No, I only sped up the sections on the road. The oil gauge is pretty much up to max immediately, and as I recall it was like that with regular oil when I first got the car. I believe after it warms up it will drop to around a bar at idle.
Levi On 8/16/07, Zoltan Finks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > One thing that I took note of is how fast your oil gauge pegged upon > startup. I'm guessing that's going to be a feature of Mobil 1? Or were > you already in fast-forward filming mode at that point? > > My oil gauges move up to around 1 bar after a couple seconds or so > after startup, then stay there for around five seconds, then go ahead > and move up to pegged. > > Brian > > On 8/15/07, Levi Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well, I guess it's about time to officially say that my car is for sale > > since I've still got a 97' Subaru to sell besides this and there's a > > *chance* I might be able to at least trade that one in and I'm planning > on > > getting a Prius of some sort in less than 2 months. > > > > So... > > It's an 83' 300D with a Greasecar kit installed. (Start on diesel until > > it's warmed up, then switch to veggie, and switch back to diesel a > minute > > before you shut it off.) > > Car is not pretty and the trunk is very oily. But it runs reliably. > > > > Starter is about a year old, exhaust is only a few months old, except > that > > the flex piece broke off so it's a bit louder than stock though > certainly > > not unbearable. > > Tires are mismatched and lousy(barely legal). I've got at least 2, if > not 5 > > other tires that are at least decent that I would toss in. > > Keyless entry > > Vaccuum works other than not holding vacuum for more than a few minutes > > after shutoff. (and potentially the ACC vent). ACC works as well as I > > assume it should. Seems like it keeps more air on the windshield than > it's > > supposed to, but it's never been a problem. AC is "cool" as usual(not > > COLD). It's fine on the highway, but if it's 90F out and you're sitting > > still, you're probably going to get warm. > > Cruise works > > AM/FM/Amp with ipod jack(or whatever you want to plug in) > > moonroof works > > windows work with the exception of a flaky left rear which I believe is > some > > loose wires since it started acting up after I pushed it past a slight > bit > > of resistance that I believe to be wires that were caught. > > tach is dead (though I've got a spare tach sending unit if you want to > mess > > with it) > > odo is at the "hold in the button to keep it rolling" phase > > It's had Mobil 1 15w-50 for the last year or so that I've owned it. > > New battery this past winter > > Some rust spots popping up, but nothing structural yet. > > Hella Euro headlights with "+50" bulbs. > > I've added electric fuel pumps for both the diesel and veg sides. > > I get about 1000 miles between veg filter changes. Which is around how > > often I refill with diesel. > > I'll include about 10 more veg filters for the car and a set of spare > diesel > > filters > > I'm also including my filtering setup (heated barrel with > > jeans/pump/goldenrod filter) and about 5 more goldenrod filters > > Also including about 100 gallons of filtered wvo ready to go. > > If you want a veggie supplier in Addison, NY you can take over mine. > > Including a MB Service Manual CD, and a Haynes repair manual. > > Few spare parts like starters, alternator, head, egr valve, thermostat, > > speedo... think that's most of it. Can't say for sure if they're any > good > > or not. > > I think the car has around 400K miles on it and the engine has about > 300K on > > it. > > > > I've also got a spare set of wheels with Blizzaks on them that were only > > used for about a month this past winter. I think I'll try to sell those > > separately, but for the right price I might include them. > > > > Basically, the car doesn't look great, but it runs good and you can do a > lot > > of driving for free. But it can be messy and time consuming to collect > and > > filter the fuel and I'm tired of monkeying with it so I'm getting a > Prius. > > > > I'm located near Corning, NY. > > I really haven't figured out what these are worth so I'm probably on > crack > > but I'm going to start off asking for $3000, but please feel free to > make > > any offers if you're interested. > > > > > > Pictures can be found here: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/levigsmith/sets/72157601403895227 > > > > Video can be found here: > > http://www.veoh.com/videos/v957832fNWNF55B > > Which includes part of a drive. If you want to see the entire 13 minute > > trip around the block, that's here: > > http://www.veoh.com/videos/v9578674FHDJhSS > > > > > > Thanks, > > Levi > > _______________________________________ > > 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
