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Old 08-27-2012, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by 300sdlguy View Post
Just curious, are there advantages to the side pump? Why did they change the design?
Side sump. There's a detachable compartment on the starboard side of the oil pan. I don't know why MB made it that way then changed it. I suppose they designed around a crossmember limitation in an existing application then decided later on to go conventional.

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