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10-02-2007, 04:58 PM
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replaced Fuel Tank Strainer..look at pic
Just changed out the fuel tank strainer on my 1985 300 d with over 232,000 miles. I followed the instructions on the threads that have been posted and got the job done. All i did was purchase a 46mm sockets from norther tool for about 14.00 dollars. The strainer was in bad shape and it was caked up and now i have noticed alot more pep to the car. It has a quicker take off. I also changed out the rest of the fuel filters..
check out the pictures of the old fuel strainer.. thanks again!!! Last edited by greenfoot; 10-02-2007 at 05:50 PM. Reason: speling 
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10-02-2007, 05:24 PM
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Wow. that's about as bad as I've ever seen one. It was definately doing its job! I've got one to install in my car in the next few days. I don't think the strainer on my car has ever been changed judging from the look of it. It just looks untouched, circa 1987. 177,000 miles on the clock; we'll see what it looks like.
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10-02-2007, 06:36 PM
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Wow, that's disgusting. Worse looking that the one I pulled out of my old 300D that I ran WVO in. The strainer I checked in my current 240D, after 2 years of B100, was totally clean.
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10-03-2007, 12:00 AM
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Maybe more stuff to do...
Please note in those threads some have suggested taking out the entire tank and giving it a thorough cleaning. This job has photo documentation and is pretty simple and straightforward. If any tank is a candidate for said procedure, yours is it!
 Please consider it.Grease cars also use a biocide to kill the black growies reproducing in there. Good luck.
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10-03-2007, 10:35 AM
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Gadzooks, thats the nastiest strainer I've ever seen
 , does make you wonder what the inside of the tank looks like.Edit..or was that a trunk strainer 
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10-03-2007, 09:17 PM
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I have changed mine on a 1992 300d with some 350000mi and was very fortunate to find it super clean, although I much feared to find what you had.
Did you improve performance at all? Bye Quote:
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