The 240D's in S Africa did not come with oil coolers, only 300D ( non turbo ) So I'm sure its quite same to run without the cooler Peter
2009/9/8 Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> > Assuming this repair makes the massive oil leak quit I probably will switch > to Mobil 1 again, at least for the winter. This car was wicked hard to start > in the cold last winter. Wasn't so bad back when I used Mobil 1... > If the massive oil leak has quit I'll probably even analyze the oil and see > how long it can go on a change with mostly highway driving. > > Based on Kaleb saying its all turbo cars hes seen broke I'll probably run > it as is, at least for now. Once the oil cooler fairy comes through I'll fix > it right. > > -Curt > > Date: Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:07:13 -0400 > From: Mitch Haley <m...@voyager.net> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Oil cooler bypass > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Message-ID: <4aa58411.9070...@voyager.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Curt Raymond wrote: > > So lets go over this oil cooler importance again. > > > > > If I remember correctly Kaleb's position is that lack of an oil cooler > will ruin the car post haste. But I seem to also remember his data > being from turbo cars... Mine is a 240D, you wanna back that one up > Kaleb? > > > > My car has been sitting with my Indy for a week > while Kaleb scrounges around Okieland for a good oil cooler of which he > supposedly has "plenty". > > > > Prices on these are all over the map but I'm at the point where I just > want my car back. > > So decisions: > > > > 1. Just get the car and drive it. If the engine blows up who cares it was > a $400 car. > > > > B. Wait on Kaleb, support the list, have a warm glow. > > > > III. Order from Potomac German. > > 4. Run mobil one and assume it can't possibly get hot enough to break down? > I suspect those dead Okie cars had 10W40 or 15W40 in them that turned into > 10W > or 15W when the viscosity extenders got cooked out of the oil. > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090908/fb52b9c1/attachment.html > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090908/88844e98/attachment.html> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
