new very very sad vito owner

[williewonka]

hi new to the site and to mercedes vito i bought unable to view myself i got a friend to pick it up and what a dog it is massive problems could someone put me in right direction what forum to ask help in plz

 

[Blobcat]

Hello and welcome,

Pick one of the relevant technical sections - or even the commercial section and post a new thread

 

[Droverunner]

Hi and welcome to the forum. I'm just a few weeks into Viano ownership to use as a day van. I've had very few problems just odd things to tidy really. I'll look out for your threads on specific problems.

 

[SmartAmg]

Welcome.

 

[Mr Greedy]

Was this a B2B sale or B2C?

If B2C, you can reject the vehicle within 30 days no questions asked I believe. This might be a good option?

 

[AMGeed]

If bought from a dealer, return it for a full refund.
Don't bother messing around if it has lots of faults.

 

[williewonka]

ebay i have pics etc of problems just dont no were to post them black death very very bad

 

[mioba]

Put a link of the item number. Ebay listing still show when the item is sold

 

[williewonka]

so to cut a long story i won a vito on ebay and the day i won the vito auction ended and i was told to self isolate track and trace im fine hey ho
so i decided to get a friend to do the honours and go get it for me which he did i never thought he wouldnt even look at it just handed money over and drove it away
go to mine and said it was a bit rough but it drove ok and done 80mph nb anyway on inspection black death never seen this before

see pics i have sat for the last day chipping this black crap away removing bulkhead for better access today i drove it to garage oil spat out the dip stick see pics and now puffs blue smoke could this all be related to the injectors all 4 been leaking i been chipping it away is there anything chemical that i can use to get this off also lastnight i jet washed the crap away could this cause issues

any advice or will i just bite the bullet and scrap it or what ever its a 2008 with 200k on clock no history

 

[williewonka]

spent 2 days chipping that away is there some chemical or what ever to do it quicker all 4 injectors leak and now blue smoke is this injector related as i been getting this off?? also had the oil stick blow out spitting oil about all ive done it use a screw driver and brake cleaner and jet washed it off

got my mate to paye cash on collection bought as rough as seller said it had problems with brakes etc which it does footbrake travels to floor head light bodged nothing about this now blocked my number

 

[mioba]

Good lord, looks like something out of the film Aliens.

Dont despair, take a deep breath. everything can be fixed with time.

A few threads on this already and someone will come along to guide you.

I cant advise - but keep your chin up!

 

[williewonka]

gutted all i wanted was a van to take bairn camping with all thats going on brakes etc is np for me ive done injectors before but how do you get that mess off is beyond me ive heated engine up it does melt and picks off but theres so much seen people use oven cleaner but i cant remove the plugs from the injectors they solid

 

[M80]

The black death might be troublesome. Till you get injectors removed you don't know if there is any botching gone on there. Of course it may be a straight forward as standard repairs, but all blowing, that's a worry.

Sump pressure blowing the dipstick out,
I can't see that being anything but serious, and don't see the injector issues being related.

Blue smoke may well be related to the engine sump pressure.

Whatever I expect an MOT failure whenever and then the diagnostics and costs attempting to right this to be significant.
How did your mate get it back w/o oil being everywhere? How far was that?

You've no recourse with eBay as cash was handed over.
You might be able to take civil action, but the more you do to it the less chance you have of success there, and then w/o the wording of the advert it isn't possible to even guess at that.

In truth I would be surprised that this Vito is worth the effort, sorry.

 

[Frontstep]

What was the item number?

How much was it?

 

[00slk]

Sorry to hear about your misfortune, I bought one with black death, but only after I took the plastic engine cover when I got it home did I discover this
A expensive lesson we can all learn at some point in life. It's not a great idea buying a vehicle blind.
With mine I chipped away the crud and removed the injectors, re-seated the seats, put new copper o-rings in and reassembled only to have the injectors still leaking. Lesson 2, inexperience in mechanical work isn't always the cheapest fix
Good luck with the beast

 

[williewonka]

decided to give it ago myself got 2 injectors out and cleaned up just need to clean the bolt hole waiting on a m6 1.0 bottom thread tool to come to clean the holes and a valve seat tool

 

[Craiglxviii]

Sounds like you’re tackling it in a solid and workmanlike fashion. More power to your arm!

 

[williewonka]

got nothing to loose but a lot of experience to gain all a learning curve just could never afford to paye to have it done so more a learning curve from a bad mistake

 

[williewonka]

got nothing to loose but a lot of experience to gain all a learning curve just could never afford to paye to have it done so more a learning curve from a bad mistake

i paid 900 quid for the van the seller deleted item pic of the engine of the 2 i got out only problem i had so far is the leak off pipe was covered in the black death and snapped so need a plan to fix it as they all solid

 

[williewonka]

i do have 1 question some of the black death particles no doubt fell down injector hole i fashioned the wifes hoover with a piece hose pipe to get as much out as possible but is this going to be a problem ??? except divorce when her shark hoover is bust lol