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Old Apr 25, 2008 | 07:01 PM
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I been had...
Just bought a 1991 300E...

It runs great, looks ok, and had no problems until...

My son and I took it to the mountains to go on a hiking trip. Roughly 250 miles. We came back to the car and discovered a puddle of oil about 4" in diameter.

After getting it home, I popped the hood and gave it a good second look.

Here is what the valve cover gasket looks like.




I know this ain't good. I am assuming it is leaking past the manifold and down to the drip pan.

Is this the main source of the 300 E leaks, or do I need to investigate further?
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Old Apr 25, 2008 | 07:17 PM
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Old Apr 25, 2008 | 08:40 PM
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Nothing major there Sir.
head gasket: about 10$
1/2 hour work to replace
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Old Apr 25, 2008 | 08:51 PM
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Correction...Valve cover gasket.... don't worry pretty simple to fix...I would do a compression test on all cylinders...
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Old Apr 25, 2008 | 09:38 PM
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Just ordered the valve cover gasket, should be here next Wednesday.

I hope that is the only source of "leakage".

The car does run and drive exceptionally well.

My first Benz ya know.
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Old Apr 26, 2008 | 05:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Jackd
Nothing major there Sir.
head gasket: about 10$
1/2 hour work to replace
You must have some pretty efficient little mechanic elves in montreal because book time on a head gasket is 10 hrs, not 1/2 hr.

Valve cover is another story...
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 05:26 PM
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I can't tell exactly where the oil is coming from. What is the highest point where the oil is coming from? Is it the head gasket, valve cover gasket, front or back?
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Originally Posted by ZorroAMG
You must have some pretty efficient little mechanic elves in montreal because book time on a head gasket is 10 hrs, not 1/2 hr.

Valve cover is another story...

Word. I did a head gasket on my first w124 and 10hrs is if you know what you're doing! I wish it took me 10 hrs...

You never know...the French must be good for something-maybe it's the changing of gaskets

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