Okay, appreciate the answers. After driving around for a couple hours and pulling back into my driveway, there is a lot less tapping.
I agree - I should change out the oil. The seller says he had it changed with Castrol 15W 50. There is a Master Lube sticker in the windshield the corroborates his claim of having it changed, and a receipt that says "customer oil discount". Despite the cheapskate in me, yes, I should change the oil soon. I guess the question that remains is: those of you who have 190Ds, how long does it take for your oil gauge to respond, and how long to reach the 3 bar mark? Not a crucial question, maybe, but I would like to know. Brian 87 190D On 6/25/07, Allan Streib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Kevin Kraly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Have you changed the oil yet? If not, do you know what's in the > > crankcase? For all you know, it could be something slightly thicker > > than water which would explain the problem. There are MANY out > > there who don't use Diesel rated oils in their diesels. In other > > words, if you haven't already done it, change the oil and see what > > happens. > > I recently bought a Nissan truck (used) from a Nissan dealer. It was > a "certified" pre-owned yada yada and one of the things they claimed > they did was change the oil. You'd think it would have a OEM filter > and the proper oil right? > > No, evidently for their used car pre-sale service they send the car > across the street to K-Mart for the oil change. Had a generic filter > and what seemed to be 0W-20 in it (owners manual calls for 5W-30). > When I drained it it was like brown water running out. > > There was a lot of clatter on start up, a certain amount of which is > considered "normal" for this engine but after I installed the OEM > filter (with anti-drainback valve) and M1 5W-30, it was MUCH reduced. > > Bottom line is, unless YOU put it in, or you COMPLETELY trust your > shop, you don't know WHAT fluids are in the car. > > Allan > -- > 1983 300D > 1966 230 > > _______________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
