I find that only one quart per change is needed (if that!), even when I drove 40k miles in 9 mos (oil changes were due at approximately 18kmi intervals)
Now if the thing didn't have the snappy glow plugs! -- John W Reames jream...@verizon.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Jun 5, 2011, at 12:15, "Max Dillon" <meadedil...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > You are correct, when the low oil light started blinking, I added half a > quart, which was actually at 5500 miles, so roughly 1 qt per 11,000 miles. > > It's my first fill of M1 in this engine, so it may get better, but I'm happy > with current consumption. > > -Max > > -----Original Message----- > From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] > On Behalf Of John Reames > Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2011 10:19 AM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Rotella in OM-617 > > Are you sure that the 606 uses a quart that often? The fill-max distance is > about a quart, and both of mine end up halfway between post-change. It > takes 6-8k miles for it to drop to "add", so that's really 12-16k per > quart... > > -- > John W Reames > jream...@verizon.net > Home: +14106646986 > Mobile: +14437915905 > > On Jun 2, 2011, at 18:09, Max Dillon <meadedil...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > >> Allan, which weight of M1? My NA OM617 used a lot of M1, OM603 uses about > one quart per 2500 miles, OM606 about one quart per 5000 miles. >> >> Max >> -- >> Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 > > _______________________________________ > 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 > > > _______________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________ 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
