Mercedes Benz repair: 90 mercedes 190e 2.6, god sakes, benzomatic

Question
QUESTION: Hello, I recently had my head gasket, radiator, expansion tank replaced now there are air bubbles in the expansion tank the engine temp is fine, how can I bleed the air out? also my auxiliary water pump is leaking is it safe to bypass this,lastly the motor mounts need replacing where do I support/raise the engine to get them out I don't want to damage my oil pan. Thanks... Greg

ANSWER: you have to burp the system google it online.The motor mounts 2 of them need to be raised with a floor jack and a piece of wood one side only dont worry you wont damage pan you dont need to raise it up too high

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QUESTION: Hello, I will also be changing the front struts can this be done without a spring compressor? please explain the steps. thanks.. Greg

Answer
greg,
the shocks (struts are in back) can be changed without the spring compresson if you look under your car you will notice that the springs are seperate from the shocks unlike an american car .more like a dodge truck.what youll need to do is jack car up loosen the shock mounts from control arm bracket not all the way..then jack up control arm to relieve pressure andloosen from bottom then top.. get a big can od wd40 and a benzomatic and a nice breaker bar.. good luck..and for god sakes greg be safe