The 300SD I am either going to fix or buy should up by tow yesterday. I am fairly certain, it brings to the end the life of this 300SD, but will be dropping the pan to confirm it.

There is damage to the trans support as well, bent pretty good.

Don

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1980 300TD-T (82 Turbo and Trans) 159,000 Miles "Jackie-O"
1983 300SD 272,000 Miles "Aristotle"
1987 Jeep Wagoneer Limited - keeps the MB's off the ice and out of the snow
1994 BMW 530it

About 6-7 years ago, a tow truck dropped a tow bar and it took out my oil pan (on the 60x's the pan is cast and shatters).

I turned the car off immediately -- just as the pressure disappeared.

The repairs were paid by the tow truck owner (the City of Chicago Streets and Sanitation Department). The only real damage was a shattered oil pan, a cracked oil pump, a bent dip stick tube, a shattered mount for the front sway bar, and shattered lower plastic shield.

I was very nervous that the car was shot. I can tell you that I have put on another 150kmi since then, and all is well.

Do not count it out until you look at it without the pan.

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Jovan

'84 (11/83) 190D 2.2 5-Speed; Silver/Blue; Motor No. 00354, 402k mi (340+kmi mine)

'89 Porsche 911 Turbo Coupe; Black/Black; 53kmi
'05 BMW 530i 6-Speed; 302kmi
'19 Range Rover; 30kmi

Oil pump, lower pan, new tranny mount. Unless it was run without oil pressure, you clear the rods and crank, probably only got the oil pump pickup, but I'd put in a new pump anyway.

Check the bell housing and pan on the tranny, too.

Peter

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1972 220D ?? miles
1988 300E 200,012
1987 300D Turbo killed 9/25/07, 275,000 miles
1985 Volvo 740 GLE Turobodiesel 218,000
1972 280 SE 4.5 165, 000 - It runs!