a few months ago i bought a GreyMarket 300D n/a 4 speed, 103528 miles when i bought it. When i bought it there was a ton of after market emision equipment on it. after riping that all out and adding some injector cleaner the thing runs great and quiet. however latly ive knoticed afew things that were bothering me. formost the thing is leaking oil from around the front main and it might even be the front main. is there a place around the front of the engine that is prone to leaking? second proplem concerns the brake lights. some times they work some times they dont but they always work if the head lights are on. where might i find that problem? thats about it if i think of anything else ill bring it up

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Seth,

2 parts egg, 4 parts flour, 1 part salt and 6 parts 55 Cetane diesel fuel

1965 corvair monza convertable
1984 euro 300D 4 speed (NO LEATHER, ALL MANUAL)100,000 miles
Thank god the ford is gone

There's a front seal that likes to leak. I recommend fixing it when you change the belts. With a manual in hand it should'nt be too big of a problem.

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84 300D 251K
87 190DT 281K - Sold
06 Ford Escape 172K
94 Ford Ranger 250K
99 Chevy Suburban 181K

could you please be more spacific as to where this seal is

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Seth,

2 parts egg, 4 parts flour, 1 part salt and 6 parts 55 Cetane diesel fuel

1965 corvair monza convertable
1984 euro 300D 4 speed (NO LEATHER, ALL MANUAL)100,000 miles
Thank god the ford is gone

Seth,

Open the hood. Stand directly infront of the car and look down between the engien and the radiator. You will see the top of the plastic fan cover attached to the radiator. Right behind that you will see the top fo the fan. Behind that you will see the fan/ac/alternator/etc. belts. Follow the belts down directly under the fan and you will see a large (6 in. in dia.) pulley around which the belts run. That pulley is on the end of yor crankshaft, hence the name 'crankshaft pulley. Where the crankshaft goes into the engine there is a seal that keeps the engine oil. You can see it better from under the car.

To replace this seal all the above has to be removed. This job is also one of those MAW jobs. MAW means, 'since I am in this far I Might As Well fix......' and can lead to large expenditures of money. At 103k miles your timing chain and slides probably don't need replacing but you are going to take off the front cover to replace the seal so you MAW do the chain, etc.

The above job is not for the first time mechanic. It requires a crankshaft pulley puller, jack stands, a good floor jack, etc. Shop the job around to some local independent foreign car repair shops and see what king of price you get.

Brake lights. I had trouble with mine and found that If I removed them, cleaned the bulb with a wire brush and the inside of the socket with some emery cloth the worked.

im no diesel expert, not yet anyway . but ive compleated an advanced class in engine machining and assembly. so for me this is no big thing. the main seal would have been my first guess but i havenet done any large repairs on thease engines yet so im still a bit questionable on my knowlege. this isnt exactly a 350. but thanks for the help i relly apriceate it

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Seth,

2 parts egg, 4 parts flour, 1 part salt and 6 parts 55 Cetane diesel fuel

1965 corvair monza convertable
1984 euro 300D 4 speed (NO LEATHER, ALL MANUAL)100,000 miles
Thank god the ford is gone