Thanks guys. I haven't started on any of them. Car ran pretty good so I started my obsession with front-end/suspension stuff courtesy of Adam's Vogtland Spring thread back in March. Really, I was only gonna do new shocks. And then I got sucked into the performance springs thing. And then I found out she wasn't alignable, and then I started collecting parts and as of last week ended up with essentially a brand new front-end/suspension. Now I'm sweating that she won't survive long enough to justify the suspension rebuild. Although she's still running fine.

It is probably not a surprise, but I have a number of oil leaks to fix also. It is an 82 300D turbo with 181,000 miles. This is my first M/B and driving is FUN! I have put 2,000 miles on in the last six weeks. I think one of the bigger leaks is the oil filter to engine block. TANGOFOX007 said it wasn't that hard of a job (2 hours), and my mechanic friend also said I should be able to do it myself. (He has more faith in me than me do.) Anyway, can someone suggest a DIY article that gives instrutions? Also, I do need to wash the engine compartment so I can find the other leaks. Is there anything in particular I should watch out for when I wash it? I am planning on a $1.00 car wash at 3:00 AM.

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If you would post pictures of the oil-leak sources, it would be easy to instruct you on fixing on your 300D's oil leak sources.

I noticed oil dribbling out from mine. When I looked, it didn't look like there was a gasket under it. Maybe I'll go look again. That's the only leak I've encountered so far.

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1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Keeping these things leak-free is sort of a full time hobby. Once you get rid of all the leaks initially, keep the engine clean and keep looking. When you find one, fix it right away before they get out of hand and make a mess again.

oil leaks = rust proofing.

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1995 E300 Weiss
#1987 300D Sturmmachine
#1991 300D Nearly Perfect
#1994 E320 Cabriolet
#1995 E320 Touring
#1985 300D Sedan
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How many miles are you talking about? Go into the signature section of the setup on this forum and list your car model and year and mileage. It will be helpful in answering your inquiries.

I have 312K on my 84 300D (500K Km). It leaks some oil but nothing catastrophic.

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85 300D 75K Anthracite Grey 0-60 in 13 seconds **For Sale**
84 300D 333K Black (The Velveteen Rabbit) 0-60 in 14 seconds
00 Toyota Sienna 208K (Sold)
15 Subaru Outback 43K
11 Subaru Outback 67K
98 Ford Taurus 100K (Gertie - Was Grandma's - drove it to church and shopping - really) Daughter's car now.
30 Model A Ford 2 Door Sedan (Sold) 0-60 in . . . Never reached 60

You can always add some UV Dye into the oil and check for leaks with a black light. Then you'll know exactly where they're coming from. I just did this on my 240.

Scott

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1982 Mercedes 240D, 4 speed, 275,000
1988 Porsche 944 Turbo S (70,000)
1987 Porsche 911 Coupe 109,000 (sold)
1998 Mercedes E300 TurboDiesel 147,000 (sold)
1985 Mercedes 300D 227,000 (totaled by inattentive driver with no insurance!)
1997 Mercedes E300 Diesel 236,000 (sold)
1995 Ducati 900SS (sold)
1987 VW Jetta GLI 157,000 (sold)
1986 Camaro 125,000 (sold - P.O.S.)
1977 Corvette L82 125,000 (sold)
1965 Pontiac GTO 15,000 restored (sold)

good call on the uv glow I want to do this on mine

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'79 240D
'79 300SD

those that are missed:
'80 300TD bandit
'76 300D cleta jill

Mine leaks some in all of the usual places. The worst leak when I got the car was from the Valve Cover Gasket. After that was fixed and the engine was cleaned/degreased several times. I found that the other leaks were easy to live with.
About every 2 months I spray on a mild degreaser somewhat like Simple Green and give the engine a rinse with the hose.
I have little wet spots but no pools do deal with on the drive way after a month or so.

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