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Is my AAV in order?

Started by ptashek, 03 October 2021, 03:28 PM

rumb

Quote from: Jan S on 05 October 2021, 05:19 PM
Really? That is enough to cause trouble? The pics are before cleaning.

I have now cleaned the valve and used glass polish. Testing tomorrow.

In case that 1 mm gap remains, I will try to press the top a tiny bit in direction towards the "piston".

When the engine is warm then no air at all should flow thru the AAV.  Extra air would create a lean condition and raise the idle.  Remember that all the players in the CIS system have to be in top shape to all work correctly.
'68 250S
'77 6.9 Euro
'91 300SE,
'98 SL500
'14 CLS550,
'16 AMG GTS
'21 E450 Cabrio

daantjie

Seems like a new batch of these came onto the market, they used to be eye wateringly expensive NOS, now much better on ebay for brand new:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/363334744807?hash=item5498703ae7:g:rGoAAOSwyZVgXZ5i

Daniel
1977 450 SEL 6.9 - Astralsilber

ptashek

Quote from: daantjie on 06 October 2021, 09:49 AM
Seems like a new batch of these came onto the market, they used to be eye wateringly expensive NOS, now much better on ebay for brand new:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/363334744807?hash=item5498703ae7:g:rGoAAOSwyZVgXZ5i

These are remanufactured, but same difference.
1993 "Pearl Blue" W124 280TE
1988 "Arctic White" W124 200T
1979 "Icon Gold" W116 450SE

Jan S

Thanks, ptashek, for keeping a close eye on my AVV!

I have now cleaned it, polished it with glass polish and tested it at 85 deg C. See pic.

I consider it fully closed. Agree?
1975-mod W116 450 SE with 6.9 engine

ptashek

1993 "Pearl Blue" W124 280TE
1988 "Arctic White" W124 200T
1979 "Icon Gold" W116 450SE

Jan S

Thanks, good to know  :)

Installed the AVV tonight. For the first 30 sec the rmps stayed at 1200, then went slowly up to 1500 for 2-3 min and then slowly down to 900 within 10 min.

Probably several issues ... in parallel. First I need to fix the thermostat - it's probably open all the time resulting in approx 60 deg C and an open AVV (approx. 3-4 mm according to test yesterday).

The journey continues  ;)
1975-mod W116 450 SE with 6.9 engine

revilla

Hi, if your thermostat was fully open it would manifest in your temp gage, showing less than 90 degrees.  Is that the case?
Changing it however it's not a bad idea, they are still chreap and quite accessible.
Good luck

Jan S

My normal temp when warm is approx. at the yellow mark.

100 deg F = 38 deg C
137,5 deg F (white mark between 100 and 175) = 59 deg C
175 deg F = 80 deg C

My temp is probably close to 52-55 deg C, maybe up to max 60 deg C, which is WAY TOO COLD.

What is normal temp? 85-90 deg C?
1975-mod W116 450 SE with 6.9 engine

daantjie

"normal" will depend on ambient of course.  87C is what you should get with a 87C thermostat and 20C-ish ambient.
Daniel
1977 450 SEL 6.9 - Astralsilber

Jan S

Yes, that's the one, with part number A 110 200 05 15.
1975-mod W116 450 SE with 6.9 engine

celberg

350SL 1973
350SE 1975
SL500 1996

Jan S

The link leads me to a dead end. Wrong link?
1975-mod W116 450 SE with 6.9 engine

rumb

'68 250S
'77 6.9 Euro
'91 300SE,
'98 SL500
'14 CLS550,
'16 AMG GTS
'21 E450 Cabrio

daantjie

Daniel
1977 450 SEL 6.9 - Astralsilber

ptashek

Quote from: Jan S on 05 October 2021, 05:19 PM
Really? That is enough to cause trouble? The pics are before cleaning.

In my case that small gap was not allowing hot idle RPM to go below 850(ish) even with the idle screw all-in (at which point the engine should stall).
1993 "Pearl Blue" W124 280TE
1988 "Arctic White" W124 200T
1979 "Icon Gold" W116 450SE