Oops ~ sorry ;
It's a round seal and most of them are dead simple to change .
-Nate
Mark wrote:
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> No way!!
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> There are two steel pins, one each in the engine block and the other in the aluminum bottom engine cover (most call this part the "oil pan") where the seal is located. These pins go about half-way into the two seal halves. They are there specifically to keep the seal from rotating. SO, not only does the transmission and flex plate need to be removed, but this aluminum cover needs to be pulled, and the crank mains loosened to allow the crankshaft to drop enough for the upper seal half to be popped out. AND, the engine must be unbolted from the mounts and lifted up enough to allow the aluminum cover to clear the frame member so as to get access to the mains.
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> Maybe not thousands in labor, but, well over $1000, anyway.
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> Believe me, BTDT, shoulda taken photos and posted them so's I could write the book, etc....
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> (And that was on a W116, which has more room than a W123!)
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> Mark in Lakewood, CO
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Trish Dougherty" <purrfectharmonyfarm@...>
> To: "diesel mercedes" <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 3:53:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Rear Main Oil Seal leak
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> On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 1:54 PM, Nate < vwnate1@... > wrote:
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> This shouldn't be a deal breaker , any competent German Car mechanic should be able to pop out the tranny and flex plate then replace the $25.00 seal , button it all back up again .
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> I have no idea on the labor but I'd think no more than $250.00 labor .
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> Huh really? I'll check around. I imagined it to cost in the thousands. I can always trade food for labor...I know a very trusted mechanic that is willing to barter, or he used (no not Kevin).
> Trish Dougherty
> PurrFect Harmony Farm
> Ennis, TX
> http:/ purrfectharmonyfarm.intuitwebsites.com
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