Hi

I wanted to know if a 1995 C280 with 80,000 miles should seep oil, because there is oil seeping out the back of the oil pan and I din't think the car should do this since it is a Mercedes. Can it be fixed? My mechanic said not too worry about it, but I would rather have an oil pan that doesn't seep oil. I have lowered the car, so I was wondering if scrapping/hitting the underside on something could have caused this.

Anyhow, your help is appreciated,

Steve : Thanks for all your help - I will be starting the dash project in a little over three weeks.

Thanks,
Troy

Troy, can you pinpoint the leak? Does it seem like it's coming from the oil pan itself? It could very well be the head-gasket too...

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2006 E350 w/ 155k miles (Daily Driver)

Previous:
1993 300E 3.2L Sedan w/ close to about 300k miles
2003 E500 Brilliant Silver (Had 217k miles when totalled!)
1989 300E with 289,000 miles (had for <1 yr while in HI)
03 CLK 500 cabrio (Mom's)
2006 C230k (Dad's)
1999 S420 (Mom's/Dad's)
2000 C230k Sport sedans
2001 CLK320 Cabrio (Mom's)
1995 C280 My First Mercedes-Benz... (155k miles. EXCEPTIONAL AUTOMOBILE. Was Very hard to let go of!)

Troy,

Don't worry about a little oil at the bottom of your engine as long as the car doesn't drop pools of oil or starts to use oil. It is quiet normal for a mercedes to sweat some oil.

To avoid your oil pan from touching the road and cracking up, you can install an original mercedes steel carter protection plate. These plates are great and saved my former 190D engines live for 4 or 5 times!

If you come up with any questions/problems while you are working on your dash, just mail me.

...no rice inside... greetingz,

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1993 C250D with a minor 600+k kilometer
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