How long would it take to replace both ABC reservoirs on CL500 C216?

[Submariner1]

Just interested as ASRA says
1 hour for the front and 1.8 Hours for the rear one.
Hmmm
To replace front says:-
Remove left front wheel and wheel liner, and front engine lower protection.
then remove front valve block, undoing 3 fluid lines, then undo reservoir. And do reverse.
Rear says, take out boot inner floor, jack up car remove left exhaust, remove spare wheel tray and heat shield, then remove rear Accumulator and then reverse to refit.

Blimey 2.8 Hours seems incredibly quick to do all that? Plus I guess they would do a Star test?
what do you think?

 

[alexanderfoti]

Additioanl things (like bleed/fill etc) are often not included in the ASRA timings. "sometimes" These are illustrated underneath (does not include x y z ) and this must be included.

Would take is 3-4 hours.

 

[Richard Moakes]

Front is relatively easy, did it in about 1hr myself just recently. Didn’t remove valve block, just unscrewed accumulator and screwed in the new one in situ.

Will let you know when I do the rear, but bought all new parts, including exhaust clamp in case in need to remove left hand muffler.

 

[alexanderfoti]

Are we talking about pulsation dampers, resevoirs or accumulators?

 

[Submariner1]

Are we talking about pulsation dampers, resevoirs or accumulators?

accumulators (the ball things with Nitrogen? In them - done the pulsation damper.

 

[Submariner1]

Front is relatively easy, did it in about 1hr myself just recently. Didn’t remove valve block, just unscrewed accumulator and screwed in the new one in situ.

Will let you know when I do the rear, but bought all new parts, including exhaust clamp in case in need to remove left hand muffler.

Thanks is yours a W216 ?
WIS says remove front valve block, good to know the accumulator can just be unscrewed.

 

[Submariner1]

Additioanl things (like bleed/fill etc) are often not included in the ASRA timings. "sometimes" These are illustrated underneath (does not include x y z ) and this must be included.

Would take is 3-4 hours.

Thanks I suspected so.
Reckon it would take me 6 hours - so going to Indy.

 

[alexanderfoti]

accumulators (the ball things with Nitrogen? In them - done the pulsation damper.

I ask because title has reservoirs

 

[Richard Moakes]

Thanks is yours a W216 ?
WIS says remove front valve block, good to know the accumulator can just be unscrewed.

Oh yes, it’s a 2008 W216

 

[ajlsl600]

I think Craig is ur man on this subject

 

[Wighty]

I think Craig is ur man on this subject

He has not been around for near on a year with his Porsche purchase

 

[Submariner1]

Quick update, had it checked out and they are fine. Phew
But then with ABC you know its coming along soon LOL!

 

[dldb]

How did they check it out? Did they check the difference between fluid level when standing and when running? That's the only way I can think of to check.