Isn't the Galaxy class comprised of the S-klasse models?

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Glad to be able to help.

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92 300D 2.5L OM602 OBK #59

Several actually.
First, I am losing some kind of fluid, and this isn't a small drip!!! Odd since where the car had been parked for 2-3 weeks when I first looked at it was dry as a bone.
The fluid is brownish, and it definitely had an oily consistency. My tranny fluid is bright red, so it doesn't appear to be that, and my oil is coal black, so that wouldn't seem to be it either. What the heck else would be brown??? About all that is left is antifreeze, which it seems to be too oily to be, or power steering fluid? [coming from engine area, not rear end]
I haven't looked under car as we are having a church youth event and I've been helping ferry around 19 11th grade girls. Noticed the leak under the front of the car last night, and in 2 hours it leaks a stain about the size of a tennis ball or two!!
Switching to China for now.
Also this car is a dog! Slow, and after every shift it totally falls on its nose. You have to almost floor it to keep any momentum.
Haven't done anything to address any of this, just parking it for now.......

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

Are ya gonna sell me a wagon now that you have another car?

Yep.

That much fluid loss should register where you measure and I'll bet it's PS fluid. If you see it easily as you approach the car it's probably leaking from the pump or one of the hoses that attaches to the pump.

The return line in the pics in the first post looks very clean. Trace it from the the pump through the cooling loop to the steering box. I've yet to acquire an MB that didn't need a new return line.

Check also the bottom of the reservoir where it meets the pump body. There's a big o-ring at the base and a small o-ring around each of the 3 screws that holds the reservoir to the pump body. If the backside of the pulley is wet, could be a tired front seal.

Sixto
87 300D

Well, methinks this might be best case scenario. I went ahead and pulled it into the garage and jacked it up. I just had to know!!!
It appears I blew out an engine mount! Do these things have oil in them? It sure appears so.





And the winner appears to be:





Those don't look too terribly hard to replace, but they don't look like a walk in the park either. They also can't be cheap!
The nickel and diming process has begun.......

And why on earth does this car fall flat on its face after every shift!?!?


Smash if available but we are a notoriously cheap bunch here. [except when we are selling! ] He is rock solid with several great bullet points, but he does look like Fido's arse........
A steal for anybody who can do paint and body.

Will be using China for the rest of the weekend. Smash would be the perfect car as I could use the 3rd row seating for an additional 2 riders, but my youngest daughter, who is tagging along will have none of that!!! I'll give her this: she has bonded with China too. She said even with the '95 that China is her favorite. A lovable mutt......

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

When I replaced my mounts, I cut one open for giggles and it was full of that brown fluid. Also, unless it's different on your 124/606 combination, it looks like your mounts are installed upside down...

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-Evan


Benz Fleet:
1968 UNIMOG 404.114
1998 E300
2008 E63


Non-Benz Fleet:
1992 Aerostar
1993 MR2
2000 F250

The mounts do have fluid in them.....

With regards to your car being slow, it could be several reasons. I am sure you have checked the usual culprits, air filter, throttle linkage, loose acc pad etc.....

My advice to you is to use a diesel fuel additive and really get on the car. I did this for a week or so and the car really loosened up and is faster than when I first got it. The car sitting plus perhaps the PO never getting on it could be a reason why it feels so slow. Try driving between 35-4500 rpm's and see if the engine loosens up a bit!

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2005 SL65
1999 E300
1995 E300
1994 SL320
1988 560SL
1987 300TD
1982 300D
1955 300SL

Ah, that solves the mystery of what the brown goo under my car is (well, was, it's mostly gone now). I noticed a similar substance a couple years ago and couldn't figure out what it was ... I assumed it was something gross from the road that I should avoid touching. Not long before that I had had a really bad motor mount replaced (both mounts replaced), so that must be where the goo came from.

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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles
1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles
2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles
1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles
1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car)

Holy crap!

I had the same brown goo shortly after my head gasket replacement. I removed the skid plate, cleaned it, and it hasn't leaked a drop since.

Perhaps mine exploded as well; it still idles smoother than any car I've owned, though.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

Yep, a gasser is probably fine on the collapsed rubber for awhile. A diesel is somewhat less forgiving in the vibration department......
Expensive little buggers........

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

Oh dear...

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

Regretting your purchase yet?

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2005 SL65
1999 E300
1995 E300
1994 SL320
1988 560SL
1987 300TD
1982 300D
1955 300SL

Nope, but just typical MB.
My F150 has 210K, has never dripped a drop in it's life, has original frontend. Nothing ever breaks. These cars just require $$ and time to be thrown at them. But I feel much better knowing the fluid wasn't coming from somewhere else.....

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John