Oil problem?
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2003 S210 3.8L Brabus wagon
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An oil changer in Los Gatos overfilled my 8.5 qt engine because he kept waiting for the dash to tell him it was full. He assumed it had no dipstick and didn't look for it.
I changed the oil JIC on this used car after I bought it. Same oil changer didn't put the filter covering on right. I panicked because I thought the car was a loser because of the check oil message all the time. A German car mechanic solved it.
I changed the oil JIC on this used car after I bought it. Same oil changer didn't put the filter covering on right. I panicked because I thought the car was a loser because of the check oil message all the time. A German car mechanic solved it.
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'01 W210 E320 CDI
All the above stories are the reason why I do the oil changes and a lot of other work myself. For the rest I have a good MB-specialized 'indy' shop that I can totally trust with advanced work like the headgasket or a diff-overhaul. If you're not going to the dealer, people 'assuming things' will f*ck up your car! They simply see a more than 10 y/o car and think only 'so-so' is good enough and don't understand the passion and care we put in it. I just had my rims balanced today at a tyre center and I simply step onto the workfloor and watch what they're doing!
Last edited by Lancelot; 06-30-2009 at 06:59 AM.