Hi
For all those who took an interest in my old 85 300 SD non turbo, i' ve moved here to Diesel Discussion after being told off by one of the members. Sorry about that.

My first sunday where i was able to really take a hard look at the engine and do an oil change, i spotted four main areas which are serious and need fixing. Would really appreciate any tips or direction to existing material links

1. Main shaft bearing oil seal, which is flingin oil onto the fan belt inner side

2. Water pump bearing. Do you change a water pump bearing or the whole thing?

3. Gear shift, which is an absolute bugger. You practically need Houdini skills to get from 2 to 3 gear. Would really like to replace the whole thing but if there is a repair which can be done, i' all ears.

4. Steering. Feels a little heavy. Should i be thinking about flushing out all the ATF and replacing with with power steering fluid? How are the power steering units on these old w126s? Are they normally quite heavy by today's standards?


A big thanks in advance for those who are kind enough to give me some help here.

And for those curious about its history, it was a luxury taxi which has got 650,000 kms on the clock.


cheers

MJ in Morocco