Thread: '84 300CD - Oil Filter Housing Gasket R&R - Anything I Need to Know?
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Old 12-31-2006, 01:44 PM
Brian Carlton Brian Carlton is offline
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Originally Posted by tangofox007 View Post
The "clean oil duct" is the dime-sized hole on the front, upper side of the mounting pad on the block. The service manual suggests covering or closing the bore. When I did mine, I found a cork that fit nicely. Then ensured the bore was clean after the scraping was complete.
That sounds like a perfect solution. Did you trust the cork to press it below the block face........to allow easy use of the scraper?
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