[W126 Coupe] VACUMN LEAK

[Jay Hirsch]

Sounds like a "hoover job."
Get some silicone sealer and  spread over  manifold  just  prior to  
emission test
keep cruisin
J H
On Dec 11, 2009, at 2:42 PM, Dick Spellman wrote:


> clay, just to clarify, they attach a 'smoke machine' to your engine  

> and look for the leak(s).

>

> dick

>

> clay wrote:

>>

>> Hi Guys.

>> Took the 560 in for emissions and failed ,then took to m/b shop  

>> that set my 450 slc and they said that it couldn't get the #'s  

>> down because they say it has an intake manifold leak and wanted  

>> $1800 to $1900 to fix and then THOUGH it would pass. I asked and  

>> he told me 600.00 IN PARTS AND THE REST WAS LABOR. I then called  

>> my friend also a m/b shop mechanic and he told me to just bring it  

>> by and he would check it out. He also looked up job in book and it  

>> said 6 hours labor plus parts which I looked up and aren't that  

>> many. The 1st. shop is $89.. per hour and his is a price per job,  

>> but also said that they were problemly cover their ass's for  

>> broken bolts upon removal. Mine guy said it happens sometime but  

>> not always  and if it happen to him he also would have to charge a  

>> little more but the worse would be $800.00 to $900.00.

>>

>> The question is do they need gaskets at 100k or maybe a o2 sensor  

>> and cap rotor or something like that. Help,

>> Clay Moizo AZ

>> 88 560SEC

>> 79 EURO 450SLC

>> 89 300CE

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