I have a timing chain cover leak on my 82 300SD and was wondering how hard it was to replace the gasket?

You mean valve cover gasket? Four nuts & some throttle linkage. Paul.

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1984 300CD red/blk 290,000 partial resto
1980 240D 4 sp Brn/palomino gone
1997 Mazda Miata STO edition wife's baby
1988 Lincoln Mark VII LSC next resto
1986 Subaru GL wagon daily
1993 Isuzu pickup field beater
2008 Honda Civic EX-L 5sp wife's new car
1978 Honda XL350
1974 Honda XL70 my Calif. ride in HS

The 617 does not have a timing chain cover. As mentioned above, you're probably looking at the valve cover. It does require a new gasket when you remove it and the nuts MUST be torqued to 11 ft.-lbs. Don't try and do it without a torque wrench on this one........or you'll definitely get a leak.

Maybe I should go back. I had the car serviced at a fairly good shop. I asked them to look in to some oil leaks I had. They repaired one on the turbo (missing a O ring) and pointed out that I had one on the oil cooler and they told me the timing chain cover was leaking. I assume they meant on the front of the engine as it would be on a standard gas engine. I would assume the timing chain would have a cover....

Better question them more thoroughly. The 617 has no timing chain cover. The chain runs in a casting within the block.

he must have misspoken as they are a good shop.

His answer to this new information will help determine/reinforce that.......

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2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

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