So I'm a bit confused about my cars blowby ventilation setup. It seems that it's configured in what most consider the old non-turbo om617, in which a 3 part elbow hose goes from crankcase cover to bottom of the air filter housing, and also dumps into the lower end of the "U" pipe from air filter housing to turbo inlet.




If possible I'd like to convert it to the "proper" setup. Is this possible without serious modification?

Yours is the stock setup for that year as far as I'm aware. Its fine the way it is. In fact, I like the design of this setup better as it will keep the oil from saturating your air filter the way the other set up does.

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2004 F150 4.6L -My Daily
2007 Volvo XC70 -Wife's Daily
1998 Ford F150 -Rear ended
1989 J-spec 420SEL -passed onto its new keeper
1982 BMW 733i -fixed and traded for the 420SEL
2003 Volvo V70 5 Speed -scrapped
1997 E290 Turbo Diesel Wagon -traded for above
1992 BMW 525i -traded in
1990 Silver 300TE -hated the M103
1985 Grey 380SE Diesel Conversion, 2.47 rear end, ABS -Sold, really should have kept this one
1979 Silver 300D "The Silver Slug" -Sold

As stated in the previous Post. You will not have the little nipple between the Turbo Drain and the Block that is needed for the Breather Drain Tube on the other Models.

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84 300D, 82 Volvo 244Gl Diesel

I am only chiming in to confirm that I actually owned a '79 300sd and yes, that is the stock setup for that model and year.

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

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