drivers and mechanics alike.

It certainly is. On another note, I don't know whether this would be within reach of home mechanics like me, but perhaps videos on the air suspension would be good additions to the channel. Sooner or later, these Mercedes air suspensions need servicing, such as replacements of the height rods, leveling sensors, and/or the air bags/springs themselves. Just a thought.Thanks again.

Glad it helped. Changing this part will avoid costly repairs of the air intake manifold down the road.

You need to do much more. Oil catch can.. Look that up.

Are they on the four cylinders too?

Glad the video helped

Thanks! I create music as a hobby and created that background track. Thanks for noticing it.

iRepair Autos do you have to drain out the oil or you can just do it like that gonna be my first time doing it

You do not need to drain out the oil. Let the vehicle sit for a few hours (overnight) so that the engine and oil is cool. Most of the oil will be sitting at the bottom of the engine in the oil pan.

Glad it helped!

Awesome, thank you!

+Ishmael Beniga-Palis glad your saving money and doing it yourself. The blue stuff is loctite thread locker.

Let me know what you find

It's an important one. Don't overlook it. the diaphragm is designed to fit snugly around the breather port and as such wears out over time allowing oil to get into the air intake manifold which can cause failure of that part.

Thanks young lady!

what about the centrifuge itself - does it need a replacement? Not an expensive part anyway.

The reason it's so expensive to get done at a shop is because they have to replace the entire pcv assembly not just the valve. This takes undoing one of the engine mounts, and taking off your alternator and a/c compressor, just to replace.

Do it yourself or you will get had

9 hours sitting on his az

It is most likely different for your model. Trust them further by giving them your vin number. It is 100% correct with the vin number.

The blue liquid is for the bolts. Called thread locker. This is to prevent vibration from the engine to loosen the bolt and thus cause the leak again.

It would help. My only concern would be if the MAF cleaner goes into the intake ports on the engine; It could cause damage if a lot is in there.

If you find that hose is oily and dirty. You have a problem already. Check poster other video where he explains this and a resolution to install a oil catch can. This is just a beginning of the issues that you are about to find out. This will lead you to the issue with the intake manifold (tumble flaps and actuator gumming up).

You're welcome!

These are definitely problematic. They only leak when the engine is running. The oil drip on the exhaust pipes and smoke. It's easy to repair.

I would not recommend it. It's not necessary.