I noticed that the hydraulic reservoir on my 1990 560SEL was almost empty and the rear was sagging a little so I added fluid and it started spraying from a hose that comes around the front of the engine. It looks like this hose is going to be a real pain to replace. Where is the best place to get it? Any tips on how to replace it would be great as I don't want to go tearing my car all to pieces if there is an easier way!
Thanks.

Fastlane. at the top of this page.

http://catalog.eautopartscatalog.com/mercedesshop/sophio/quote.jsp?clientid=catalog.mercedesshop&cookieid=1KC07ZM291KC07ZWMF&baseurl=http://catalog.peachparts.com/&partner=mercedesshop&year=1990&product=L7020-96184&application=000482655

Or remove the hose and have it rebuilt at a good hydraulic hose shop.

Dave

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1970 220D, owned 1980-1990
1980 240D, owned 1990-1992
1982 300TD, owned 1992-1993
1986 300SDL, owned 1993-2004
1999 E300, owned 1999-2003
1982 300TD, 213,880mi, owned since Nov 18, 1991- Aug 4, 2010 SOLD
1988 560SL, 100,000mi, owned since 1995
1965 Mustang Fastback Mileage Unknown(My sons)
1983 240D, 176,000mi (My daughers) owned since 2004
2007 Honda Accord EX-L I4 auto, the new daily driver
1985 300D 264,000mi Son's new daily driver.(sold)
2008 Hyundai Tiberon. Daughters new car

Thanks for the reply.
After seeing the price I decided to try making it myself so I bought a length of hydraulic hose and using the original fittings off of the old hose, put it together and now have it working perfectly! I really like the nice reusable fittings Mercedes used.
Cost me $9.00 for the entire fix. It would have cost about $137.00 if I had bought a hose!

Keep and eye on it. The hydraulic hoses usually operate at a pretty high pressure. So I don't know if your "job" will hold.
As I said a hydraulic hose shop can usually do it for a bout $30 and they have the correct tools.

a manual one

http://www.ackits.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=AMA&Product_Code=71550

A video of the hydraulic tool.

http://www.mastercool.com/video/71500%20Hydra%20crimp%20video.wmv

Dave

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1970 220D, owned 1980-1990
1980 240D, owned 1990-1992
1982 300TD, owned 1992-1993
1986 300SDL, owned 1993-2004
1999 E300, owned 1999-2003
1982 300TD, 213,880mi, owned since Nov 18, 1991- Aug 4, 2010 SOLD
1988 560SL, 100,000mi, owned since 1995
1965 Mustang Fastback Mileage Unknown(My sons)
1983 240D, 176,000mi (My daughers) owned since 2004
2007 Honda Accord EX-L I4 auto, the new daily driver
1985 300D 264,000mi Son's new daily driver.(sold)
2008 Hyundai Tiberon. Daughters new car

Actually I took the old one in to my local hydraulic shop and the guy got a terrified look when I said Mercedes, after he looked at the hose we just took it apart and I put it back together while he dealt with another customer (I got impatient) He said it should be as good as new and the hose we used was actually better than the OEM hose so I feel good about that. I'll get a chance to give it a good test soon as I'll be loading up the trunk with quite a bit of weight for a trip next week.