Needed - Oil filter housing for SD - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

mplafleur · #1 02-18-2006, 06:21 PM

I'm having a problem finding an oil filter housing for my '85 300SD. It is the one with the oil pressure sensor pointing straight beck to the firewall.

I was replacing my oil cooler lines and the collar was frozen to the housing. I broke the threaded boss.

1985 300SD Sady · #2 02-18-2006, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by mplafleur

I'm having a problem finding an oil filter housing for my '85 300SD. It is the one with the oil pressure sensor pointing straight beck to the firewall.

I was replacing my oil cooler lines and the collar was frozen to the housing. I broke the threaded boss.

Yuck, that doesnt sound fun

Unfortuatly I know exactly what your talking to.

I had one but already sold it... sorry.

Try Jim over at the parts forum. He will have one he will sell you at a very reasonable price.

His email is jim16671836 (at) yahoo (dot) com

his username here is just jim16671836.

mplafleur · #3 02-18-2006, 08:04 PM

Actually, I have contacted Jim. I had a housing and I asked him to confirm if it was the one I needed. He has not responded yet.

1985 300SD Sady · #4 02-18-2006, 08:30 PM

did your oil cooler line(s) blow, or is this preventative maintenance that turned into a nightmare?

How is your car otherwise?

apache · #5 02-19-2006, 12:53 AM

You might try Ebay. I just sold one a few months ago.

mplafleur · #6 02-19-2006, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by 1985 300SD Sady

did your oil cooler line(s) blow, or is this preventative maintenance that turned into a nightmare?

How is your car otherwise?

Uh, the latter. The other problem I have to deal with is my shifting problem. If I hook up the bowden cable, all my upshifts occur at 4000 rpm.

I have tried eBay. None of my type appeared yet.

t walgamuth · #7 02-19-2006, 11:59 AM

oil filter housing unique to the 85?

i prob have at least one if it is not.

tom w

1985 300SD Sady · #8 02-19-2006, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by mplafleur

Uh, the latter. The other problem I have to deal with is my shifting problem. If I hook up the bowden cable, all my upshifts occur at 4000 rpm.

I have tried eBay. None of my type appeared yet.

The housing for all 617's (any year) are the same. The only difference is that in the '85 the SD has an electronic pressure sensor. This sensor can be swapped into an older filter housing... dont ask me how I know

imdavid28 · #9 02-19-2006, 04:28 PM

Yeah, I have one out of a 79 or 80 SD. I don't know if that will work or not for ya.

mplafleur · #10 02-19-2006, 06:26 PM

I have a housing with the mechanical sensor that was sent to me. The end plate is different and will not transfer from housing to housing..

1985 300SD Sady · #11 02-20-2006, 10:27 AM

well, that is really odd.

When I accidentally cross-threaded the banjo bolt for the oil pressure feed for the turbo on that plate grimgaunt sent me one off of a car with a mechanical gauge. It works... That is really weird. I wonder if you got one from a 616?

The plate we are talking about is on the rear of the oil filter housing and hooks up the turbo and the pressure gauge right?

Somewhere in my monster thread there is a picture of a blown up view of the oil filter housing...

Pete Burton · #12 02-20-2006, 10:59 AM

FWIW, the 82 SD has an electronic sender too.

mplafleur · #13 02-20-2006, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by 1985 300SD Sady

That is really weird. I wonder if you got one from a 616?

The plate we are talking about is on the rear of the oil filter housing and hooks up the turbo and the pressure gauge right?

That's the one. And it certainly might have come off a 616.

1985 300SD Sady · #14 02-21-2006, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by mplafleur

That's the one. And it certainly might have come off a 616.

that is probably what happend. I know that the one I used was off of a 617 that was in a no 85SD

mplafleur · #15 03-25-2006, 09:01 PM

Still looking for the housing. I had one sent to me with the mechanical sender connection that I will try to adapt, but I am still looking for a housing with the electrical pressure transducer.