Skid Plate?
 

So, I changed the oil today on the *new* '84D... and, there is a Skid Plate under the Oil Pan??? It looks *stock* i.e., very nicely/perfectly fitted. It has a precise cutout for the Oil Pan Plug. I've never seen this before???

anyone else have/seen this???

Thanks,

dennis

Are you referring to the "noise encapsulation panel" under the engine? Usually they're tossed away when the engine is serviced for better access/convenience. It isn't all that common to find a car that old with them still present.

My five speed Euro TD came with one. its the first one I had seen.

I've got the oil pan and radiator skid plates installed.

They are heavy duty and well made.

You could bottom out with confidence. And some sparks!

Interesting... I'm removing it later this week so that I can clean the bottom of the engine. Once I get all leaks taken care of I'll probably put it back on... this will be my wife's car ...look at my sig below and you will see why!

Thanks!

dennis

If it looks like this then it is a factory oil pan skid plate.

https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5458/7...b89dd503_c.jpg

Mercedes calls them anti-noise panels (or encapsulation panels)...in practice they retain fluid drippings in older Benzes.

Still have mine on my 91.

Wish I had one of these. Guys usually load those up with oil pads then swap them out every oil change. No leaks.

tell me more about this...


I have the plate installed and a few drops of oil go through the concave opening where the hole is.


I imagine any absorbent pads that go there would need to be secured somehow, zip ties, Velcro?

There is no noise encapsulation panel on an 84....is there?

Years ago there was a thread about the Dutch TD owner who took his wagon to Africa. (?). He installed the factory skid plate as I recalled and the factory lift it to raise the body. Anyone else remember that with the wagon covered in red dust?

He is (was?) a member here, his name is Jurgen.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/300tdorg/albums/72157609267375263

No but my white 280e euro came with a skid plate like the one pictured and tall springs kit. I believe it also had 15" wheels and tires from the factory too. It was outfitted for the American Ralley of 84 which ended up being cancelled due to unrest in some of the key countries it had to run through. It was to have started in LA and ran to Alaska then to the tip of south America and back to LA.

This guy Jurgen is a bad-ass!

However you want basically.

Looks like this.

https://dq4zp01npifg0.cloudfront.net...?itok=vdj7RAzo

Mine 84 300SD still has hers.

Is this off an 84 SD? Is it plastic or aluminum?

My 78 300d still has it

Guys

Some of you are getting confused between the heavy duty W123 skid plate shown in the picture posted by MBeige and the LATER W124 / W201 anti-noise plastic things.

The later more modern things are not designed to stop under vehicle damage. Nearly all W201 and W124 models were fitted with these things and most now (as said above) have gone missing!

The earlier heavy duty (2.5mm or so) thick SKID PLATES that were optional on the W123.

The W123 had the option of two skid plates. The big one - as shown earlier in the thread - and a smaller one that went in front of this one to protect the radiator. The smaller one is as common as rocking horse ****.

I managed to buy one of the last original W123 skid plates so if any one is interested I might be willing to part with it for lots and lots of money!

Thanks Stretch! I thought that was the case. In the picture is a plastic encapsulation and possible aero device from the later cars.

The W123 skid plates are still available. Desert Panther got one from somewhere. He's supposed to come over this weekend to do some stuff to one of his cars. I'll ask him where he located it.

Heavy duty metal mutha. He lives in the boonies on an unpaved road so he needs one.

The oil pan plates should still be available.
I got mine recently and they are around $150 from dealer
Radiator plates are NLA so I was lucky to find one NOS. not sure how rare these are

Yup... Just took it off (4 bolts, 13mm) ...that's it! The little square rubber stays at the top of your picture (just to the left and right of the round indentation) are still very well in tact... I probably took 20lbs of dirt and oil off of it. The oil pan looks like its brand new.

Hah! That post brought back memories. I charged a guy an extra hour of labor to do a service on his car. He was pissed and wasn't going to pay until I showed him what was involved and the amount of crud I had cleaned from the pan.

He understood. It's nice to have good customers.