Yes and no. He went to the (apparently great) dealer in OK City. They had three techs spend the afternoon doing diagnostics etc and two things happened:
1) They only charged him ONE hour labour (this, I think, is VERY generous of them and commendable), plus $47 for an oil change (changed to thicker oil in hopes it would improve a bit - it didn't) 2) They believe that he may need either the pressure limit valve or the oil pump, and suggest both for good measure. Neither is in stock and will arrive Wednesday at the earliest. They are saying 1.5 hours labour to remove the pan, replace the pump and valve, and put it all back. That seems VERY reasonable to me. The techs said the engine ran great, no signs of rod knock or bearing problems. Lots of power, no smoke, etc. And my friend noted that it burned only maybe a pint of oil in the 1600 high-speed miles they have driven. That is great for a 617. His problem is that he needs to be in Montreal by Friday at the latest. He is travelling with a friend/co-worker who is muling a BMW back as well, so they could leave the MB and come back for it later (like, in a month or so), but I doubt the dealer would entertain parking it for that long. Do any listers near OK City have a parking spot for a nice tidy W115 for a few weeks? Also, rather than a new $500 oil pump, he was wondering if anyone near OKC has a used oil pump for a 617.910 that they don't need?? D. PS: MBCA members can still use Roadside Assistance even if the car hasn't seen a dealer in ages. On 2011-04-25, at 22:56, mercedes-requ...@okiebenz.com wrote: > Message: 12 > Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 20:51:19 -0500 > From: OK Don <okd...@gmail.com> > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] URGENT HELP! Stranded in Oklahoma City, OK > Message-ID: <BANLkTi=k405Gan26xpnm=bdi+erhpje...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > I just read this post - did he get help? I don't have a lift or good way to > tow, but do have a jack and stands. There are also at least two other indies > in OKC, but I don't trust any of them, having seen the work done on my ML by > two of them. > > On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 4:08 PM, Mitch Haley <m...@voyager.net> wrote: > >> andrew strasfogel wrote: >> >>> He can also dial 1-800-4 mercedes. I do it all the time! >>> >>> >> Unfortunately, that's now for people with cars covered by factory warranty >> or who spend money at the dealership regularly. >> >> Mitch. >> >> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
