Anyone tell me where the block drain is located on a 300 turbo diesel ?


thanks

bennett

Its there, tucked up under the manifolds/turbo. Use the search and you'll find a thread that has a pic with the manifolds off.

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Seth

1984 300D 225K
1985 300D Donor body
1985 300D Turbo 165K. Totaled. Donor Engine. It runs!!!
1980 300SD 311K My New Baby.
1979 BMW 633csi 62K+++? Dead odo

start looking just forward of the starter.

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'82 300SD - 361K mi - "Blue"

"Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement."

listen, look, .........and duck.

Actually, looking won't help. You can't see it unless you already know where it is. Best way to search for it is to cram your left arm between the heater pipe (that runs back from the aux water pump) and the frame rail with your hand toward the block. You will be pointing to the general area, but unless you are stickman you will not touch it. You might try this with a 19mm socket on a short extendo and you may be able to snag it.

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80 300SD (129k mi) 82 240D stick (193k mi)77 240D auto - stick to be (153k mi) 85 380SL (145k mi) 89 BMW 535i 82 Diesel Rabbit Pickup (374k mi) 91 Jetta IDI Diesel (155k mi) 81 VW Rabbit Convertible Diesel 70 Triumph Spitfire Mk III (63kmi)66 Triumph TR4a IRS (90k mi)67 Ford F-100 (??)

and do this on a cold engine....untill you locate it.

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

I admit I've only done it on a 126, but it's really not that hard. I find it pretty easy to see and reach from underneath, and there's no law against using a little telescoping mirror. There are several other fasteners on the car that are tougher to get at, but still doable without having a hissy.

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'82 300SD - 361K mi - "Blue"

"Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement."

listen, look, .........and duck.

and if you do it from under the car do remember to close your eyes and turn your head....I won't mention names but someone else got an eyefull and then some when the plug came out recently doing a citric acid flush.....and you don't want that stuff in your eyes.

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

And when you do find it and remove it...paint it day-glo orange for next time.

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80 300SD (129k mi) 82 240D stick (193k mi)77 240D auto - stick to be (153k mi) 85 380SL (145k mi) 89 BMW 535i 82 Diesel Rabbit Pickup (374k mi) 91 Jetta IDI Diesel (155k mi) 81 VW Rabbit Convertible Diesel 70 Triumph Spitfire Mk III (63kmi)66 Triumph TR4a IRS (90k mi)67 Ford F-100 (??)

YES! that's a good idea!

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'82 300SD - 361K mi - "Blue"

"Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement."

listen, look, .........and duck.

I used the testors orange from my cluster needle rehab for paintijg the diff plugs...They're easy to see and get to but I like the idea...I'll give the block drain the same treatent when I get to it....

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Rob M
Norwich, VT USA
1980 240D Euro delivery 4 speed manual silver/blue
~160K miles

Look in this thread:
240D to 300D conversion

I posted a picture of it's location.