Can you really keep oil in there and not have it drain back into the pan before you get the lid back on and tightened enough to seal and take up whatever vacuum would be in the empty cooler?

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1984 300SD 256k

Nope it drains back...

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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look.

'85 300SD 245k
'87 300SDL 251k
'90 300SEL 326k

Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford.

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No matter what you do, have a good, close look in the oil filter cannister (housing). Get a good work light and REALLY look in there. I found one of the rubber pieces that goes on the bottom of the oil filter cartridge itself lodged in the bottom of my oil filter housing. Thank goodness it was not blocking the drain / circulation hole in the housing!

Very hard to see because it's so dark and oily in there, and it looked sort of like some part which belonged in there. So take an extra minute on your next oil change and have a good look.

Rgds,
Chris W.
'95 E300D, 201K

This is one of the zillion things that I like about the 616, 617 and other MB engines. You can pour in some oil before putting in the filter so that there is no lag time waiting on oil. It's a quick, easy and useful thing to do.

I got my first MB diesel in 1977 and I don't think that I've ever changed oil in one without doing this except of course my 300E. It has an inverted spin on filter. If I could figure out how to keep oil in the filter while I invert it for installation I would do it.

Have a great day,

couple of good tips there, Thanks Chris and Larry. I've just added a couple of items to my oil change routine.

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1985 Euro 240D 5 spd 140K
1979 240D 5 spd, 40K on engine rebuild
1994 Dodge/Cummins, 5 spd, 121K
1964 Allice Chalmers D15 tractor
2014 Kubota L3800 tractor
1964 VW bug

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So Larry, your saying that the oil does not drain back into the pan?

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1984 300SD 256k

Oil poured into the filter housing does drain into the pan, but very slowly.

What I used to do, when ready to put it back together, was put in the drain plug and pour a gallon of oil into the filler, then pour the filter housing about 2/3 full and put in the filter and seal all that up, then finish filling the crankcase and start her up.

When doing this the oil pressure jumps up very quickly as opposed to waiting for the housing to completely fill with oil.

Have a great day,