Attaboy! It’s always nice when things turn out better than expected with a deal! I hope that things continue to work out with your new acquisition.
Kevin in Lexington, NC Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 18, 2022, at 6:19 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I had not yet unloaded this new 01CL600 I got on Tuesday from the trailer so > had time to do it today. The guy I got it from said the oil was low and had > the oil cooler leak. > > I had bought a generic dipstick and when I went to get the car I measured it > and the guy said it should be between these plastic marks on the dipstick. I > added about 4qt of some cheap oil as I didn’t want to damage the engine > driving it up on the trailer, figured that was sufficient to run it for a few > minutes. > > Today I added a bit more, maybe 2qt, to back it off the trailer and move it > around. Measured it and figured 6qt would be good even though it wasn’t on > those marks. > > Started right up and was blowing oil smoke like and old steam engine. Horee > sh*t!!! No mosquitoes today but I would have killed them all. I rolled it > off then shut it down. > > Decided maybe I should figure out how much on the dipstick I should have in > the car. It has mm/cm up to 200mm. Took a bit of searching to actually find > some info about it. 10.5-11.5cm! I had like twice as much oil in there, > maybe more, than what it should have. Total idiot. > > I got the oil sucker out and have pulled out maybe 7-8qt and it is still high > on the dipstick. So tomorrow I’ll pull out more and get it where it needs to > be. I guess it was probably ok or even a little high when I went to get it > and not knowing where it should be I really overfilled it. Idiot. > > I did start it up and it ran fine, not blowing smoke now, so I guess that oil > blowing out from somewhere into the exhaust. I’ll get it back to spec and see > how it is. > > Now the thing is, there is no oil anywhere on the engine from a leak, and > there was just a small drip on the trailer where it has been sitting since > Tuesday. I have no idea what this guy was telling me about the killer oil > cooler leak. The car is throwing a fault for a cam sensor, just the Hall > effect bit sensor, not a cam timing problem, and it seems to be running a bit > rich. I’ll see about getting a replacement part. > > The suspension was slammed when I went and looked at it the first time but I > hit the raise button and it popped right up. The guy thought it was buggered > but apparently didn’t know anything about it and never tried to raise it. > When I loaded it I put it on the highest setting (there are 3, normal then 2 > higher) and it sat at that level without sinking since Tuesday. So the > hydraulic suspension seems to be in perfect condition. > > I looked at the car a bit more closely today too. The interior is almost > perfect. The body is 9/10 although I didn’t get a chance to wash it as I had > some other chores and to get the oil sucked out. I replaced one fuse and got > the trunk closer working although it won’t raise up. There seem to be a > couple other things I need to check out, and put a “new” cluster in from the > parts car then try to figure out if I can reprogram the miles. That might be > an issue. Tires are old and ready to be replaced too but still have some > tread. > > I found what the guy paid for it at copart so they made a nice profit off me. > But if there is nothing particularly significant wrong with the car it would > still have been a pretty good deal. I’ll figure out more tomorrow. Once I get > the oil sucked out I’ll go for a short drive after adding some gas as I have > no idea how much is in it. > > I have the title from the previous owner in Charlotte so I might try to call > him and see what he knows about the car. > > So anyway, new car adventures. Merry Christmas to me! > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > _______________________________________ > 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
