Cause I'm driving the Valdez! 83 240D, new front crankshaft seal, crankshaft spacer ring, still leaks, nice puddle right under the balancer.

Any idea what I did wrong?

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All things are burning, know this and be released.

82 Benz 240 D, Kuan Yin
12 Ford Escape 4wd

You're four times

It's hard to

more likely to

concentrate on

have an accident

two things

when you're on

at the same time.

a cell phone.

www.kiva.org It's not like there's anything wrong with feeling good, is there?

Yeah....you bought a w123

Other than that I don't know.

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1982 300D Silver/Blue 612000kms (Sold 2010) Now at 660000kms, original engine, original tranny.

first obvious guess is you didn't clean well enough and the seal isn't set properly.

another idea is the timing cover - are all those holes filled?? they go right into the chain cavity.

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Cleaned real well, I'm thinking that the second lip of the seal didn't get pushed over the spacer ring, of course, getting a good look at it is not trivial.

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CC: NSA

All things are burning, know this and be released.

82 Benz 240 D, Kuan Yin
12 Ford Escape 4wd

You're four times

It's hard to

more likely to

concentrate on

have an accident

two things

when you're on

at the same time.

a cell phone.

www.kiva.org It's not like there's anything wrong with feeling good, is there?

That is certainly a possibility. The seal will be ripped if it is caught between the spacer and balancing disc.

Do you really have a beard???

ROFL........................

very possible.

Replacing Front Crankshaft Seal with "Special Tool"
on the 1982 300TD Wagon (OM617)
http://www.peachparts.com/Wikka/OM617CrankshaftSeal

Clean the engine up with cleaner, including carefully using a pressure washer or quarter car washer to blast the heck out of it (avoiding anything that looks water-damageable) and then watch carefully over the next day or week of driving to spot exactly where the leak is coming from. Work from there and start washing ducks in the mean time.

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~Michael S.~
Past cars:

1986 300SDL
1987 300SDL
1982 240D
1982 300SD


Current:

1987 300SDL

He looks so purposeful in that cover. You think he'd look more like Elliot Spitzer
.

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CC: NSA

All things are burning, know this and be released.

82 Benz 240 D, Kuan Yin
12 Ford Escape 4wd

You're four times

It's hard to

more likely to

concentrate on

have an accident

two things

when you're on

at the same time.

a cell phone.

www.kiva.org It's not like there's anything wrong with feeling good, is there?

hey, looks like NASA has finally declassified its Roswell files.

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Did you fix this (how)?

I assume this was related.

Front crank spacer ring replacement
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/246735-front-crank-spacer-ring-replacement-2.html#post2145219