1989 Mercedes Benz 190E 

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Maharishi School Car Wash by the Dome

At the Gas Station

First National Bank

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With the car safely lifted and supported remove the three 10mm plastic nuts (yellow arrows) holding the plastic protective cover on. Note: we have the exhaust off of the car for another project we are working on, but it does NOT need to be removed for this project.

With the cover removed you can see the fuel pump (red arrow) the fuel accumulator (green arrow) and the fuel filter, including the two fittings (yellow arrow). Use two 17mm wrenches to remove the compression fitting and a 20mm and 17mm to remove the banjo fitting. Hold the filter with one wrench while turning the fitting with the other.

There are three Phillips head screws (yellow arrows) that hold the fuel pumps, filter and accumulator to the rubber hangers. Remove these screws and lower the bracket enough to remove the old filter and install the new one.

When installing the new filter do not forget to install the two brass washers between the banjo bolt, filter and fitting.

It is a good idea to replace the rubber hangers (yellow arrows) that hold the fuel assembly when you are replacing the filter. They get old, dry out and crack. They are not expensive and are a good insurance against a failure. One of ours on the project car was ripped through and two others where about to let go (insert lower left).