Seems the young lady's brakes went out (her boyfriend had repaired her brakes for her). She used the old oil pan against the curb emergency brake. The oil pump is destroyed and you can see where the crank balance lobe took a chunk out of the oil pump support. She wants to fix it. More to come.

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Wow at least she is ok and that is the only thing that seems damaged. What about the wheel that meet the curb?

Time for a donor block?

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The tires did not hit the curb. She straddled it. In addition to the oil pan the steering link is bent somewhat. I am going into this thinking that this engine can be repaired without alot of expense (I've got a spare upper/lower oil pan).

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It's hard to tell what I'm looking at in the photos. There are some recognizeable landmarks that I could see. Lots of oil. Ouch!
The upper pan will be a PITA to change.
A 124 with a 603 would have been toast in the same situation.

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What I want to know is how she lost both braking systems........front and rear........simulataneously??

lietuviai you are looking at a crushed lower and busted upper oil pan on a euro 300D.

I don't know Brian - I have not gotten into the brakes yet (other than the oil pan). The rear brake reservoir is dry.

I got the engine/tranny out in about 4 hours this afternoon. Will start pulling it down this week.

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Another pic showing the busted upper oil pan. The engine is on a stand at this point. There was an issue with the rod bearing/crank lube and the crank is going to need to be polished.

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That is what I was wondering. How bizarre.
Strange to lose all of the brakes @ one time. Perhaps it was sabotaged?

Who knows.

the rears were probably out for a good while and then the master cylinder failed and the fronts were then gone.

imho

as my daddie used to say "it may be fool proof but it is not damn fool proof". i am not meaning to offend so i hope the person whom the brakes went out on is not the reader.

tom w

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Just imagine how bad they were before!

Good job fixing up the car. While a donor car might have been more economically sound, there is something to be said for sticking with your car and keeping it on the road. Now that hypothetical donor car can (hopefully) go to some other MB that *really* needs it. Or, maybe her (ex?) boyfriend is paying for the repair... LOL


Hey, was there a skidplate for W115's? Seems that it would improve aerodynamics as well.

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MBz makes a fitted OEM skid plate that covers the oil pan and radiator with 1/4 in steel . The holes are actually already in place to mount it on 123's. Designed just to prevent this situation. Mounted on my 300TD, cost about $120 from the dealer for both. There is also apparently in existence another set of plates to cover the transmission/driveline and diff, for when you want to take your 123 into the bush

Would have possibly prevented this situation (though having someone who know how to fix the brakes actually do so would have also been effective )

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1980 500SL Euro 105K "Der Panzer"

I may end up owning the car.
Seems the lady is not wanting to cover the expenses incurred in the repair. Looks like a bunch of bs is about to start in regards to this issue. I even offered to purchase the car from her for $500.

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If you don't mind me asking, what were the expenses to repair it? Much more than was estimated? It always sucks when people will not honor their agreements.

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I hate when people pull this BS. Take the car and sell it to re coup costs.

How does it work with cars? I assume when they sign the work order they agree to put a lein against the car? I guess you would have to go to court to get a judgement to sell.

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I don't know what kind of neighborhood you are in, but you might want to block the car in, or chain it to a tree, or disable it somehow, so it can't be "reposessed" by the owner.

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