Curt Raymond wrote:
So yesterday I took a look at the car because I'd found more oil on the hood.
Theres definately no oil cooler, I looked all around anywhere there was
nothing even like an oil cooler. I also couldn't find any engine oil leak, the
oil filter housing is dry and relatively clean. The engine oil is right where
it should be.
The oil appears to be ATF from the PS pump. The cap was loose and I'd lost maybe 1/2" of ATF. The seal on the cap is old and hard and dried out. Is this a replaceable item? Is there supposed to be a rubber of some kind on the top of the cap? There isn't on my car...
There are LOTS of ways the PS reservoir can leak. The return hoses on
all of the 190Ds (built between '84 & '87) I've owned have had to be
replaced because of leaks. The cover MUST seal tightly. There is a black
"rubber" seal within the cap (just looked in MY '85 190D) that should
seal it. The seal is a separate replaceable part, but I don't know how
it's secured (glue). The PS pump shaft seal can leak and require
replacement every 15-25 years.
Marshall
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Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions)
"der Dieseling Doktor" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
'87 300TD 182Kmi, '85 190D 2.0 161Kmi, '87 190D 2.5 turbo 237kmi, '84
190D 2.2 229Kmi (retired)
