Yes, if the bearing is so far gone that it's shedding shavings of itself and creating a loud knock, the engine is no longer usable.

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too much iron in the oil pan, crank is a boat anchor. lucky the block did not self ventilate.

search for a new motor..

I agree with what you found in the pan, time to take up fishing, you have a great Boat Anchor. LOl.

Look for another engine, keep this one and tear it down to see what went wrong.

Found this link if you want to remove the upper pan w/o removing the engine from the vehicle.

Removal and installation of complete oil pan

I have removed the pan with the engine on a Stand, can`t imagine doing it
laying under the vehicle, at least on one of these MB`s.

Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works