Well I was looking at the parts manual and I realized that all the diagrams show the oil cooler lines to be the same on the 616 and 617 engines. My daughters 240D has both connections on the bottom of the cooler. Does anyone else have this setup?
I wonder if it is a special "setup" done by the indy who worked on the car for the previous owners.

Dave

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1970 220D, owned 1980-1990
1980 240D, owned 1990-1992
1982 300TD, owned 1992-1993
1986 300SDL, owned 1993-2004
1999 E300, owned 1999-2003
1982 300TD, 213,880mi, owned since Nov 18, 1991- Aug 4, 2010 SOLD
1988 560SL, 100,000mi, owned since 1995
1965 Mustang Fastback Mileage Unknown(My sons)
1983 240D, 176,000mi (My daughers) owned since 2004
2007 Honda Accord EX-L I4 auto, the new daily driver
1985 300D 264,000mi Son's new daily driver.(sold)
2008 Hyundai Tiberon. Daughters new car

Looks just like my 79 240D. Both oil cooler lines attach to the bottom of the oil cooler.

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79 240D (no name yet) 203K Miles Maple Yellow
98 2500 4x4 HD Dodge 24 Valve Cummins TD
83 Chevy Van (Dead-Trans. shot)

I maintain a '83 with the same oil cooler hose arrangement.

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Jim

Look's like my '83 240D, that I'm taking for a 250 mile spin through the Ozarks today.

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I'm a little late about chimming in here, but I've got a 82" 240d chassis and a 79" 616 motor and my oil cooler has a top and a bottom port,,, what gives?


82" 240d Suzy(wifes)
82" 300dt Lizzy(wife also wants)

My '78 300D had top and bottom, my '83 240D has both bottom. It's a late model mod I suppose.

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'83 240D with 617.952 and 2.88
'01 VW Beetle TDI
'05 Jeep Liberty CRD
'89 Toyota 4x4, needs 2L-T
'78 280Z with L28ET - 12.86@110
Oil Burner Kartel #35

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1...oD/bioclip.jpg

I think they used a cheaper oil cooler on the late 240Ds. Its just a loop of piping inside a stack of fins. This is unlike a more traditional (an probably more effective)radiator setup on the 617s and early 616

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80 300SD (129k mi) 82 240D stick (193k mi)77 240D auto - stick to be (153k mi) 85 380SL (145k mi) 89 BMW 535i 82 Diesel Rabbit Pickup (374k mi) 91 Jetta IDI Diesel (155k mi) 81 VW Rabbit Convertible Diesel 70 Triumph Spitfire Mk III (63kmi)66 Triumph TR4a IRS (90k mi)67 Ford F-100 (??)

Mine has this as well. Very difficult to identify the appropriate hose part numbers for this.

Does anyone have them by chance in their records?

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Current Diesels:
1981 240D (73K)
1982 300CD (169k)
1985 190D (169k)
1991 350SD (113k)
1991 350SD (206k)
1991 300D (228k)
1993 300SD (291k)
1993 300D 2.5T (338k)
1996 Dodge Ram CTD (442k)
1996 Dodge Ram CTD (265k)

Past Diesels:
1983 300D (228K)
1985 300D (233K)