Take the poll...

Have you Removed an OM617 lower oil pan ???

Was it:

* Incredibly difficult = never do it again...

* Difficult = will do it again if I must...

* Hard = a bit of strain, and mess, but I will do it at need..

* Annoying = it is a sloppy slimy mess, but I will do it faster next time..

* Easy = a bit dirty, but fast and simple...

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Where's the "Not yet" button?

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"Knowing is not enough, we must apply.
Willing is not enough, we must do." Goethe

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1951 Chevy 3100

2003 Indian Chief Roadmaster

1983 GMC 1 ton Dually

1982 Chevy 1 ton Dually, service body (sold)

'90 GMC Suburban 6.2 "SS Veg-Burban"
(single tank WVO\diesel conversion) SOLD

'81 300D ~ Mama's car...my job (now my car)(but still my job) SOLD

'83 300sd ~ rescue car SOLD

2005 Ford Taurus (Mama's new car)(NOT my job!)

Which parts the lower part? The small one at the front of the engine?


If its the front one, hell, drain the oil, couple of bolts, and its off. I pulled 4 off at the junkyard in like 15 minutes.

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

I'm looking at my new gasket right now, and I'm counting 16 bolt holes. All the same, it looks like a pretty simple fix. I forgot to get a new drain plug washer. Hope my other one is still good. Maybe if I just put it on from the inside while I have the pan off it will seal better! (not) If it's not too frigid out, I'm going to replace the speedometer cable while I'm at it. Gotta flush the radiator, also.

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"Knowing is not enough, we must apply.
Willing is not enough, we must do." Goethe

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1951 Chevy 3100

2003 Indian Chief Roadmaster

1983 GMC 1 ton Dually

1982 Chevy 1 ton Dually, service body (sold)

'90 GMC Suburban 6.2 "SS Veg-Burban"
(single tank WVO\diesel conversion) SOLD

'81 300D ~ Mama's car...my job (now my car)(but still my job) SOLD

'83 300sd ~ rescue car SOLD

2005 Ford Taurus (Mama's new car)(NOT my job!)

would have been a breeze if PO hadn't stripped out a few of the allen heads...and if my replacement pan didn't have a crack in it that went unnoticed until it was full of fresh oil.

Ouch! I hate it when that happens! Even if it happens to somebody else.

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"Knowing is not enough, we must apply.
Willing is not enough, we must do." Goethe

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1951 Chevy 3100

2003 Indian Chief Roadmaster

1983 GMC 1 ton Dually

1982 Chevy 1 ton Dually, service body (sold)

'90 GMC Suburban 6.2 "SS Veg-Burban"
(single tank WVO\diesel conversion) SOLD

'81 300D ~ Mama's car...my job (now my car)(but still my job) SOLD

'83 300sd ~ rescue car SOLD

2005 Ford Taurus (Mama's new car)(NOT my job!)

Dangit, I voted thinking of the upper oil pan....

Its easy, but annoying. I've done it twice so far....now that I have a 5mm allen SOCKET instead of an allen KEY it makes it WAY easier!

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

yikes

I used a 5mm in a cordless drill to do all but the torquing

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1985 300D cali 190K

http://mercedes.thatchermathias.com/mw300d.jpg

I have been getting at least three calls per week from people afraid:

* the engine guts will fall out when the lower pan is removed.

* they will take a bath/shower in used engine oil.

* it requires special MB tools and training...

Removing it was very easy, but I made sure to take my time putting the new one on so I didn't get any leaks...

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1985 Euro 300TD Turbo

Somebody's got to be 'that guy' huh?

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My Primary Driver - '85 300CD - 4-speed conversion, 2.47 rear, lowered, euro headlights, rebuilding (not restoring so much)

Wife's - '08 Saab Sportcombi Aero

Riding a '03 Yamaha Warrior

This is the time to ask what may sound like a dumb question...Gasket sealer, or not on a Benz? One reason I always hated to change them on my GM's was the 4 part gasket\rubber set up. I finally quit doing them because I would always end up with a drip somewhere. So, should I or should I not use sealer on this??

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"Knowing is not enough, we must apply.
Willing is not enough, we must do." Goethe

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1951 Chevy 3100

2003 Indian Chief Roadmaster

1983 GMC 1 ton Dually

1982 Chevy 1 ton Dually, service body (sold)

'90 GMC Suburban 6.2 "SS Veg-Burban"
(single tank WVO\diesel conversion) SOLD

'81 300D ~ Mama's car...my job (now my car)(but still my job) SOLD

'83 300sd ~ rescue car SOLD

2005 Ford Taurus (Mama's new car)(NOT my job!)

I bet no one replaced the rubber bushings on the trans cooler lines. They may have a point about the guts falling out .. of the tranny.

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But I did on the 603. I still have seepage, and I'm not sure where it's coming from (somewhere near the trans but not the rear main)

It is time consuming and you need a hoist.

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1987 300D (230,000 mi on a #14 head-watching the temp gauge and keeping the ghost in the machine)
Raleigh NC - Home of deep fried sushi!