I was pretty surprised at the difference. I totally understand and expected consumption to decrease, but not that much.
Guess I ought to look at using it in the 98 W210 wagon, as it’s approaching 220k but it doesn’t use anywhere near that much oil. The 2002 W210 sedan hasn’t quite reached 150k. -D > On Sep 11, 2023, at 10:47 AM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Angie's car likes a heavier oil. For the BEW engine VW spec includes 5w30 or > 5w40. Her car will leak a quart of 5w30 every 1000 miles regular as tiddles. > With 5w40 it leaks/burns a quart in about 8,000, quite acceptable for an 18 > year old car I think. > > -Curt > > > On Sunday, September 10, 2023 at 05:08:00 PM EDT, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > A follow-up on this: > > I talked to Jono (Jonathan @ Blue Ridge Mercedes) and the first thing he said > to do was bump the oil viscosity to 15W-50 (Mobil1). I’ve used the usual > 0W-40 in it since I’ve owned the car or it’s been in my stable. > > It’s been running since June with 15W-50, and has about 3,000 miles on the > clock since then and there’s been little to no oil consumption. No dripping > or anything on the garage floor, so for now I’m leaving well enough alone. > > On a related note, the 2003 ML350 is now throwing CEL because(I think) the > EGR tube is clogged. It’s about the right miles for it to be happening. Not a > bad job, but sort of fiddly, especially if you’ve never done it before. It’s > one a few bucks in parts for the seal/gasket, the rest is R&R and cleaning. > > -D > > >> On Jun 21, 2023, at 9:14 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> I want to say the valve covers themselves can leak, as can the oil filter >> housing and the oil cooler (if it has one) can leak. >> >> >> Rick >> >> From: mercedes@okiebenz.com >> Sent: June 21, 2023 5:52 PM >> To: mercedes@okiebenz.com >> Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com >> Cc: d...@penoff.com >> Subject: [MBZ] M112 Breather Cover Reseal >> >> Youngest son just made a trip to Denver and back and was complaining about >> oil consumption, which, I thought, was excessive. The car (2002 W210/E320) >> has about 145k on the clock and has been well cared for. It's been in the >> family since it had about 91k on the clock. Has always run well, been >> trouble free, no issues and only a few repairs. M1 0W-40 is the staple oil, >> always has been. >> >> Based on what I could glean, he's using about 1-1/2 to 2 quarts every 1,000 >> miles. No obvious smoke or leakage that I have noted in the past, nor the >> telltale smell of burnt oil from it dripping on the exhaust. It got one of >> the "updated" oil filler caps with the bigger handle when it was new. >> >> I do know that the breather covers are leaking on the valve covers, so >> that's the first thing I'm going to do. Other than OE valve cover seals, I >> presume I use the Mercedes sealant for the breather covers? It's the stuff >> in the white tube with the black plastic plunger, 003989982010 I believe? >> >> If anyone else here has resealed breather covers on an M112 have anything to >> share, I'm all ears. I'm sure it's a simple job, just want to know if there >> are any things to avoid or watch out for. >> >> Thanks! >> >> -D >> _______________________________________ >> 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 >> > > _______________________________________ > 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
