After changing manifold gaskets, installing oil cooler lines, flushing rad, new vac pump, turbo drain, cleaning etc, I had oil thrown around in line with the compressor pulley.

Further inspection shows PS pulley rubbed hole in top oil line. Broken seat springs don't matter now. Can't drive.

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85SD 240K & stopped counting painted, putting bac together. 84SD 180,000. sold to a neighbor and member here but I forget his handle. The 84 is much improved from when I had it. 85TD beginning to repair to DD status. Lots of stuff to do.

Don't feel so dumb.....your not the only one.....I have rub marks on both my oil cooler lines and just yesterday I noticed one on my lower radiator hose......as they say you learn from your mistakes, now I know where they rub and how far to keep them away....and I always inspect them now, when I check fluids....

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I remember loosening engine mounts, pulling engine shocks, jacking engine & removing lower oil cooler line before doing the upper line.

Question: Can any of the above steps be left out?

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85SD 240K & stopped counting painted, putting bac together. 84SD 180,000. sold to a neighbor and member here but I forget his handle. The 84 is much improved from when I had it. 85TD beginning to repair to DD status. Lots of stuff to do.

I didn't pull engine shocks when I did mine. I still got enough clearance to get the lines in and out.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

I come is second, I've changed motormounts on two gasser mercedes and my 300sd. Last weekend I couldn't get the driverside mount in no mater how much I jacked the engine up on my 240d (new to me).I decided to change out the oil pan gasket and think about the motormounts. I came across a engine mount shot to shoot from a oil leak. Took it off jacked up the engine and changed out the mount. I only wonder why a 240d needs the engine mount?

No, your a long way from that award. I think I won it when I tried to fix what I thought was a timing issue on one of my 85 300D's... and well ended up with only half an engine...

I was working on the sunroof in my w116 SD. I had removed the cable. I was driving around town with it that way, just pulling it open and closed. I did have it wired down, after a fashion.

Or so I thought.

Got up on the freeway doing 70 or so (can you see this one coming?) and suddenly hear whistling from the leading edge of the roof. Look up, it's starting to lift. I quickly reach up to grab the frame, miss, and give it a nudge instead.

It lifts off into the slipstream like an ejector seat, bounces off the pavement twice and narrowly misses going straight through the windshield of the car behind me.

So no, relax, nothing you did just about injured others. I still get a bad feeling in my stomach when I think about it.

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Mac
2002 e320 4matic estate│1985 300d│1980 300td
Previous: 1979 & 1982 & 1983 300sd │ 1982 240d

“Let's take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.” ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

OUCH... you put in new oil cooler line, but left it in the path of the PS belt... are your motor mounts intact?

I hardly think this grants you the DAA, but it certainly hurts the wallet!!!

DAA level stuff is driving with the hood latch not installed, and using a lamp cord or bungee cord to hold the hood down... when driving on the interstate.

or other intentionally reckless behavior on the car.

you DO get the Face Palm Doh! award though...

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

Motor mounts are new. Engine shock mounts are made with flexane. The bad news is I remember the top hose goes in first which means I have to pull the lower also.

I'm not sure where I got that info but someone confirm if it is easier to leave the lower hose and remove only the upper. I expect that I'll find out regardless.

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85SD 240K & stopped counting painted, putting bac together. 84SD 180,000. sold to a neighbor and member here but I forget his handle. The 84 is much improved from when I had it. 85TD beginning to repair to DD status. Lots of stuff to do.

if it's easier to remove the a/c mount, and compressor, no need to lift the motor, or remove the motor mounts with it out....

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

The good thing is that No One gets to keep the Dumbass Award very long as the competition is extremely intensive and Everyone gets to win it at one time or another.

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84 300D, 82 Volvo 244Gl Diesel

Considering other possibilities, I'm thinking that I didn't WIN it but certainly nominated myself. The top line is the expensive one.

I haven't found a good brand other than OE at twice the price.

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85SD 240K & stopped counting painted, putting bac together. 84SD 180,000. sold to a neighbor and member here but I forget his handle. The 84 is much improved from when I had it. 85TD beginning to repair to DD status. Lots of stuff to do.

I, too, am a proud past holder of the DAA. several times.

Can we get a shoulder patch?

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1982 300SD " Wotan" ..On the road as of Jan 8, 2007 with Historic Tags

My $3K 85SD was having difficulty shutting off, and difficult with HARD brake pedal, and I kept putting off searching for the issue... figured it was a leak, and would get to it when I got less busy...

I now need an engine since the vacuum pump let go and grenaded the head...

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

Just be careful out there in always double-checking your safety measures on any job; with back-up jackstands, eye=protection, fire extinguisher handy, etc.

We've all scr#w#d-up big time being in-a-hurry and overfilled/underfilling, didn't fill, etc.... I've got zeroes on the back of my mess-ups - but I won't sacrifice safety, if I can remember it!