Mercedes A class 1.5 CDI Timing belt & water pump replacement

How to Replace the timing belt and water pump (inc tensioner and idlers) on a 2015 Mercedes A class 1.5 CDI Diesel Engine. Same procedure applies for the 1.5 DCI timing belt on various other Renaults, Nissans etc.
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Timing belt cover = 9NM
Timing belt tensioner = 27 NM
Cam pulley bolts (x3) = 14NM
Crank pulley = 120NM + 95 degrees
TDC (Crank timing pin) plug = 25NM
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[@jshep73]

Just did this job today. Great video you walked me through the job. Only thing I would add is that the 2 horizontal bolts on the mount can easily be accessed by removing the plastic arch liner. Merc put access holes and everything! And for anyone reading this without air or powerful impact tools, the starter removal and locking tool is a doddle. Cheers

[@diydaly]

Thanks for the info

[@matchless6964]

Best video ever. And I've seen many, many video's about this item ! Usefull for ALL renault models with 1.5 DCI engines

[@diydaly]

Thanks! Comments like this make it all worth while!

[@GT86Owner]

Did a full service on our A180d at the weekend and this video was much appreciated. I used a drill bit to lock the cam and used paint marker on the crank. I pulled the arch liner to get to the holes to do the engine mount. I also pulled the pipe off the radiator to drain the coolant as I replaced that at the same time.

[@diydaly]

Great to hear! 👍👍

[@aapddd]

Don’t be fooled by thinking it’s an unreliable Renault engine. These 1.5 dci engines are little gems. Pretty reliable and very fuel efficient.

[@diydaly]

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[@georgekchristou2182]

Very good job mate if I was living in the UK I would definitely be your customer

[@diydaly]

Thanks mate 👍👍

[@sergiomerighi7389]

Hi, I follow you from Italy, congratulations for the videos, very instructive for mechanics enthusiasts like me. thanks for everything keep it up.

[@diydaly]

Thank you very much! Comments always appreciated 👍👍

[@robertcartwright1071]

Thank you the timing marks on the belt information was very useful thank you

[@diydaly]

You're welcome!

[@antoniofusco6454]

thank you, respect from italy

[@diydaly]

Welcome!

[@fredflintstone2077]

I like your video and the way you work. (I don;t say that very often) One thing, You mentioned about bleeding the coolant system. You said to put the heater on full heat and full speed. Full heat and no speed would surely be better as the vehicle would warm up faster which would then open the thermostat which is the aim. Its been long time since I did my apprentice and things have changed so maybe their is a reason for full heat AND full speed instead of just full heat?

[@diydaly]

Thanks 👍👍 tbh it’s just a routine that I’ve always done and been taught

[@lewisbsalford]

The reason you put the blower on full is so you can easily feel the heater getting hot through the vents so you know its circulating the coolant round and theres no trapped air. If it was a case of wanting to just get it hot as quickly as possible it'd be better to put the heater onto the cold setting so there's minimal heat lost into the cabin. Which once you're happy that everything is circulating and has been bled up properly you could do that so that the engine warms up faster so you can check the cooling fan comes on as it should. Which I've done quite a few times just for peace of mind.

[@rivit90]

fascinating and very informative, thoroughly enjoyed watching , thanks for sharing

[@diydaly]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for the comment .. always nice to hear such positive feedback

[@rogan346goule6]

Great video. What is the correct interval for the timing belt change on this model. I’m looking at buying one and I’m reading different answers?

[@diydaly]

autodata sais 124,000 miles or 10 years whichever comes first

[@theunknownnova2488]

Hello mate fantastic tutorial, what mileage should these belts be changed?

[@castrolgtx5064]

Fantastic work as always 👏🔧💥

[@diydaly]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@mikeyg.7439]

Thanks man! Great tutorial

[@diydaly]

Glad it helped!

[@HerMekanikoTo]

Good day, it's a great video. I have a question. Is the crank locking of the Renault 1.5 DCI and the 1.6 16 valve gasoline engine the same?

[@nikolaytodorov6458]

Hi great video. What milage did the car had because I can see that it was with the original belt.

[@xhevahirkastrati5564]

Vuau che bell video e unico video che si fa vedere fino alla fine molto bello complimenti per il lavoro

[@diydaly]

Thankyou 👌

[@tonymccarthy9273]

hi mate really good tutorial for this engine timing belt change, after watching your video I felt I could do this job also , I've got a 125 Mk6 fiesta, I've got to change the alternator belt, but really could do with the timing belt renewed aswell, I've seen you fiesta timing belt video, could you give any advice about replacing the fiesta 125 timing belt please? anyway thanks for your videos their great tutorials and nice film work, from Tony from Bedfordshire,

[@diydaly]

Thanks Tony , your comment is much appreciated !👍👍 .. Yeah that video will be the same for your fiesta .. there not bad to do really, the floating pulley always seems bit daunting but with the timing pins its not bad really, bit easy if you have a buzz gun.. just double check everything really , once the belts on, check everythings in line & the cranks definitely resting on the pin and you shouldn't have any issues 👌

[@tonymccarthy9273]

@@diydaly thanks

[@peterdavey2767]

first class video. Thanks

[@leventishakoglu1366]

Great video thank you What is the product you applied to the water pump bolt? It does not appear in the link you left. Is this product used for sealing or as an anti-loosening agent? Thank you.

[@diydaly]

Loctite - ebay.us/u6WMyE 👍

[@leventishakoglu1366]

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[@vasilispapadellis8022]

Nice work. Keep on doing it.

[@diydaly]

Thank you, I will

[@victorromanmendieta8046]

Nice video, how do you actually find this car? Any common issues would you recommend it? Is just got the same 2015 model, thanks

[@diydaly]

Thanks! There ok tbf , if it’s the 1.5 they run a lot of Renault gear… the do suffer with airbag faults relating to the pad in the seat which is a pain

[@alexanderstefanxandraswedi5835]

I admired you awesome a mechanic car .

[@diydaly]

👍👍 thanks

[@1972dazbo]

Hi mate great video.....I have a renault kadjar 1.5 dci year 2016 done only 36,000 miles but unsure when cambelt needs replacing due to age,also would the water pump need doing as well if low mileage ? Any help much appreciated,thanks.

[@1972dazbo]

Some say every 5 years is this correct or is it upto 10 years ?

[@diydaly]

Yeah , I’d always do the water pump at the same time

[@fredflintstone2077]

@@1972dazbo Renault say 5 year or, 60 65 or 70k miles (I cannot remember which) Whichever comes first. Mercedes do some mods to the Renault engine apparently. They extend the time/mileage as you know.

[@blahblahlols]

Hi, great video. I can’t seem to find any data for the interval on changing the timing belt on w176 2018 facelift model, I saw one that says 90,000km. Any idea? Thanks!

[@blahblahlols]

update: I saw a forum post saying form OM607, it's every 200,000km/10 years for Europe and 100,000km/5 years for rest of world.. wonder why the stark difference? Anyone can chip in?

[@diydaly]

My autodata sais 96,000 or 10 years

[@utb8536]

Did you changed also the auxiliary water pump?

[@HerMekanikoTo]

Hello, it's an educational video, thank you. I'm curious about something. What are the size and dimensions of the 1.5 DCI crank locking (pin) device? Could you please share it? Thank you very much.

[@diydaly]

Thanks 👍 there a link to the timing pin kit in the description .. if you check it out you should be able to find out the sizes from there

[@HerMekanikoTo]

Hello, thank you very much for responding to my comments. I would like to be your WhatsApp friend to exchange information with you. I would like to remind you that as knowledge is shared, it grows and develops.

[@johnsmith44573]

Quick question - the engine mount 10mm bolts, are they only torqued to 21nm or should they be 20nm + 90degrees? There's a big difference!

[@diydaly]

I’ll have to double check autodata

[@smithyg72]

Great video.well explained❤

[@diydaly]

👍 thanks

[@manbiteslife3110]

What other changes you have to do I'm at 130k km on a Mercedes citan with same engine. I also need the classic oil and filter but what else needs to be done? You think the brake pads need change if they are the original? Anything else I'm just new thanks

[@Sophie333C]

Hi, what mileage, or interval did you change the belt at. The reason I’m asking people give different intervals and mileage. Thanks in advance!

[@diydaly]

The official interval on autodata is 86,000 or 10 years which ever comes first

[@Sophie333C]

@@diydaly cheers, it was just that a lot of places was saying 60,000 miles!

[@diydaly]

@@Sophie333C 👍

[@balamuc29]

Gretings, I have same car W176 OM607 1.5 diesel with 7DCT, car is made in 10/2016, I buy it at 61.500Km. I was at the dealer to check it, everything was ok, no issues, like new. Now I have 90.228Km, almos 29.000Km in 2,5 years. I take it to service for oil change (OE MB oil) and MANN filters MANN at every 10.000-11.000 km maximum, next maintenance will be in 186 days (third oil and filters change), since I have it. I wanna ask you if should I tell to the mechanic to take a look at the thooted belt? Because some guy from MB send me this maintenance intervals: OM 607/OM 651 For diesel engines OM 651 and OM 607 the service interval for the additional maintenance operations "Replace coolant" is now also "Every 200,000 km/ 10 years". For the new additional maintenance operation "Replace toothed belt" on the OM 607 a service interval of "200,000 km/10 years" applies across Europe, while "100,000 km/5 years" applies for all other countries. Use of 7-speed automatic dual clutch trans- mission The introduction of the dual clutch, 7-speed auto- matic transmission into the A-Class means that the oil and filter changing intervals have changed from every 60,000 km (previously) to every 100,000 km/ 5 years (new). I live in Romania. The car runs perfectly, I have not encountered any problems, but I am a little bit worried about the timing belt. Thank you so much for the video! 👍🏻 Looking forward for your answer.

[@diydaly]

@@balamuc29 👍👍 sounds good , yes I would definelty enquire about the timing belt .. they won’t beable to tell from inspection but it will need doing at the correct interval

[@maxthecaddy8451]

excellent video, what kind of a price would this all cost . 👍

[@priteshchampaneri5101]

I’ve just been quoted £569 from the Renault Stealership! I’m looking around for a cheaper price

[@maxthecaddy8451]

@@priteshchampaneri5101 that is a joke, hope you can find it a lot cheaper than that

[@priteshchampaneri5101]

@@maxthecaddy8451 tell me about it, I almost fainted when the service advisor quoted me the price! 😂

[@maxthecaddy8451]

@@priteshchampaneri5101 and i bet you said to them ill get back to you on that one 🤣

[@priteshchampaneri5101]

@@maxthecaddy8451 definitely did, they tried the typical scaremongering b*******t, will be the last time I’ll be using a dealer! Only went in for its service and MOT

[@peterwalker7518]

top video,where are you based and could you price to do my cambelt/pump on my B class ,same engine 1.5cdi regards peter

[@diydaly]

Thanks Peter, replied to you email

[@dallalli7681]

Hi I got a 69 plate A180 1.5 diesel what mileage should you change the belt and water pump also mine is an Automatic are the locking pins the same as a manual gearbox?

[@mattmoreno-vicente5430]

Hi. How much would you charge for this job and where are you based? Many thanks.

[@shanebrookes1878]

Hi do you where camshaft sensor is on that merc ya doing mines died and can’t find camshaft position sensor? Thanks

[@diydaly]

I’ll try find out next time I’ve got one in

[@ayhazfingar]

best vidio well done mate

[@diydaly]

Much appreciated

[@davmanlop333]

Is this engine the same as the Renault captur 1.5dci

[@diydaly]

Yep 👍

[@jshep73]

Is Gates the brand to go for?

[@diydaly]

I prefer the gates or OE 👍

[@mattmoreno-vicente5430]

Hi bud. How much would you charge for this job and where are you based? Many thanks.

[@diydaly]

I’m near Grimsby on the east coast .. I’m afraid I only do this in My spare time .. currently full time employed

[@smithyg72]

Is.this.the same engine in the 177w 2019

[@diydaly]

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[@lovepreetsinghhanjra1997]

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[@diydaly]

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[@MrNikoid]

That bolt into the water jacket looks like poor design, is that quite common?

[@diydaly]

Yeah not sure why there like that tbh , but its the same on all of them on this engine

[@alsanesanari4122]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏽🇨🇮

[@diydaly]

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[@El_Tio_de_la_Vara_de_Avellano]

K9K

[@diydaly]

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[@alfasud]

Nicht Video. Thank you!

[@diydaly]

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