Dave, if you have 10 quarts of oil in an 8 quart system, it may cause some smoke. (grin)
Where does the extra 2 quarts reside in your 603 engine? On 6/28/07, dave walton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
