Maybe, but then maybe the key did get sucked into the oil pump after wearing through the screen.
Another list member mentioned that it's not like a defect from the factory & he's probably right. More than likely, someone had the head off at some time & dropped the cam key into the engine. Then instead of doing the right thing & pulling the pan, he just figured that the oil pump screen would stop any damage. Many years ago, I was working on a friend's 1971 220D. We were advancing the engine so that we could check timing chain stretch & I immediately noticed that the master link keeper was missing from the timing chain. The master link was being held in place by grooves worn in the posts. I told him that we had to pull the lower pan and he responded with "why, won't the screen block the part"? We pulled the pan & found the keeper inbedded in the screen & it was well worn into the pickup screen. I don't know how many miles it would have taken to wear through but given time, the keeper (or what was left of it) would have been sucked into the oil pump. Tom www.kegkits.com ----Original Message---- From: Kaleb C. Striplin, work <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 11/16/07 07:48 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Cheap Rodbender -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Maybe the bulb is burned out, or they let it go too long. --- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730-Tulsa FSBO Supervisor ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Hargrave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Mercedes Discussion List'" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 10:31 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Cheap Rodbender > Not likely. The engine has a oil level sensor that turns on a red light > in the dash long before the oil is low enough to cause damage. > > Tom > www.kegkits.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
