Hi All, Sorry this issue is not related to my two Mercedes but there is no better place to ask for advice....................
I recently purchased a 2014 Honda CRV with 14K through an estate sale. I know the family well so it's history is confirmed.... a one owner, no accident, low mileage vehicle. It had been sitting in a driveway for 6 months and needed a good detailing but looks almost brand new. When I went to pick up the vehicle I noticed the oil level showed a very high on the dipstick but all other levels were good. It was the coldest day of the year in the Northeast ( Queens, New York - 5 degrees) so I just decided to drive it 20 miles to my house before looking into it further. The next day I did an oil change and discovered there was 7 1/2 quarts of oil in the drain pan!!!! The owners manual calls for 4,2 quarts. I checked the records on the vehicle and saw the oil was last changed a year ago and had been driven 1800 miles since then. It looks like the repair shop apparently overfilled the oil during that change. There is no evidence of oil in the engine compartment and the car ran fine on the trip to my house. What damage could this have caused? Any precautions should I be taking at this time? Are their future issues I should be looking for or did I dodge a bullet because it is apparently running normal at this time? Thanks in advance for your help! Bob K 1990 300E - 110K2004 E320 4MATIC - 89K _______________________________________ 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