I'm showing my age but I am old school enough to want to be able to open the hood and look around. I also do not buy new cars so it is usually a good idea for me to keep an eye on what is happening.
Randy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of John M McIntosh Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 4:48 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] smart USA vehicle announced Well if they are talking about oil changes every 12,000 miles, and service checks every 25,000 miles they are really into the consumer doesn't need to get access to the engine now. Most I guess will run until the idiot lamp (needs service) comes on, most interesting one is when water separator becomes full because local (low volume) diesel station is selling water infested diesel fuel, then engine stops.... Still it warns you, but people report warning versus stopping is iffy... I *belive* the new one is using different engines, not MB made, so I cann't comment on how they will work. Versus the weekly check on the two diesel with flashlight to see if anything odd (or leaking) is happening. On 10-Nov-06, at 2:34 PM, R A Bennell wrote: > He did open the back hatch and lift a lid (if I recall correctly - > it was months ago) on the floor but it was just > a storage compartment. I did not ask about a dipstick but he did > say it is designed to be serviced on a hoist from > underneath. > > Randy John 1983 300TDt 372k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac) 1990's 300TDt 180k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac) 1993 500SEL 184k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac) _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
