I'm trying to remove the head on my 1992 200E to repair damage caused by a "reputable" garage not tightening up the cam sprocket bolt after changing the head gasket. this resulted in it sliding off the cam shaft and one of the valves going down[:-] met the piston doing up - you can guess the rest.
In no time at all I had both manifolds off, timing chain un-linked, all head bolts off (including having to drill one off that the forementioned "reputable" garage mangled). I also found two bolts in the chain housing and one on top of the or rather beside the themostsat housing which I also removed. Feeling rather smug with myself at this stage I tride to remove the head. It however had other ideas. Although I can see absolutely nothing still holding the head to the block it seems to be held fast at the front somewhere.
Can anyone shed some light on this before the big hammer comes out!

 

Keep digging in the gunk with the screw driver. There has to be one more bolt holding it down.



Don't pry on the head; you'll be sorry. Once you've found all the bolts, one or two bumps should do it.

Blue

 

Problem solved!!! - And big hammer still in toolbox.
For any one else coming up against the same problem, there is a sneeky little bolt cleverly hidden under the chain guide. To see it you have to slide the guide towards the rear of the engine.
Perhaps it may be time for me to invest in a worshop manual.
Thank you Blue for confirming my suspisions and encouraging me to keep digging.

Tony

 

Great!

The next thing that comes to mind is that the head bolts are different lengths, if I remember correctly. Tossing them into a can will not keep them organized. Whenever possible, screw the bolt back into the original hole, put nuts back on mating bolts etc. this will keep you from mixing-up the bolts, or losing bolts.

Good luck,

Charles

 

There are bolts in the chain box you may overlooked. Hein