The secret to a clean engine, M272 and M273 Mercedes is the oil filter housing gasket, oil cooler gasket and steering reservoir seal. This applies to any V6 and V8 gas engine made by Mercedes from 2005 to 2012.

Video Contents:
00:00 Intro
00:38 Oil leak causes on M272 & M273
01:18 Required tool for M272 gasket replacement
01:40 Required fluids
02:35 Required parts and part numbers
04:05 Draining coolant from M272 Engine
04:39 Removing radiator Hose M272
06:30 Removing serpentine belt M272
07:20 Testing idler pulley for noise M272
07:38 Steering reservoir removal M272
09:15 M272 Oil cooler removal
09:55 M272 Oil filter housing removal
11:22 M272 Belt tensioner removal
13:40 M272 Thermostat removal
15:40 Cleaning the Oil filter housing M272
17:02 Oil cooler removal M272
18:20 Cleaning inside the oil cooler M272
19:33 M272 Thermostat and gasket
21:48 M272 Oil cooler torque spec
21:55 M272 Oil filter housing torque spec
22:41 Torqueing M272 oil cooler
23:20 Installing the oil filter housing M272
24:15 Torqueing the oil filter housing M272
25:10 M272 Thermostat housing torque spec
27:24 M272 Belt tensioner torque setting
28:30 M272 Idler pulley torque setting
28:54 M272 Hydraulic steering reservoir seal replacement
30:18 Mercedes Steering reservoir replacement
31:52 M272 serpentine belt installation
32:33 M272 serpentine belt diagram
33:45 M272 Radiator hose installation
35:40 M272 Steering fluid
36:36 M272 Oil filter replacement
37:24 M272 Oil Cap torque setting
38:25 Mercedes M272 Engine oil replacement
39:21 Mercedes M272 Engine oil viscosity
39:44 M272 coolant top up