Stripped oil drain plug/ oil air separator
Stripped oil drain plug/ oil air separator
I dont wanna drop the oil pan and weld in a nut on or some hack job like that..
aslo ordered one of these last night for an oil/air separator. From what ive read around the inside is just hollow so ill add some media to collect oil.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/350810259604?ite...60&vxp=mtr
So the drain plug in my new engine just spins never gets tight and drips oil, has anyone used over sized plugs from napa or anything? if so any specific one?
I dont wanna drop the oil pan and weld in a nut on or some hack job like that..
aslo ordered one of these last night for an oil/air separator. From what ive read around the inside is just hollow so ill add some media to collect oil.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/350810259604?ite...60&vxp=mtr
Ninth Year Anniversary with STD on 1-9-2020
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Project 2018: Really get the car finished -- Turbo OM617 greater than 175 MPH goal.
RED W123 - left Germany as 240D in 1982. Full AMG body kit less rear apron, 2:65LSD, five speed Getrag 717.400, manual steering, read leather interior, manual brake conversion, electric water pump (EWP), and a bunch of other goodies ...
the oil pan is an incredibly easy fix on the om617 engine. the oil pan itself is under $25 bucks, with gasket, and new plug, you're looking well under $40.00 bucks. Removal probably takes 15 minutes, and that includes jacking up the car and putting jack stands underneath it. If you go that route, make sure 11 ft pounds max torque on the 17 hex bolts. I use RTV sealant spread to a fraction of a mm .... super thin on both sides. just a suggestion. Very easy fix.
Ninth Year Anniversary with STD on 1-9-2020
visit: www.dieselfuelinjector.guru
Project 2018: Really get the car finished -- Turbo OM617 greater than 175 MPH goal.
RED W123 - left Germany as 240D in 1982. Full AMG body kit less rear apron, 2:65LSD, five speed Getrag 717.400, manual steering, read leather interior, manual brake conversion, electric water pump (EWP), and a bunch of other goodies ...
I'm not a fan of removing the crankcase vent. All you're doing is creating pollution, with no benefit at all.
1987 Mercedes 190TD
You can helicoil the pan in place, or any local garage can do it for you cheap. My suggestion to prevent this problem: never remove the sump plug. Suction the oil through the dipstick tube. It works well, and actually gets out more oil than the hole.
I'm not a fan of removing the crankcase vent. All you're doing is creating pollution, with no benefit at all.
1987 Mercedes 190TD
I didn't get to it this weekend but when my car gets back to me, I shipped it today, I'll route it so that the crank vent goes to the seperator, and then to the intake so it doesn't get released to the environment, and the oil will drip back into the pan. It has all the ports for that already so might as well
I changed it this weekend, turns out just the bolt was stripped. I wish I checked that before but oh well. It was a new engine to me and I didn't take it out before I filled it with oil to check.
I didn't get to it this weekend but when my car gets back to me, I shipped it today, I'll route it so that the crank vent goes to the seperator, and then to the intake so it doesn't get released to the environment, and the oil will drip back into the pan. It has all the ports for that already so might as well
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