I found a Polish oil dipstick on ebay for my 2005 E320 since I didn't want to trust the computer. they sent a chart for different engines on how to read oil level. it seems to agree with computer on oil levels.
On Sun, Dec 18, 2022, 6:19 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I had not yet unloaded this new 01CL600 I got on Tuesday from the trailer > so had time to do it today. The guy I got it from said the oil was low and > had the oil cooler leak. > > I had bought a generic dipstick and when I went to get the car I measured > it and the guy said it should be between these plastic marks on the > dipstick. I added about 4qt of some cheap oil as I didn’t want to damage > the engine driving it up on the trailer, figured that was sufficient to run > it for a few minutes. > > Today I added a bit more, maybe 2qt, to back it off the trailer and move > it around. Measured it and figured 6qt would be good even though it wasn’t > on those marks. > > Started right up and was blowing oil smoke like and old steam engine. > Horee sh*t!!! No mosquitoes today but I would have killed them all. I > rolled it off then shut it down. > > Decided maybe I should figure out how much on the dipstick I should have > in the car. It has mm/cm up to 200mm. Took a bit of searching to actually > find some info about it. 10.5-11.5cm! I had like twice as much oil in > there, maybe more, than what it should have. Total idiot. > > I got the oil sucker out and have pulled out maybe 7-8qt and it is still > high on the dipstick. So tomorrow I’ll pull out more and get it where it > needs to be. I guess it was probably ok or even a little high when I went > to get it and not knowing where it should be I really overfilled it. Idiot. > > I did start it up and it ran fine, not blowing smoke now, so I guess that > oil blowing out from somewhere into the exhaust. I’ll get it back to spec > and see how it is. > > Now the thing is, there is no oil anywhere on the engine from a leak, and > there was just a small drip on the trailer where it has been sitting since > Tuesday. I have no idea what this guy was telling me about the killer oil > cooler leak. The car is throwing a fault for a cam sensor, just the Hall > effect bit sensor, not a cam timing problem, and it seems to be running a > bit rich. I’ll see about getting a replacement part. > > The suspension was slammed when I went and looked at it the first time but > I hit the raise button and it popped right up. The guy thought it was > buggered but apparently didn’t know anything about it and never tried to > raise it. When I loaded it I put it on the highest setting (there are 3, > normal then 2 higher) and it sat at that level without sinking since > Tuesday. So the hydraulic suspension seems to be in perfect condition. > > I looked at the car a bit more closely today too. The interior is almost > perfect. The body is 9/10 although I didn’t get a chance to wash it as I > had some other chores and to get the oil sucked out. I replaced one fuse > and got the trunk closer working although it won’t raise up. There seem to > be a couple other things I need to check out, and put a “new” cluster in > from the parts car then try to figure out if I can reprogram the miles. > That might be an issue. Tires are old and ready to be replaced too but > still have some tread. > > I found what the guy paid for it at copart so they made a nice profit off > me. But if there is nothing particularly significant wrong with the car it > would still have been a pretty good deal. I’ll figure out more tomorrow. > Once I get the oil sucked out I’ll go for a short drive after adding some > gas as I have no idea how much is in it. > > I have the title from the previous owner in Charlotte so I might try to > call him and see what he knows about the car. > > So anyway, new car adventures. Merry Christmas to me! > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
