Thread: 300 D 2.5 Turbo: tore off oil pan! Disaster?
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Old 11-27-2003, 03:02 AM
Dana B. Dana B. is offline
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My 300D 2.5T ran out of oil after dropping it's oil cooler on the freeway (I'm sure it wasn't attached properly after a repaint). Saw the oil light. Pulled over three lanes as engine lost power. Kaput in No. 4 lane, drifted to roadside.

Bottom line: $2k for an 11-year-old shelved engine to salvage a pristine crank. Another $4K to painstakingly rebuild my original 602 engine. Now runs like a watch at 229K.

Good luck, hope all's well...
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