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Old 02-27-2010, 08:12 AM
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i replaced my oil pan gasket , but my car still leaks. i think its coming from the turbo.

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Old 02-27-2010, 08:37 AM
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Oil filter housing

on my 300SD just developed a leak a few weeks ago. Purchased the gasket, but have not had time to fix it yet...
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Old 02-27-2010, 09:04 AM
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Collecting oil in the left motor mount arm recesses. Maybe a injection pump gasket.
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Old 02-27-2010, 09:14 AM
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Decent mechanics will just renew any rubber part they come across when working on the engine if they even suspect it will be causing a leak soon. Rubber hard? Bin it. Old gaskets find a "home" in the metal they plug and if that metal changes, shifts, whatever, odds go way up it will start leaking. I never complain paying for a list of gaskets that went it. If they're in the area anyway, it would be shame to spring a leak a week later if they didn't replace a gasket.

A lot of us put off leaks until we're working the area next because it's just not worth it. Figure out how much oil you can pour in to compensate, over a period of a year or two... and it's just a very cheap alternative to add oil instead of put the hours in to fix just a leak. I have some sorb-all pellets at the ready in the garage. I have strapped a big "diaper" to the inside of the belly pan that held a huge volume of drips... until I could get around to fixing the problem. That one was the IP O-ring leak.
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Old 02-27-2010, 09:47 AM
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The only leak I have is my rear main . Iam just not ready to remove the engine again to fix it.
It does keep the under side of the car well lubed, and the drive way sealed.
other than that, we are bone dry.

It`s amazing, the 80 240D that just moved in with us with 306,xxx miles seem to be leak free. I just steamed it off to clean off the 30 yrs of grime. so we`ll see how we fare on it being leak free. so far don`t see any.

Having a leak isn`t the problem, it is when it stops leaking you have a problem.

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Old 02-27-2010, 11:32 AM
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Collecting oil in the left motor mount arm recesses. Maybe a injection pump gasket.
This is a classic symptom of IP pump bottom seal leaking. PITA to replace with IP in situ.
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Old 02-27-2010, 12:04 PM
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Mine leaks like a old detroit . Oil filter housing, front seal, valve cover gasket , and pre separator style pcv tube . Dosent seem to use much just marks its territory wherever we go.

Mileage is probably over 400,000 though.
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Old 02-27-2010, 12:05 PM
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Neither of my 240s leak oil.

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