I know it wasn't a pinhole, the oil was full and the engine bay dry when I (and 8 cub scouts) checked it on Sunday, and there's no oil in my parking spots at work or home. My motor mounts are iffy so I am hoping that is it.
I will let all y'all* know when I have a diagnosis. Can I get oil cooler lines at flaps, or will I have to order them? Thanks everyone! Tim *that is NC Appalachian for "y'ouns". And that third 'a' is short on this side of VA, thank you very much. On Apr 12, 2013 8:37 PM, "clay" <redgh...@comcast.net> wrote: > cover the delicate parts and clean the engine bay. Brake cleaner can be > your friend, as well as the foamy engine cleaner stuff. Lower pressure > (garden hose) hot water wash to remove the oil and dirt should give a much > better view of where you have a problem. I am going to bet it is an oil > pressure line with a pin hole that over time was able to empty the pan > enough for the pump to not be able to suck up enough oil. > > > > clay > > > 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green > 1972 220D - Gump - She is green, simple and ran > 1995 E300D - Cleo - Used by the Queen of Denial > POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers > > > > > > > > On Apr 12, 2013, at 9:01 AM, Tim Crone wrote: > > > I came off the interstate (a few miles but it was hot) and noticed that I > > was idling at 15. That's a bit low but not crazy low. Oil is ~500 > miles. > > > > I started driving again - no driving issue, but pressure gauge was > jumping > > from 15-30. I pulled into a gas station, opened hood - the entire driver > > side of the engine was covered in oil. Massive loss. > > > > I saw nothing terribly obvious, but I was wearing work clothes and there > > was no way to do any good diagnosis. Got it towed home (thanks AAA!) and > > how it's been in the driveway since Tuesday. It is still dripping oil, > but > > I can't tell if it's from the mess in the compartment settling or from > the > > breech. > > > > I'm going to have to get into it this weekend. Any suggestions where to > > start, if I don't see anything obvious? Should I just dump in oil and > see > > if it leaks out the head, or is there a better way? > > > > Thanks, > > Tim > > _______________________________________ > > 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://mail.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://mail.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://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
