Why not replace the drain pan? I bought one for $28 IIRC. On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 12:34 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I suggest he wants to put a new plug in it in any event. > > RB > > > On 12/03/2021 11:27 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > > LOL, this is the real answer. The MB is designed for it and IIRC > several people have shown you get as much or more oil out going up as going > down. > > -Curt > > > > On Friday, March 12, 2021, 12:22:34 PM EST, Dwight Giles via > Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Use a topsider?? > > Dwight E. Giles Jr. > > Wickford RI > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 11:22 AM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> Yup like the idiot that I am I rounded the oil drain plug on the 90 300D > >> 2.5. It was in bad shape to begin with and tight so there you have it. I > >> haven’t done anything this stupid since my early twenties when I started > >> wrenching on cars. My plan of attack is to weld a cheap 13 mm socket > onto > >> it and hope for the best. Is this a bad idea to do on a drain pan filled > >> with oil? I’ll be mig welding. > >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
