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Originally Posted by parkland629
Today, i was driving my 82 300sd and ran over something that damaged the oil pan badly. i didn't realize it was damaged for another 5 miles. after feeling a loss of power and what sounded like a hissing noise, i immediatly pulled over and shut it down. opened the oil fill cap and smoke pours out. added oil and it ran right though it. engine will start right now as i tried for just a second. what are my chances of not being totally screwed?
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Hi
When you pull the pan you may get some idea from what you find there.
If you don't find anything unusual, replace the pan, fill it with oil and start it up seeing what you have for oil pressure. If you have good oil pressure and no knocking it may come up roses.
Good Luck,
Joseph