I could not believe my eyes!
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I could not believe my eyes!
The last few days up here in the north west have been pretty cold,so yesterday morning I decided to go and start both cars to let them warm up.While they were warming up it was time to remove some snow that had accumulated over night on both cars...All of a sudden I notice a large puddle under the 123,at first I thought it would have been water from melting snow.then I approached and immediately noticed that it was engine oil 
I didn't even know if I had enough time to run around the car and shut the ignition off....But I did.
And this is what I found being the culprit...
The stud holding the oil filter lid in place unscrewed it self letting all of the oil out of the engine!And it only took a couple of minutes.Damn was I lucky or not.I have ordered a new nut and stud and will replace it all tomorrow on my day off. And will also be buying a new tube of RED lock tight.
Cheers
Dan
Vancouver Canada
I didn't even know if I had enough time to run around the car and shut the ignition off....But I did.
And this is what I found being the culprit...
The stud holding the oil filter lid in place unscrewed it self letting all of the oil out of the engine!And it only took a couple of minutes.Damn was I lucky or not.I have ordered a new nut and stud and will replace it all tomorrow on my day off. And will also be buying a new tube of RED lock tight.
Cheers
Dan
Vancouver Canada
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From: Kirkland (seattle) washington
1981 300D euro manual, looking for a 94-95 E320 kombi
same exact thing happened to the po of my 240D but he didn't know and he drove like that for 2 days till it seized, now i have it but i only have three clyinders working
and way high oil preassure at idle and way low at crusing speed.
and way high oil preassure at idle and way low at crusing speed.
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