Time for Service B; ?'s about Pads/Rotors/Oil
#1
Time for Service B; ?'s about Pads/Rotors/Oil
Well, it's time for service B to be done on my 2003 S430.
This will be the first time since my ownership of this car (a bit less than a year) that I will be replacing some stuff.
Most of my concerns are for the pads & rotors.
Which ones do you recommend me getting? Or should I stick with regular MB ones?
I also need an oil change, what brand oil do you recommend, mobil 1? What weight do I need?
Thanks in advance
This will be the first time since my ownership of this car (a bit less than a year) that I will be replacing some stuff.
Most of my concerns are for the pads & rotors.
Which ones do you recommend me getting? Or should I stick with regular MB ones?
I also need an oil change, what brand oil do you recommend, mobil 1? What weight do I need?
Thanks in advance
#2
I'll get flamed for this, but unless you have a shimy in your car during braking you almost certainly do not need new rotors.
Get Mobil 1 0w-40. I got an oil extractor to suck it out from the dip stick- that sounds naughty, but how else do I say it?
Get Mobil 1 0w-40. I got an oil extractor to suck it out from the dip stick- that sounds naughty, but how else do I say it?
Last edited by mcssci; 04-25-2008 at 12:03 AM.
#3
all you need is the brake pads.
And dont believe the Stealership if they tell you that you need pads and rotors because they are robbing you.
They did this to me since i had my 03 s500 and charged me $1200 for just the front or $1300 just for the back.
Rotors on these cars should last at least 40-50K miles, depending on your driving habits.
On My dads 1989 420 SEL he only needed to replace the rotors once, and that was at 240,000 miles.
Talk about how far mercedes has fallen in quality
And dont believe the Stealership if they tell you that you need pads and rotors because they are robbing you.
They did this to me since i had my 03 s500 and charged me $1200 for just the front or $1300 just for the back.
Rotors on these cars should last at least 40-50K miles, depending on your driving habits.
On My dads 1989 420 SEL he only needed to replace the rotors once, and that was at 240,000 miles.
Talk about how far mercedes has fallen in quality
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Well, it's time for service B to be done on my 2003 S430.
This will be the first time since my ownership of this car (a bit less than a year) that I will be replacing some stuff.
Most of my concerns are for the pads & rotors.
Which ones do you recommend me getting? Or should I stick with regular MB ones?
I also need an oil change, what brand oil do you recommend, mobil 1? What weight do I need?
Thanks in advance
This will be the first time since my ownership of this car (a bit less than a year) that I will be replacing some stuff.
Most of my concerns are for the pads & rotors.
Which ones do you recommend me getting? Or should I stick with regular MB ones?
I also need an oil change, what brand oil do you recommend, mobil 1? What weight do I need?
Thanks in advance
My rotors came from Autohauz AZ. 270 for all 4 shipped. ( they had a free shippng deal )
Someone just made a thread today about pads and stuff and how much the dealer charges..
As far as Oil, it doen't have to be mobile 1, but it must be synthetic.
THere are a million people who will warn you that you should use X brand because if X spec, and thats fine but I have been using MObile 1 from the auto parts store OR Castrol synthetic in either 0w30 or 10w 30.
IT may be w40 my mind is full so I forget..LOL.. Either way I think you will be fine. the key is to make sure you keep scheduled changes when they need to be. 10+ mile seems a lot but not when you start out with 8.5 quarts compared to 5 in a normal car.
I have found oil filters everywhere. again.. extremist say use fleece.. I say use a filter. and change it everytime with all the included seals.
HTe dealer will charge you a few hundred for the "B" service which amounts to nothing more than an Oil change and a million "Checks" so if you can do it, its better to do your own. You can change the air filters also and still save$$
I was surprised to find that my air filters didn;t get changes as part of the "B" service... In Texas, I'd rather have new Af's than a new Oil filter..IF i had to choose between the two...
Will you be doing the work yourself or going to a shop?
#5
Remove the wheels and inspect the rotors yourself to determine if you need new ones or not. If you have deep grooves on your front rotors my advise is to replace but if they feel relatively even to the tourch then just get the pads. This is a very simple DIY if you know your way around brake components.
As for the oil, my prefered oil is listed in my manual as Mobil 1 and I use 0W40.
As for the oil, my prefered oil is listed in my manual as Mobil 1 and I use 0W40.
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2003 S500, 03 C240, 03 E320, 03 tahoe
the rotors will surely be grooved
Remove the wheels and inspect the rotors yourself to determine if you need new ones or not. If you have deep grooves on your front rotors my advise is to replace but if they feel relatively even to the tourch then just get the pads. This is a very simple DIY if you know your way around brake components.
As for the oil, my prefered oil is listed in my manual as Mobil 1 and I use 0W40.
As for the oil, my prefered oil is listed in my manual as Mobil 1 and I use 0W40.
#7
In my service booklet, at the last Service B, they replaced the oil and wrote mobil 1 0w-40 (except the writing was sloppy, so I wasn't completely sure on the weight)
I will def. not be going to the dealer when my dad is a dealer .
I for sure need new pads as I have the malfunction "Brake Wear Visit Workshop" and the fact that the car squeels already.
I'm not entirely sure if I need to replace rotors, but the car has 65k miles, so it's a possibility. I will have that checked though.
I will not be doing the work myself b/c I have no experience, I will be taking it to our independent shop.
I will def. not be going to the dealer when my dad is a dealer .
I for sure need new pads as I have the malfunction "Brake Wear Visit Workshop" and the fact that the car squeels already.
I'm not entirely sure if I need to replace rotors, but the car has 65k miles, so it's a possibility. I will have that checked though.
I will not be doing the work myself b/c I have no experience, I will be taking it to our independent shop.
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#8
all you need is the brake pads.
And dont believe the Stealership if they tell you that you need pads and rotors because they are robbing you.
They did this to me since i had my 03 s500 and charged me $1200 for just the front or $1300 just for the back.
Rotors on these cars should last at least 40-50K miles, depending on your driving habits.
On My dads 1989 420 SEL he only needed to replace the rotors once, and that was at 240,000 miles.
Talk about how far mercedes has fallen in quality
And dont believe the Stealership if they tell you that you need pads and rotors because they are robbing you.
They did this to me since i had my 03 s500 and charged me $1200 for just the front or $1300 just for the back.
Rotors on these cars should last at least 40-50K miles, depending on your driving habits.
On My dads 1989 420 SEL he only needed to replace the rotors once, and that was at 240,000 miles.
Talk about how far mercedes has fallen in quality
Last week, I was at MB of SF and had to get 2 bulbs for my CLK and they gave them to me for free. Very nice of them