I’m running 15w40 in the 05 e320 m112 and it still uses oil. I guess these engines are oil burners as they age.
Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 29, 2023, at 2:52 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > What weight oil are you running in it? > > I ask because my youngest son’s 2002 E320, which is approaching 150k, having > purchased it around 90k, was consuming an inordinate amount of oil. He drove > it from Flagstaff to Denver last summer and had to top it off several times > on the trip. > > I did some checking with people who are smarter than me on these cars and was > told that high oil consumption is common as they age - if you use the > recommended 0W-40. I fully expected to have to reseal the breather system on > the car as this part of the engine tends to get leaky and clogged up over > time. > > He had an oil change due last time I was out there, and so we changed to > 15W-50. > > Hasn’t used a drop since. He’s about 1,000 miles into the last oil change and > hasn’t had to top it off yet. > > -D > >> On Oct 29, 2023, at 12:29 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> My wife's 2000 E320 4matic has a tremendous appetite for oil, >> but doesn't really seem to be leaking it. It has 350kmi on it. >> Is this likely to be a leaking head gasket, causing consumption, >> or valve stem seals? Not looking forward to either job, but I >> did the stem seals on a couple of the SL's and it wasn't actually >> that bad a job. >> >> -- Jim >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 > _______________________________________ 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
