There is a ball-bearing check valve at the bottom which only allows oil to flow downwards. If the tube is meant to unscrew, it will likely have a bolt-head on the outside of the cap.
Maybe you can find some solvent which will work on the plastic that you found... And let it soak in the tube since everything there is metal... -- John W Reames jwrea...@comcast.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Nov 18, 2010, at 10:00, Jim Cathey <j...@windwireless.net> wrote: >> What is the tube for? What do the holes do? > > I think it's how the fine-filtered oil (the bypass filter) > gets back to the pan. The big part of the filter, the coarse > in-line filter, is in series with the oil flow to the bearings. > >> Can the tube be removed from the cover? > > It probably screws in, but might be a press fit. I'd be > real careful there! Unless you have a spare on hand, of > course. Can you manually run a long drill bit up it? Or > something like that, perhaps the spine from a windshield > wiper blade? > > -- Jim > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
