I've been thinking (yes, this is already trouble).
I have a printout of a thing entitled "amb service information" dated 11/95
with a reference # of MBNA 00/57A (supercedes S.I. MBNA 00/57)
Revision: Revised checking/correcting oil level procedure
SUBJECT: ALL MODELS ENGINE OIL LEVEL
to quote: "...the engine should be at normal operating temperature (80 degees
C) and that the vehicle is parked on a level surface. The engine must not have
run for approx. 2 minutes, to allow the engine oil to drain into the oil pan."
yadda yadda
NOW, the paragraph before this quote emphasizes "to fill the engine with the
exact amount of engine oil specified for that engine" and goes on to say that
if that is 8.5 quarts, do not use 9 quarts or 9 liters, etc...USE 8.5 quarts.
SO, the GOAL OF THE DIPSTICK is that when it reads halfway between min and
max AFTER FOLLOWING MB's INSTRUCTIONS, you will indeed have the correct
quantity of oil in the engine.
I imagine that Marshall would not insist on the BCM without having years of
experience behind him on this...so I must ask. Marshall, are you saying that
if my eninge calls for 8 quarts and by Divine Revelation I know there are
exactly 8 quarts of M1 in the engine AND I follow the procedure above, the
reading on the dipstick will read low? And if I top it off so that the
dipstick reads dead center, I have now 8+ quarts of M1?
I know you have said that you don't know why this is, it just is. Any
elaboration would be appreciated, because I can't see how it makes sense
either. If anything, would not M1 return to the crankcase MORE QUICKLY than
dino oil causing the dipstick, if anything, to READ HIGHER when following the
above instructions.
This just doesn't make sense to me.
My own experience with M1 in the SD is that it reads the same following the
MB instructions as when using the BCM. Which is sort of what lead me to this
e-mail...the only way that can be the case is that M1 does indeed, after a few
minutes, LARGELY flow back into the crankcase...giving nearly the same reading
at 2 minutes as at 8 hours.
Additionally, if we were saying that the BCM applies only to some obscure
oil, that might make sense, but it's M1...MB's oil of choice...how can they
not know how to use a dipstick? It seems a bit absurd. Now, the memo is 10
years old, maybe a new one has superceded it...maybe M1 has changed since
then...don't know.
I'm not trying to be a smartass, Dr. Booth, it just doesn't make sense to me
and any light you might be able to shed, as always, is greatly appreciated.
Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri
-2005 Blue Point Siamese, "Rose"
-1987 300TD, 150K, "Rotkäppchen"
-1985 300SD, 209K, "Wulf"
-1976 240D, ?K, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen)
-1972 Jacobsen 21" Turbo Vent
-1971 Case 222 Hydrive, 12HP Kohler, 38" deck, Snowcaster, "One Banger"
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http://www.boltdepot.com/fastener-information/Printable-Fastener-Tools.aspx
has several printable tools to help identify fastener sizes. After
printing, lay the fastener against the sheet to find the appropriate size.
HTH's
Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB)
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