I read the manual on my 450SL (D-jet) and it said that a drop to half bar at idle was standard (when new). AS long as pressure returns to 3 bar when you drive, all is well.
clay 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored chap 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1986 SDL - Polei retired models- 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers > On Dec 21, 2016, at 5:56 PM, OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > The M117 engine is very robust, and will run a LONG time with the oil > pressure at that level. I didn't see much drop at all with 105F days and > A/C running in the M117 in the '78 450SLC. The oil pressure is not an > issue, at all. > > On Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 7:48 PM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> In theory, yes, its in spec, but for how much longer? And what happens >> when its 105 outside and you have the AC on? >> >> >> >> > > > -- > OK Don > > *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of > our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain > > "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who > learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence > for themselves." > > WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > _______________________________________ > http://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 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
