I just looked at whunter's how to on the power steering filter replacement.

Since it was on an '85 126, I was wondering if the procedure is the same for an '82 123.

I could not find any record of the filter being changed on my car.

Thanks!

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70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car

13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete.

91 W124 300D Turbo replaced, Pressure W/G actuator installed. 210K

90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K

Same.

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Excellent news! I just did not see the tan colored plastic on my pump.

Thanks!

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RRGrassi


70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car

13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete.

91 W124 300D Turbo replaced, Pressure W/G actuator installed. 210K

90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K

Now that your question is answered, I am gonna hijack this thread I have a 83 300cd and I noticed some "stuff" in the filter/fluid housing but no filter. I checked inside the 81 300sd I got in for salvage the other day and it had no filter in it either? My CD had a fiber ring in there but it was definitely not a filter of any type I have seen before. I owned a 83 300d and it had a regular filter in it. Looked like a "mini-airfilter". Do some of these cars not take a filter or do people take them out for one reason or the other? Looked like I may have been missing some hardware as well.......Anyone else????

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1995 Subaru Impreza L AWD (Snow car)
1984 GMC Sierra 1500 (Mine)
1983 300CD Best $ I ever spent. (Mine)
1984 190D (sold and glad I did)
1983 300D (sold and wished I hadn't)

Go for it! The more info I glean, the better informed I am at repair/maint time! It is possible that they took the filter out and discarded everything, after all, the system is closed, and you don't "really need" a filter in a closed system right?

When I removed the cap on my PS pump, I do not recall seeing a spring or additional hold down nut for a filter...

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70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car

13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete.

91 W124 300D Turbo replaced, Pressure W/G actuator installed. 210K

90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K

The parts manual and Service manual for the 617/616 shows a fiber ring for a filter. That is the old filter. The new filter is as shown in this link

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/134374-power-steering-filter-replace-post986942.html

I had the fiber ring in my 82 300TD and replaced it with the new filter. The old ring filter seems washable and reusable, I replaced it anyway.

http://catalog.eautopartscatalog.com/mercedesshop/sophio/wizard.jsp?partner=mercedesshop&clientid=catalog.mercedesshop&baseurl=http://catalog.peachparts.com/&cookieid=1Y713FZQC1Y713G47T&year=1982&make=MB&model=300-TDT-001&category=M&part=P%2FS+Filter

Dave

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1970 220D, owned 1980-1990
1980 240D, owned 1990-1992
1982 300TD, owned 1992-1993
1986 300SDL, owned 1993-2004
1999 E300, owned 1999-2003
1982 300TD, 213,880mi, owned since Nov 18, 1991- Aug 4, 2010 SOLD
1988 560SL, 100,000mi, owned since 1995
1965 Mustang Fastback Mileage Unknown(My sons)
1983 240D, 176,000mi (My daughers) owned since 2004
2007 Honda Accord EX-L I4 auto, the new daily driver
1985 300D 264,000mi Son's new daily driver.(sold)
2008 Hyundai Tiberon. Daughters new car

You need a filter in a closed system... without a doubt. They are very cheap insurance.