I did not run the engine under that condition long enough to notice any oil consumption. I'm sure it went down some, but with a 10qt reserve, it was not significant. I also suspect that a little bit of oil makes a whole lotta smoke.
-Dave Walton On 6/28/07, Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > dave walton wrote: > > That is similar to what happened when the head gasket blew on my 1994 > S350. > > Except that it happened all at once, got gradually. The failure caused > oil > > to dump into the #1 cylinder. The cylinder still fired (until oil > pressure > > built up), and the compression actually went up in that cylinder - > probably > > because all the oil caused the rings to seal better. There was sooo much > > smoke that it appeared more white than grey or black, but smelled like > motor > > oil. I've since heard this is a common failure for that engine (one of > > many). > > But the oil level dropped dramatically. I don't recall that the oil > level is dropping! > > Marshall > -- > Marshall Booth Ph.D. > Ass't Prof. (ret.) > Univ of Pittsburgh School of Medicine > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________ > 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
