Cylinder walls at 72k miles
09-20-2024, 10:44 PM
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2014 E63S; AMS 100 octane ecu tune; edok tcu tune; BB intakes; dyno tuned
I guess that is entirely possible…it doesn’t really match the profile I see in Carfax history, though that’s perhaps just my bias. Though the VMI wouldn’t show that detail either, I hope it further informs on issues reported to dealer…? It was a CPO vehicle under second owner, also brokered by original local dealership
09-23-2024, 08:27 PM
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13 s212 63 p30. 03 s55amg. 06 LX470
Soooo, I got an add oil light today at 285 miles. I have feeling I under filled since I don’t have a level surface at my house. Normally, as mentioned in a very old post of mine, I would have carbon flecking on the back of the wagon which I always attributed to blow by but that idea was contradicted by others in that thread. I have not had any smoking or flecking and will check to see that filtercap and drain plug are tight in the morning. After that, I will use xentry on a flat surface to verify my oil.
I also had little to no flecking left after checkvalves and pcv.
When I put in the 5-50 I did not go to 9.5 and think I should have. I added slightly under nine…which depending, can be low. I was waiting to get on a flatter surface to verify before adding.
I think it will be raining tomorrow so I’ll likely report back on Wednesday. This would be more oil use than ever as I normally get 1500 plus before adding under hard driving conditions. Oil level was verified as low on the dipstick when I stopped at a gas station on my drive today to the eastern shore which was about 140mi.
I also had little to no flecking left after checkvalves and pcv.
When I put in the 5-50 I did not go to 9.5 and think I should have. I added slightly under nine…which depending, can be low. I was waiting to get on a flatter surface to verify before adding.
I think it will be raining tomorrow so I’ll likely report back on Wednesday. This would be more oil use than ever as I normally get 1500 plus before adding under hard driving conditions. Oil level was verified as low on the dipstick when I stopped at a gas station on my drive today to the eastern shore which was about 140mi.
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09-24-2024, 04:58 PM
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13 s212 63 p30. 03 s55amg. 06 LX470
Step one. Read if the oil is quarts or liters.
The castrol 5w50 came in individual quarts. The driven oil I flushed with was also in quarts. I have been using Motul jugs so long that I ASSumed I was pouring liters.
So the first time I filled with just under 9quarts with Driven. I pulled out just over eight 8 liters as measured in the waste oil pan, then added back only 8 quarts of Castrol. So I started at least one quart low depending if you like 9-9.5.
Even though the surface I use is not level, it is always the same place, and relative. I add the correct amount of oil, check the stick, it reads a bit high and I’m good. This time i did not do a hot cycle check and the oil is thicker so likely gave me a reading higher than my normal oil, given a similar wait time.
Something to look out for if we are to move to new oils during these tests.
The castrol 5w50 came in individual quarts. The driven oil I flushed with was also in quarts. I have been using Motul jugs so long that I ASSumed I was pouring liters.
So the first time I filled with just under 9quarts with Driven. I pulled out just over eight 8 liters as measured in the waste oil pan, then added back only 8 quarts of Castrol. So I started at least one quart low depending if you like 9-9.5.
Even though the surface I use is not level, it is always the same place, and relative. I add the correct amount of oil, check the stick, it reads a bit high and I’m good. This time i did not do a hot cycle check and the oil is thicker so likely gave me a reading higher than my normal oil, given a similar wait time.
Something to look out for if we are to move to new oils during these tests.
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