Hey guys. I just did a diesel purge on my mom's 1986 300SDL. It was going smoothly until I changed the main filter. When i was getting it out, a bunch of the fuel in the filter drained out onto the belt that runs the power steering pump. I wiped it off and put the new filter in and tried to start the engine, heard a loud squeaking noise accompanied by excess vibration, so i turned the engine off, fearing it may destroy something. Last time i tried to start it, it would crank but not start. Does the belt have to come off and be totally wiped down? 'Cause im not sure how to do that or what it would involve.

Edit: Yeah the engine won't start. The starter works fine though. Im thinking it's the belt or it could be that while it was chugging down the diesel purge, it sucked in a bunch of air cause the hose was positioned incorrectly. From what I have read the fuel system purges itself when you crank...perhaps this is what it is doing? Do I have to loosen any bolts for the air to escape, like on the 617?

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1985 CA 300D Turbo , 213K mi