I have a question for all of us 126 and 123 diesel owners that are tired of the oil seepage that is common in these high mileage engines staining our driveways and garage floors, has anyone ever had any luck installing one of those plastic PANS under the engine that were used on the W124 or any other model. To my limited knowledge, there was never a factory bellypan on the 126 or 123. I think that some cars (maybe the 124 300d) even had what we called a diaper to soak up the oil that collected in the bellypan.

It would be better to fix the leak(s) than to put a diaper on it.

The belly pan is good for aerodynamics, but it sucks when you have to change your oil, cause you have to take the belly pan off to get to the drain plug.

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1996 E300 D
1992 300D
1990 Ford E-350 7.3 Diesel AKA "the Deep Fryer"

The other problem associated with the splash pan is it traps the larger volume of oil that drops while driving which would normally hit the road. Now you have a saturated pan leaking on your driveway......and if it rains the water draining into the pan makes a nice oily slurry that runs down your driveway.

Best is to just use a sheet of E-Flute brown cardboard under your car on the driveway until you can fix the problem. When the cardboard gets too dirty...recycle it and use a clean piece. Or use an old cookie cook pan with a layer of kitty litter in it to absorb the oil under the area that drips.

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FRED

Daily Driver: 98 E300TD 199K
Hobby Car: 69 Austin Mini
Past Diesels: 84 300SD, 312K
87 300SDL, 251K
94 Chev. K-1500 6.5Ltr.TD, 373K

Or get a gravel driveway

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~Michael S.~
Past cars:

1986 300SDL
1987 300SDL
1982 240D
1982 300SD


Current:

1987 300SDL

My W126 coupe has a metal factory skid plate, which was installed on the vehicle back in 1995.

It was done to protect the pan, because the car is lowered with Eibach springs on it. It was done at an Independent garage in Santa Ana, and my receipt for the work doesn't have the Mercedes Benz part number on it.

I am told, however, that this Mercedes Benz W126 part is now NLA.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

Here's the part number for that skid plate, if you're in need of it (the number)

1265200442

The W124 belly pan would indeed be a PIA for oil changes but since I discovered that I could get all of the oil out through the dipstick tube (and verified it by then pulling the drain plug -- nary a drop came out) I haven't had to remove it. I now use that technique for both cars.

I have a crash guard on my W123 car -- didn't like the way it tended to lead with its chin. I got the guard from FastLane and did a DIY with pix last year.

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"Buster" in the '95

Our all-Diesel family
1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car
2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car
Santa Rosa population 176,762 (2022)
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 627,762
"Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz."
-- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970

There's a tool for this, topsider I believe. Just sucks the oil on out. I use it on my SDL and 750iL

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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look.

'85 300SD 245k
'87 300SDL 251k
'90 300SEL 326k

Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford.

Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty.[/IMG]

PLEASE tell me where I can get one of these.

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1996 E300 D
1992 300D
1990 Ford E-350 7.3 Diesel AKA "the Deep Fryer"

Ummm... places that sell tools. Probably find one on ebay.

I think they also go by evacuation pumps?

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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look.

'85 300SD 245k
'87 300SDL 251k
'90 300SEL 326k

Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford.

Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty.[/IMG]

Any quality marine supply chandlery. Got cramped quarters in the bilges?

Try:


http://www.fisheriessupply.com/online/search.asp?N=0&Ntk=All&Ntt=oil%20change&Nty=1&D=oil%20change&act=A02&hideprops=1&Dx=mode+matchallpartial&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial+rel+Inactive