Originally Posted by redvettx2

10% to 15% of skl 350 owner on survey on this site! MB does not know what the problem is and continues to ship-business as ussual. I talk to a guy just back from MB training and they know they have a problem but no idea of what it is. They want to replace the motors. You know when you check engine oil light comes on 3 times in 2100 miles. Just keep and eye on your cars. We all have the same motor. i just want MB to make it right but I do not want a repalcement engine in a brand new car. Can you say plummeting resale values. i just want a replacement. I love the car.

Originally Posted by redvettx2

I am glad for those of you with no issues. I wish i could say the same. I get home from traveling last night and check the oil level and it is over the top of the stick and actually on the cable. They over filled it which a knew they did from 3000 miles away. I had checked it on Sunday and it was down about 3/4 of quart from past experiences. The light came on on the way to the dealer. I knew adding 3.5 quarts was not right. It is burning about a quart every 1000 miles not every 400 or it would look like a 2 stroke. I started a case with MB today. They said they car should have been drained and the oil premeasured and then added to the car and verified. Then returned in 600 miles and then drained and remeasured. Sounds like the right procedure to me. Instead my dealer poured in 3.5 quarts overfilling the car. If you don't know how much oil is in the car to start how do you know what it consumed.
MB is either going to said a tech to my house to verify the engine level or have me take it to another dealer who is closer to my home to verify and possibly drain and refill. Not what I wanted to do. Going to be 85 today and the water is calling my name but i will do what has to be done. Also a person just back from training with MB said this was a major topic and MB does not know why some of the motors are burning oil and other are fine. It is not a batch issues from what they know. All I am saying is keep and eye out if you have this motor. If your's is good I am happy for you. I wish mine was. We love the car but I have no confidence with my dealer doing an engine swap when they can not even fill the oil or do a consumption check properly. There has been oil consumption polls on several sights and I am quoting the results I have seen. I do not know the offical number and it sounds like MB sure is not going to tell the public how big the problem really is. They are obviously concerned and searching for the problem. They have already bought cars back and swapped engines which were sent back to Germany for evaluation.
If this is a big problem resale values could be hurt big time. If a car gets label as a problem child we all know what happens. As far as the rude and ignorant replys posted here you sure sound like an MB dealer or tech who has a personnel interest in selling these and keeping things quite. This is suppose to be for the exchange of information and to help other members. That all I am trying to do. Not bash MB but to find the solution and fix my wifes car.
Period!!!