Re: [MBZ] Oil pan weld

2016-09-13 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Yes we are, I was just saying it can't be done in a 140 Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 13, 2016, at 6:43 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > I thought we were talking about his '86 SDL - which would be an OM603 in a > 126 chassis. > > On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 8:07 PM,

Re: [MBZ] Oil pan weld

2016-09-13 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Too long ago - I don't remember the details, other than the steering link had to come out. I doubt that the radiator/condenser had to come out. Check the archives if you need to know for sure. On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 10:06 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Did the pan

Re: [MBZ] Oil pan weld

2016-09-13 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
I thought we were talking about his '86 SDL - which would be an OM603 in a 126 chassis. On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 8:07 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > You for sure can't remove a 693 oil pan in a 140. > > > -- > OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry

Re: [MBZ] Oil pan weld

2016-09-12 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Did the pan come out forward or backward? Did the radiator and condenser have to come out? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On September 12, 2016 8:55:59 PM EDT, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: >I beg to differ, having done just that when the SDL slipped off

Re: [MBZ] Oil pan weld

2016-09-12 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
You for sure can't remove a 693 oil pan in a 140. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 12, 2016, at 7:55 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > I beg to differ, having done just that when the SDL slipped off the jack > and put a hole in the pan. Also, yes, it can be welded. The

Re: [MBZ] Oil pan weld

2016-09-12 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
I beg to differ, having done just that when the SDL slipped off the jack and put a hole in the pan. Also, yes, it can be welded. The trick is to keep the top surface flat during the process - not that easy. An experienced welder did mine, and it held until Kleb got the car - don't know the current

Re: [MBZ] Oil pan weld

2016-09-12 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
My gf son in law has an Audi he cracked the oil pan on. With the crankcase empty, I poured a quart of lacquer thinner into the engine, and let it drain through the crack. I then pulled the oil cap and plug, and let it air dry (evaporate ) over night. I patched it with the permatex version of JB

Re: [MBZ] Oil pan weld

2016-09-12 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> clay wrote: > > The SDL, after a bunch of cleaning has a messed up oil pan. I > think it is aluminum, and the PO seems to have damaged it a bit > such that it leaks through the hole that got made. An epoxy > patch has been applied that is now weeping. If that epoxy was just slapped on top,

Re: [MBZ] Oil pan weld

2016-09-12 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I see what you did there. ha ha. - Max Charleston SC On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 12:31 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > So, it Depends on what you use > > -FT > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Oil pan weld

2016-09-12 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
So, it Depends on what you use -FT On 9/12/16 11:53 AM, clay via Mercedes wrote: Thanks for that idea Max. I will try to figure out a way to amend the pan and patch so that a metal shield/panel would at least capture the seep and keep it all inside. A steel car diaper if you will clay

Re: [MBZ] Oil pan weld

2016-09-12 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
I have used jb water weld with good results to fix oil pans. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 12, 2016, at 11:10 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > wrote: > >> On 12/09/2016 2:05 AM, clay via Mercedes wrote: >> I do not know the size of the hole. It is slathered in some

Re: [MBZ] Oil pan weld

2016-09-12 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 12/09/2016 2:05 AM, clay via Mercedes wrote: I do not know the size of the hole. It is slathered in some epoxy, might be JB Weld for all I can tell. The patch has failed such that the oil is oozing/seeping out a fracture/inclusion and making small spots on the asphalt. That is probably

Re: [MBZ] Oil pan weld

2016-09-12 Thread clay via Mercedes
Thanks for that idea Max. I will try to figure out a way to amend the pan and patch so that a metal shield/panel would at least capture the seep and keep it all inside. A steel car diaper if you will clay > On Sep 12, 2016, at 6:33 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes >

Re: [MBZ] Oil pan weld

2016-09-12 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Removing the oil pan without pulling the engine is not possible. There is a side-mounted "tank" (I can't think of the word right now) bolted to the passenger side of the oil pan, which serves to increase the volume of oil in the pan. If you remove that "tank", there will be a very small opening

Re: [MBZ] Oil pan weld

2016-09-12 Thread clay via Mercedes
I do not know the size of the hole. It is slathered in some epoxy, might be JB Weld for all I can tell. The patch has failed such that the oil is oozing/seeping out a fracture/inclusion and making small spots on the asphalt. That is probably good for the macadam as it feeds it the needed

Re: [MBZ] Oil pan weld

2016-09-12 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
Welding thoroughly oil-soaked metal is difficult. It gets into the pores and ruins the weld. How big is the hole? Could it be drilled and tapped, and a JB-Weld-soaked screw run into it? -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives