You're kidding. These well-designed autos have the oil pan vulnerable to
turfing if I ever bottom out? That disappoints me.
I know the feeling of having this - on my '68 Coronet I had a deep-sump oil
pan put on when I had that engine rebuilt. It hangs a couple inches below
the cross-member (looks cool - I still haven't entirely grown up). But it's
a very skiddish feeling to know that if I take a road at higher speed with
dips in it, it could be a real problem. I always wanted to fashion a thick
aluminum shield.
Brian
83 240D
From: andrew strasfogel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Early engine replacement - was Columbus CL 240D
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 15:12:43 -0500
The PO of our 1985 300CD told us the same story to explain the $5,300
engine
replacement, so I believe it.
On 1/18/06, Terry Geiger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I think one thing that may cause an early engine replacement is the
> exposed
> oil pan on a 123. I looked at a 240D last year and the claim was it had
a
> new engine at 150k because the previous owner ran over something in the
> road
> and punctured the oil pan.
>
> Terry Geiger
> http://www.shoalsbritishcars.org
> '74 Triumph TR6 (my sunny day car)
> '63 Triumph Herald (wife's sunny day car)
> '84 Mercedes 300D Turbo Diesel (wife's car)
> '90 Chevy S10 (parts fetcher)
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brian Chase" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 1:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Columbus CL 240D
>
>
> > Sort of contradictory to say that the engine needed replacing after
> 150k,
> > but these engines run forever. I ran into this claim about my 240D
when
> I
> > bought it. What up???
> >
> > Brian
> > 83 240D
> >
>
>
>
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