Carl Lassiter

True. Maybe he didn't mean it in a bad way and was just being descriptive as sometimes political correctness can make us oversenstitive I don't know, but what I do hope is that the OP is treated right by MB NA over this.

gellie

? Are you serious? He did'nt mean "sleazy Muslim looking gas station owner " in a bad way? Please show me how you can take that in a good way.

whoover

Especially when the gas station owner is probably a Sikh.

AustinGuy

RajwanyS550 and ahmadkshuja

I'm VERY sorry! Didn't mean to offend you both and have edited the original post.

I've actually communicated with you both in the past: RajwanyS550 - about recommending a dealership, and ahmadkshuja about my wheel sale.

I can't take my words back but for what it's worth - I used the analogy as a figure of speech.....

A very good friend of mine is Muslim.

RajwanyS550

Apology Accepted.

were Good

ahmadkshuja

No problem, my friend.

I could not believe that you actually meant anything bad or negative. All is well. I care about this community because I hang-out around here a lot

Regards!!

jay_mark_paul

Another recent contaminated gas issue in this W211 thread too.

https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w211/248779-what-up-gas-boston.html

Doctodd33

Does anyone know if MB engines have fuel/water separator filters?

Carl Lassiter

Yes, I was serious. It's called playing devil's advocate. Everyone but you got this and the miscommunication was sorted out.

MB Fanatic

Didn't want to post anything but as a Desi I too take offense to the previous statements. WTF does race/religion/culture have anything to do with a gas station?

Diesel Benz

I was about to post the same, I hope all accept the agreement equally as those directly involved did.

On the technical side, I thought the road side assistance people had detected water in the engine bay fuel filter/water separator but it looks like this only exists on diesel engines (one of the few things I can brag over the V12 guys ). So it remains a mystery to me where did they figure out the water in the engine bay and how much exactly was "tons of water"? Perhaps they just looked at the cooling water reservoir.

whoover

Except for major snafu, intentional or otherwise, water is not found commonly in gas. On the other hand, there is normally so much water in diesel that fungus in the fuel system is a common problem. You might want to save that brag for fuel costs. Oh wait, is diesel up to $6.00/gallon yet?

Actually, I'm a big fan of the latest diesel engines. I can't wait for the V8s to be sold in the US. And the 300,000 miles I put on my '83 300SD with nothing but the rear window regulator crapping out repeatedly was something to brag about for sure.

Diesel Benz

I'll give another try: diesel at my place is a good deal cheaper than gas.

Carl Lassiter

I think that the V8 diesels' time is numbered. MB and Audi are reportedly working on their own competitors to BMW's 3liter twin turbo I6 (282bhp,428lb/ft) which returns more than 30mpg. As with the VW group 5liter v10 TDI, offering nearer to 20 than 30mpg defeats the object of diesel power, unless one is merely concerned with towing.

Now the current 320CDI unit is somewhat underpowered for a big car like the V/W221, but a 3literTT from Merc delivering c.300bhp makes more sense than the V8 diesel which offers no more power but markedly less miles between fills.

Saverino

Well, the cars getting picked up today for $2100.
Dealer said it was mostly water in the tank.

cjf_moraga

So any ideas how the water got in there? From the gas station? Someone lever open the filler flap and siphon the gas out? Someone have access to your car?

Chris

Saverino

Im guessing from the gas station...and no, no one else has access to my car.