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Old 12-16-2005, 05:49 PM
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I'm tired of various oil leaks

Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have recently changed my oil and everytime I get under the car I am deeply troubled by the various places that leak oil. To be honest, and I've cleaned and checked, it leaks from just about everywhere. Headgasket leaks, oil pan gasket leaks, front main, maybe rear main. I can't tell if it's the rear main or that upper edge of the oil pan leaking. Anyways, I'm going to nuke the leaks. Here is what I propose to do. This will probably sound stupid to many of you but I am young and stupid and will probably have the time come this summer. Anyways, I'm going to pull the engine and reseal EVERYTHING. Now, I don't want to rebuild the engine though I will take the head to be checked out (#14) and maybe have guides and seals put on there. Basically, a head job if it needs it, if not, it will stay as it is. I need to know however what gaskets I would need. I know most people wouldn't tear down an engine and not replace anything but the timing chain is 75k miles old and everything runs/works great. Here is a list of gaskets I want to buy to do this, I wish there was just one big kit but there isn't, though there are a couple minor kits available.

-cylinder head gasket set (supposedly comes with all the upper gaskets minus the VC gasket on MBs)
-VC gasket
-vac. pump gasket (already have since I have an old-style pump I've been wanting to pull it and make sure it's not going to blow up)
-oil pan gasket + lateral pan gasket (this is the small pan that sticks off the side)
-2 oil level sender o-rings (there are 2 different sizes to the assembly)
-oil filter housing gasket
-turbo drain gasket (the picture showed a cork looking gasket, I understand this goes on the bottom of the turbo, but is this the same gasket as the feed line uses? I had my turbo off last summer and the gaskets looked the same but I got them from the dealer so I have no idea if they were)
-waterpump gasket (which one would I want? Or would I want both? Fastland lists one that is for the pump to the housing and one for the pump to the crankcase)
-and I'll replace the engine mounts, shocks, and shock mount hardware ($$$)


I have some other questions regarding other gaskets I'll surely need. Fasltane lists these gaskets but I'm not sure if there are multiple ones on the car or if I'm thinking the right thing.
-oil return line - crankcase (this must be that 45° piece's gasket)
-turbo oil line - crankcase (would this be the feed line? The feed line has a fitting that screws into the crankcase but I don't think there's any gasket there)
-oil ine to oil filter (is there a gasket where the oil cooler line mounts the the filter housing? If not, what would this be)

I also want to replace the side cover gaskets on the IP since some of them are near impossible to replace with the IP on the engine. So, I plan to pull the IP once the engine is on the stand. Is there any gasket where the IP meets the head or crankcase (can't remember which it bolts to).

What gaskets or o-rings am I missing? Are there any timing cover gaskets or is there some MB sealant used there? I know oil drain o-rings aren't on the list but I didn't see them on Fastlane. So, what am I missing?

Any words of wisdom? I priced out most of it and I should be able to do it under $250 or so. Engine shocks and mounting hardware adds up to over $100 alone.

Thanks
David
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