First order of the day was to remove the wiring harness and then the intake manifold along with the injectors and fuel rails. Was pretty straight forward. Once removed it looks like there is nothing left of the motor.
The inlet manifold.
We then went ahead and stripped everything of the front of the engine. There are quite a few interesting channels left.
Valve cover off showing the camshafts as well as the variable cam timing adjusters.
This is the point we got more or less stuck and where the expensive special Mercedes tools are required. We sorted most of the cam placement problems etc without needing the tools but with the cam adjusters pictured below a tool is needed to hold those fine gears together at a exact place prior to removal. We pondered for a while and devised a home remedy which we will be attempting on our next engine strip session.
Since we had some prep to do with the cam removal we spun the motor around and removed the oil sump. We where really shocked when we saw the size of the oil pump. The oil system is overkill in this car and the oil pump alone weighed close to 5kg. My engine builder mentioned that after seeing this the dry sump system on the SLS was either fitted to lower the motor or for just having something nice on the sales prospectus.
At this point we called it a day.
Anyway all the best on your build, I will make up the new label for your engine just scan and send me your signature....Will also read, "Proudly South African, 1 of 1"
