It's hard to see , a hex head 17MM steel plug almost *perfectly* behind the vertical part of the exhaust pipe .
I use a 6 point 3/8" drive 17 MM socket on a 6" " wobble " extension to get it out .
Expect to drop the thin washer that seals it into place .
Expect to burn the crap out of your knuckles if the engine is at all warm , part of the job don'cha know ~ I just did this and after all these years I _still_ burned my knuckles so just swear a lot and you'll get through it .
I find it's easier to re - install the block drain plug if I'm not actually looking at it ,
I do it from above as I never want to be scalded by boiling hot coolant ever again , I still have scars from that and it was over 30 years ago .
Remember to tie up the dog and house the cat as they like to drink coolant and once they do , they'll _DIE_ , not a thing you can do to save them .
Collect and recycle the old nasty stuff & hose the rest that you can't mop up away really well , it only take s little bit to kill your pets .
Sadly , squirrels and rats/mice don't like it else I'd have bowls of it on my roof .
-Nate
Rodger wrote:
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> Hello All
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> I can not find the drain plug on the engine (not radiator)of my 1978 300D (non turbo).
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> Do I look from top or bottom?
> Do I have to remove anything to see it?
> where is it?
> What does it look like?
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> Thank you
> Rodger
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