190Efan

Rubber deteriorates over the years so those leaking seals will eventually have to be addressed.

shedkept

Thanks.


We have a '96 320CDI in line 6 (no DEF) with similar mileage. Great road car for eating up miles.

190Efan

Equally impressive.

davmil2002

<Sigh> I"m sure you're right about age eating rubber seals. Also see that around windshield and rear view mirrors. For the time being adding oil is a lot cheaper than getting it fixed. Pulling engine to fix rear seal is probably an EOL event. For now, it only leaks a quart or between changes and maybe a half pint of power steering a month.

190Efan

There are products you can buy at your local auto parts store that will help with repairing the rubber seals enough so that they won't leak or not as badly. I used one on the rear main seal to the big V-8 in my mother's MOPAR for a number of years before the car was disposed of and it worked great with no adverse effect on the car either. That sounds to me like your least expensive best bet at this point. Those seals will eventually have to be changed and it will be very $$$$$.

davmil2002

Agreed. I'm using and have had success with a recommended product called ATP-AT205 Reseal. That shut a lot of the leaks down... for now at least. Thanks for the quick response.

Johnson Keast

2005 e350

Changed oil a few times
ball joints
Control arm bushes
sometimes doesn't start but always does 2nd time chur Rangiora spec

Nothing else


2006 e350 120000kms (now crashed in storage)
Transmission control plate
Solenoids
Did all coilspacks
Cas
cps
Aux battery


2005 E500 180,000kms
Oil changes
NOTHING ELSE.......(YET)

Had multiple other e350s that went to 500000ks with no issues so balance shaft haters can suck a dick.

That's about me.

davmil2002

Wow, she's a beauty. Is it white or grey? Mine's silver/grey. 1st owner named it Wolfgang and I still call him Wolf.

Your headlights have that cloudy old plastic look. Mine did too. I did the sanding polish work on all 4 and they look like brand new. It took about 30-45min/light. I'll send you a link if you're interested.
Dave

Gerlovich2019

Year: 2000
Model: E320 Base
Country: USA
Comments: Almost 176k miles. Lasted 4 cross country trips. Sadly the sunroof has gone bad so when it started leaking she got silicone gel to seal it. Oil changes every 2500 miles. Been in the family since 2007. At home repairs is what makes this car truly fun!

Royal Hansen

I have a 1999 E320 wagon with 286k miles, still runs strong. It has a couple of gremlins, but nothing I can't or haven't been able to fix or work around. Mostly freeway miles as I travel 600+ miles weekly usually.