My idiot act has left my hood pad soaked w/ motor oil...it is starting to drop on the front edges.
Is there a way to save the pad or am I looking at replacement?

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82 300D....went to MB heaven
90 350 SDL....excercising con rods

Sounds like a good project for the designer of the modified CCV system!!!

It really depends on the type of pad you have installed .If original it will probably need to be replaced and if fairly new you may be able to clean it at the carwash using the soap and the low pressure setting at the handle .

Even if you were able to remove most of the oil (polluting an enormous amount of water along the way), the remaining oil will gradually attack the glue attaching the pad to the hood. Better to bite the bullet and replace the pad.

Jeremy

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"Buster" in the '95

Our all-Diesel family
1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car
2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car
Santa Rosa population 176,762 (2022)
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 627,762
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Forget it.

You are looking at a replacement.

BTDT.

I have removed the front corners that is oil soaked.

I will name it the shortened hood pad mod.

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82 300D....went to MB heaven
90 350 SDL....excercising con rods

Also known as the faded hood paint mod.

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Aaron
'84 300D 267,000 - Running WVO - Rice Bran Oil - Mmmmmm, fishy...
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I guess I will be removing the rest.

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82 300D....went to MB heaven
90 350 SDL....excercising con rods

at least then the hood will fade evenly!

how many inches are you missing from the front? it probably wont hut if its less than a foot. ive seen cars that have run 50k miles with NO hood pad and the hood isnt faded. direct sunlight is what fades the paint, at least in the south.

how did you manage to get oil on it to begin with? i cant imagine.

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1991 300 D 2.5 Turbo, 220k
also in the family:
1981 240 D 185k
1991 350 SD 185k
2006 S 500
2005 SLK 350

about 12 inches across the front.
Got oil in it trying to stop the itty bitty bit that comes out of the valve cover.

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82 300D....went to MB heaven
90 350 SDL....excercising con rods

about $50 will get you a decent new pad and a can of 3M 8090 to put it on with.

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

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