I parked my 93 300D over some cardboard and it is consistently leaking in the front at or near the tranny(?) cooling lines. before I crawl under it is there any areas that are prone to leaking on an OM602?

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1993 MB 300D 245K died.

Front crank seal maybe.

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How old are you tranny cooler lines & your oil cooler lines? Or did you think the leak was coming from somewhere above on the engine?

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P.S. Not to hijack the thread, but congrats Phillytwotank on going over 1000 posts.

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Oil cooler lines, oil cooler itself, front main seal, vacuum pump gasket, valve cover gasket. Those are off the top of my head.

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I cleaned the engine with a degreaser and the leak has not reappeared yet. I get a wiff of burnt oil from the turbo but I can't see anything leaking on it

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1993 MB 300D 245K died.

I assumed when you said "motor oil" that it's dark black oil leaking, not red.

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yes it most defiantly mo oil

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1993 MB 300D 245K died.

OK, just wanted to be sure.

Best advice I could give is clean the areas mentioned in my post above, and watch them to see where it's coming from. You already cleaned, so now it's watching time. A good tip is to get a can of aerosol foot powder and spray powder around areas you may think it's coming from. The white powder shows the leak right away.

How's the oil consumption rate?

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next to nil

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So it's not a large leak.

Now that it's clean, drive it a few days and throw yourself back under to check it again. Watch oil pressure like a hawk.

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'85 190D 2.2 Auto *Cali* (Blue/Blue) *sold*
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leaks from the same area, the disagreeable part is a little drop will fly up onto the exhaust/turbo and you get a wiff of burning oil in the compartment for a moment. I'll have to figure out a way to make a splash shield

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