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You can only overfill the W123/W126 and later cars if they are severely nose down while filling -- the oil will run back out the hole!
The 280 is a 1972 W108, with swing axles and an offset rear end. The hollow tube the axle runs in (the later cars have open half shafts with constant velocity joints) is open to the diff, so if it is hanging down, it fills up. This is a problem when you put the car back on the wheels, as the oil runs back and now the diff is seriously overfull.
Peter
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1972 220D ?? miles
1988 300E 200,012
1987 300D Turbo killed 9/25/07, 275,000 miles
1985 Volvo 740 GLE Turobodiesel 218,000
1972 280 SE 4.5 165, 000 - It runs!
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