Oil Level on Dip Stick
11-04-2007, 02:32 PM
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Oil Level on Dip Stick
Just picked up my new ML diesel last week and I could not be happier!
I was poking around under the hood and checked the oil and the level was right smack in the middle of the dipstick, not low, not high.
I would be curious to find out what the level was for other members when their vehicle was new?
Also, with only 175 miles on the clock I am already getting around 21 mpg for mostly in town driving... Fantastic!
I was poking around under the hood and checked the oil and the level was right smack in the middle of the dipstick, not low, not high.
I would be curious to find out what the level was for other members when their vehicle was new?
Also, with only 175 miles on the clock I am already getting around 21 mpg for mostly in town driving... Fantastic!
11-05-2007, 04:09 PM
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Do you know why in the owner's manual MB states that over-filling will result in damage to the engine (or is it the catalytic converter)?
11-05-2007, 04:20 PM
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It probably reduces the noise because you have less open area to transmit noise vibrations/sound and more oil to absorb it.
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11-07-2007, 04:03 PM
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I assume you don't figure that the v6 diesel suv's with CDI written on the liftgate count when you say that your 06 model is the last CDI. I am fairly certain that Mercedes Benz feels that the 3 liter CDI they are still producing is a CDI...
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11-07-2007, 04:05 PM
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Just picked up my new ML diesel last week and I could not be happier!
I was poking around under the hood and checked the oil and the level was right smack in the middle of the dipstick, not low, not high.
I would be curious to find out what the level was for other members when their vehicle was new?
Also, with only 175 miles on the clock I am already getting around 21 mpg for mostly in town driving... Fantastic!
I was poking around under the hood and checked the oil and the level was right smack in the middle of the dipstick, not low, not high.
I would be curious to find out what the level was for other members when their vehicle was new?
Also, with only 175 miles on the clock I am already getting around 21 mpg for mostly in town driving... Fantastic!
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11-07-2007, 04:39 PM
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last 1 |last|
adjective [ attrib. ]
1 coming after all others in time or order; final : they caught the last bus. • met with or encountered after any others : the last house in the village. • the lowest in importance or rank : finishing in last place | [as complement ] he came last in the race. • ( the last) the least likely or suitable : addicts are often the last people to face up to their problems | the last thing she needed was a husband.
2 most recent in time; latest : last year | [ postpositive ] your letter of Sunday last. • immediately preceding in order; previous in a sequence : their last album. • most recently mentioned or enumerated : this last point is critical.
3 only remaining : it's our last hope. 4 single; individual : Holly was ceremoniously savoring every last crumb of her chocolate doughnut.
adjective [ attrib. ]
1 coming after all others in time or order; final : they caught the last bus. • met with or encountered after any others : the last house in the village. • the lowest in importance or rank : finishing in last place | [as complement ] he came last in the race. • ( the last) the least likely or suitable : addicts are often the last people to face up to their problems | the last thing she needed was a husband.
2 most recent in time; latest : last year | [ postpositive ] your letter of Sunday last. • immediately preceding in order; previous in a sequence : their last album. • most recently mentioned or enumerated : this last point is critical.
3 only remaining : it's our last hope. 4 single; individual : Holly was ceremoniously savoring every last crumb of her chocolate doughnut.
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11-07-2007, 08:27 PM
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I agree completely with you in the automotive sense that the last model truly means the previous one... My reply was directed more to the reply from harkgar saying that his 06 was the last model... Maybe I read it wrong.
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11-08-2007, 08:59 AM
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11-12-2007, 06:21 PM
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Because it can result in the moving parts contacting the oil pool and slinging excessive oil on the the cylinder walls as well as the stress of the moving parts contacting the stationary pool. Remember how much a belly flop hurts? Think of the crank/rod ends doing that 50 times a second (3000rpm).
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The OM642 V6 CDI isn't new, it's been available in Europe since late 2004. The V8 only got a relatively minor update in 2005 with piezo injectors, intake manifold design change, new glowplug system and different ECU tuning (OM628-OM629).
11-13-2007, 02:57 AM
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Just picked up my new ML diesel last week and I could not be happier!
I was poking around under the hood and checked the oil and the level was right smack in the middle of the dipstick, not low, not high.
I would be curious to find out what the level was for other members when their vehicle was new?
Also, with only 175 miles on the clock I am already getting around 21 mpg for mostly in town driving... Fantastic!
I was poking around under the hood and checked the oil and the level was right smack in the middle of the dipstick, not low, not high.
I would be curious to find out what the level was for other members when their vehicle was new?
Also, with only 175 miles on the clock I am already getting around 21 mpg for mostly in town driving... Fantastic!
I just can't get over the cruising and comfort of my GL-DIESEL...IT'S SO AWESOME and I wish I could tell more people but they don't want to hear about it until I tell them I went almost 900 kilometres on a BRAND NEW engine in the city too boot! Oh well!
...GO BENZ GO!
11-13-2007, 08:56 PM
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I've got about 1,750 km on my GL320 and I was warned by the dealership it will need a couple of litres of oil within the first few thousand kilometres (for you American's...HAHAHA 1,865 miles) and sure shoot'in, it needed a litre and a half after I measured my dip stick and it was just below the middle mark and engine cold.
I just can't get over the cruising and comfort of my GL-DIESEL...IT'S SO AWESOME and I wish I could tell more people but they don't want to hear about it until I tell them I went almost 900 kilometres on a BRAND NEW engine in the city too boot! Oh well!
...GO BENZ GO!
I just can't get over the cruising and comfort of my GL-DIESEL...IT'S SO AWESOME and I wish I could tell more people but they don't want to hear about it until I tell them I went almost 900 kilometres on a BRAND NEW engine in the city too boot! Oh well!
...GO BENZ GO!
