Webwench,

When I bought my '86 420SEL, I decided I would change the oil myself -- something I hadn't done on my cars in a few years, but the oil filter was easy to reach on the M117 motor. Everything went OK . . .

. . . except for the "comedy of errors" part. I was all set up, had taken the oil filler cap off and put it on the air cleaner, had the car up on the curb -- then my socket adapter sheared off when I was trying to unbolt the oil filter housing cap. Okay, change clothes, drive down to the Checker and get a proper 13mm socket, drive back and get the car repositioned, change clothes. Oops, where's the oil filler cap? I hadn't put it back on when I went to the store! I actually walked the 1/4 mile back to the store, examining the road, hoping I would see where it had dropped off. No such luck. Some $15.00 and a new cap later, I walk back to the car and *finally* get started on the oil change itself.

No problems from that point on, but that first hour -- whew.

You done good.

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Formerly:
'97 C230, smoke silver/parchment; '86 420SEL, anthracite/light grey; '84 280CE (W123), dark blue/palomino

OMG I did almost exactly the same thing and pretty much at the same time, except I stupidly used a torque wrench on the poor plug and stripped the threads by overtightening. I bought a rubber plug to put in the hole but it leaks slowly. So I bought a replacement pan and a fumoto drain valve (you don't have to unscrew to do an oil change, just flip the lever!). I haven't installed it yet; can anyone confirm that the allen bolts require a 5mm allen head?

Good to know I'm not the only one...

Gabriel

Yes, they are 5mm, and there are a whole bunch of them.

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Just changed the oil on my 16v 2 days ago. Everthing went smooth as silk.

OH, this falls into the "don't ask me how I know" category. Always .. and I mean always check that the oil filler cap is in place BEFORE you drive off.

What a stinking mess.

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