I am going to install a new lower oil pan gasket tomorrow. Should that gasket be put on dry or should it be coated with a sealant also. If so, what do you recommend. I am just very interested in getting this engine sealed up so it doesn't leak. The car is my 85 W123 turbo. I bought the car last April and checked it for leaks when I bought it. No leaks that I could find! None! Zero! Then late this past summer it began to leak all over. I can't beleive it. We have stopped the turbo return leak, seems that a new VC gasket has that dried up also, now it seems at idle especially the lower pan leaks in a number of places. I thought my old Jimmy 8V71 T's were messy, but it is hard to beat this 617.

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1983 Mercedes W123 240D 4 Speed 285,000 on the road with a 617 turbo, beautiful butter yellow, license plate # 83 240D INDIANA

2003 Jaguar Type X, AWD. beautiful, good mileage,
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