My 560SEL Barely Escapes Death!

Monkey Wrench Mike finds a huge problem in his favorite Mercedes! There’s an oiler tube that can break and starve an engine of ehat it needs to survive. Turns out his wasn’t attached!!!

[@andrewvillanueva4222]

You are a good mechanic bro.

[@candlertowe8704]

I’ve done the same procedure with my 420SEL and one thing you have to watch is the timing chain guides are made out of plastic so they usually need replacing also before they break.

[@ItsTimePictures]

Yes Yes Yes. And they need to be the genuine Mercedes guides. The generics are known to shatter.

[@MonkeyWrenchMike]

So I just got home from shooting Freeda’s first outing and she died on me. She would cough and crank but not start. I was terrified the guide rails had broken. But after 45 minutes she started and drove better than ever! Lol

[@ItsTimePictures]

@@MonkeyWrenchMike Holy crap, that would have scared the bageezuzzz out of me.

[@johngoodwyn8246]

MWM needs a rubber mallet !

[@richardgreene3460]

EXCELLENT instruction, Mike! This is in my permanent MB 560SEC folder! Great idea with the straw!

[@MonkeyWrenchMike]

Thanks Richard!!

[@deadbugdoug]

I would never buy a Mercedes but I still watch your videos...

[@Jerry-dk8se]

Hopefully this fix will help Fanny have a longer life 🙏

[@alasdairhompstead7950]

They were probably popped off by the super thick oil if it was bastid freezing when you first started it. The clips that hold the tubes in place go brittle over time, Plastic+oil+heat cycles = lots of broken bits (just ask BMW😂), so wouldn't have taken too much for the thick, cold oil to pop them out. On the plus side, at least you know the oil pump is strong😎 FYI, the W140s have similar parts in their heads too😉 Those rubber mounting blocks on the air cleaner are a service item. Again, oil and heat destroy them over time. Also not so great with solvent cleaners. Most manufacturers use them to stop things from rattling around, so should be really cheap/easy to get replacements. Those older Mercedes are designed to work, not to impress, which makes them pretty good to maintain. 👍

[@craigschenk729]

Wow MWM your are becoming a expert technician of MBZ... all learning by the school of hard knocks! Love these trials by fire and seeing you walk through the valley of fire! Long live MWM and Lola...

[@zenjamin6262]

What a great channel if you own a c126 or w126 or r107 Mike's got you covered on all the thing to to do before it's to late

[@karlmuller44]

Always nice to see that you keep this Beauty in good shape - but may I point out: the oil pressure sensor on this car is bad. When you turned the ignition on, the oil pressure needle went up to “3” immediately which it’s not supposed to do cause the oil pressure obviously is “0” when the engine isn’t running. If the needle displays oil pressure anyway that’s a sure sign for a bad oil pressure sensor..

[@MonkeyWrenchMike]

Great diagnosis. I replace that in the video I’m editing today. Thanks!

[@MikeBMW]

Nice, Mike! A little tappy, tap, tap goes a long way! One step for man is a small leap for Fanny. :)

[@jonsmith1259]

Since I botched the last one so bad, I have to redeem myself! "Monkey wrench Mike, your assignment which you have already accepted is to bring all your Mercedes back to life!" "At times, to make a simple repair a complicated repair." (As with a recent oil change, perhaps?) This comment will self destruct in 5 seconds"

[@whollymindless]

Good news, the oil line was in place as you started taking the cover off. You clipped the end near the firewall with the cam cover and popped it loose.

[@archygrey9093]

It was still very loose, shouldn't have come off that easy

[@haydenuk02]

She sounds good now hopefully she will last a while longer. Brilliant work thanks for sharing this with us take care

[@inovahightechltd]

You got lucky! Plastic holders shrink over time and the tubes just pop out. Failure starts with holders on cylinder 8 and work their way to the front. Left side first. Can cause catastrophic engine failure if not fixed immediately. These holders should be replaced every 100K miles with timing chain and guides or at least every ten years.

[@atrahasis3899]

"What happens if I blow on this thing?" --Michael Brooks, May, 2021 Reproduced with permission from Futzy Lipschitz's "Quoting Our Way to a Better Tomorrow", a compendium of positive and uplifting quotes from a select population of Internet influencers

[@MonkeyWrenchMike]

Ha!! That’s amazingly good!!

[@gerredstallings465]

Good thing u looked into the issue otherwise the engine would be done for

[@shartne]

Excellent! I think it will take some time to pump up the lifters because you sucked some of the oil out them with the sweeper. It may have started smoothing out later on.

[@colinblankenship2401]

Nice job with good work ethic. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@michaelhuey4187]

Mikey Likee wrenched👍 Love watching you wrench on these old beauties❗️ Keep em coming, Mike!

[@billbowers268]

Your crazy Mike but very entertaining. Loved the flute .

[@freedomrider2958]

Wow, i'am glad that worked out for you MWM, good video

[@edwardtc8129]

Brilliant video Mike, keep up the good work

[@nathanielgould5284]

Great job you killed it 👍🚘❤️💖🚙

[@sonnyblazer5504]

Is working on your MB fleet, a form of 'decompression' to enable you to be your best at your 'paying' job? I (WE) give you lots of credit for all you get involved in (and take us along!) While many can be an "Anchor", very few can repair the 'ship'! Thank you sir! Sonny

[@MonkeyWrenchMike]

Thanks Sonny!

[@TKsGarage]

Love this car

[@MonkeyWrenchMike]

Thanks TK!

[@takeomack2782]

The first Mercedes I fell in love with was a 2003 Mercedes C230 supercharged! At the same time I bough my 2004 VW R32! Awesome car...but 18 years later I have a 2003 Passat W8 sedan with a 6-Speed manual transmission!!!

[@whistlingdiesel]

A close call. Liked it. But now to something completely different, remember Cato the censor? "Furthermore, I consider that building a W140 Rally Red Pig must be undertaken." 😁😁

[@MonkeyWrenchMike]

Yes!!!!

[@rossfield8850]

Satisfying job there Mike, nice one 👍👍

[@phillipgardner5836]

Great video brother, sucks about the problems

[@craftedwithart]

More of 560SEL. Proud owner as well ;)

[@MonkeyWrenchMike]

Amazing cars!

[@Oyvind88]

Great work and video😀🇳🇴

[@mitch300sdl]

Idle speed sounds low , I believe 780 would be ideal . My old 420 did that Harlem shake . It’s idle was 580 .

[@cav4290]

The shake is probably due to dirty injectors, remove them, clean and test each one. You can do a cheap DIY rig for this.

[@MonkeyWrenchMike]

I have a video on just how to do it! Lol

[@tommyhall2535]

Hellow Mike you can do it buddy good luck be safe an warm Tell Randy I said hellow. See y'all again. Soon buddy

[@robertvance1873]

Nice tune lol 🤣🤣🤣 I don't understand why they made it so fragile and so easily able to Pop out and cause catatrophic damage, everything else they over engineer but leave that.

[@simon_sjw9973]

Love it Mike

[@tommcintosh7241]

Good video!

[@dougcop7253]

No damage this time Mike good idea putting cloths in the engine just in case

[@craftedwithart]

Mine were also loose they were barely hanging on so I was lucky to change them just in time

[@MonkeyWrenchMike]

Lucky!!

[@thomasmclehaney6089]

I don’t understand why you didn’t replace all the plastic pieces, couldn’t have been too awful expensive, might save some trouble down the road

[@MonkeyWrenchMike]

I did replace all the pieces on both sides. I purchased 2 kits. Maybe I should have explained that better.

[@Ahmedtofik64]

Hello 👋 my mister sir

[@atrahasis3899]

Tuvan (Mongolian) throat singing at 12:22

[@lawrencejackson4001]

Nice

[@clifbradley]

Mike you know I'm a huge fan...but you have been coming up with some dark video titles lately. You ok buddy? Those damn German machines got ya down? Lol., I get it. You got so many too. Must be frustrating as hell.

[@ronwstauch9390]

You should buy good shop vac

[@mexicanspec]

Do you have an ETA when the work will begin on the elegant old girl in the garage?

[@MonkeyWrenchMike]

Very soon!!

[@greglinarelli9401]

my 420sel broken the timing chain guides. check those

[@kalfoogaltmimi5043]

Why does the engine vibrate? What is the problem?

[@andresgiraldodelaespriella3921]

It works!!!

[@neilmurphy845]

Could that be fuel that's causing the engine to idol rough

[@makpsv]

Man... Does Mercedes like to put little plastics and rubber that will break down into pieces overtime INSIDE their engines... 🤦‍♂️

[@rich5223]

Great video Mike, what a stupid design

[@kimberlyvaughan7566]

Heyyyy Lola

[@robertross8811]

Actually that was funny

[@Lifetime1776]

Why. It you make at longhorn movies about cars

[@ansgaryeysymontt7155]

What is the part number?

[@markhoffman5719]

MWM. SUNDAY FUNDAY. pizza in oven. 🐒🐒

[@Lizpolygigiblissgirl]

Any precautions to take with the fuel lines?

[@MonkeyWrenchMike]

Just watch for cracks