Does 2006 W211 have OIL quality and level sensors?rs
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2006 E350
Does 2006 W211 have OIL quality and level sensors?rs
The M272 motor, engine number 272-964-302-59834
I have heard various opinions, but nothing definitive.
Now I am consulting the Oracle....
Thanks.
I have heard various opinions, but nothing definitive.
Now I am consulting the Oracle....
Thanks.
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2008 E350 4Matic, 2011 E350 4matic
No oil quality but there is an oil level sensor. In the older models you could get the level, but in the M272, you just get a warning if the oil level is low. Seems to kick in when it's more than a quart low. Got it once.
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Do you know how to use the dipstick or have the right one? You take it out with the car on level ground, wipe it off, put it back in for a couple seconds and then take it out again. You use a paper towel to rest the dipstick on and the oil blot relative to the dipstick will tell you where the oil level is.
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1922 Ford Model T / no OBD
The oil quality sensor subject have been disputed for last 20 years since MB introduced FSS back in 1997 . There is some kind of the sensor in the system, but MB never gave good info about it and real life shows that maybe the sensor can sense water or heavy contamination in oil, but not really checking lubricating parameters.
Couple of times I change the oil without resetting FSS and 100 miles later the system still wanted me to change the oil, so my conclusion is that FSS is more of computer program that adjust the interval base on mileage and driving style, not on oil quality.
I had the same 320 engine in sedans and ML class.
ML run on dino oils for few years and being much bigger vehicle was also used for towing 6000 lb trailers. Still dino, synthetics, towing or not, FSS was giving the same 13k miles intervals.
Than all the MB cars models past 1986 had level sensor. On some I could read oil level on dashboard and some did not have dipsticks, but lately MB abounded the feature and dipsticks are back as the only way owner can check the level.
Lastly, when there is nothing in manuals, MB dispicks have oring on top of them and they can hold the vacuum.
So when you shut off hot engine, cooling air wll suck some oil up the tube and show incorrect level on proper morning check.
When I want to check the level precisely, at the end of the day I open the hood in garage and pull the dipstick 2 cm up, leaving it overnight. Than following morning I push the dipstick all the way in and pull for precision readout.
Couple of times I change the oil without resetting FSS and 100 miles later the system still wanted me to change the oil, so my conclusion is that FSS is more of computer program that adjust the interval base on mileage and driving style, not on oil quality.
I had the same 320 engine in sedans and ML class.
ML run on dino oils for few years and being much bigger vehicle was also used for towing 6000 lb trailers. Still dino, synthetics, towing or not, FSS was giving the same 13k miles intervals.
Than all the MB cars models past 1986 had level sensor. On some I could read oil level on dashboard and some did not have dipsticks, but lately MB abounded the feature and dipsticks are back as the only way owner can check the level.
Lastly, when there is nothing in manuals, MB dispicks have oring on top of them and they can hold the vacuum.
So when you shut off hot engine, cooling air wll suck some oil up the tube and show incorrect level on proper morning check.
When I want to check the level precisely, at the end of the day I open the hood in garage and pull the dipstick 2 cm up, leaving it overnight. Than following morning I push the dipstick all the way in and pull for precision readout.
Last edited by kajtek1; Oct 12, 2019 at 03:11 PM.
