I'm new the the benz thing, so the whole idea of oil changes from the top end is, well, a little strange. As for draining from the bottom, amazed how many people have a problem. New crush ring everytime, use a torque wrench, what's the big deal?. I find most mechanics error by going too tight, with most things. Filters are hand tight, and then just a little extra. I've seen guys put wheels on so tight, they have warped the rotors! But then again, from an insurance point of view, if you over tighten a lugnut, easy to say the rotor was already warped, much harder to explain when the wheel falls off from under torquing the nuts. hee hee.
300E just back from the shop having the rear bushing all done. You can bet as soon as it warms up a little outside, I'll be out there with a torque wrench checking things. hee hee. Ed 300E 320,000 kms On 09/04/07, Kevin Kraly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
This happened to my dad's 2003 Jetta that he purchased used. It was a dealer trade, so the selling dealer wasn't who serviced it. Unfortunately, I wasn't with him. Enough damage occurred to cause a rod knock which they wouldn't fix. I would have advised him to run it until it seized so that the warranty would have covered it. He walked to the nearest store and bought some oil to put in, and it ran right out, of course. He knew right then what was up. It had to be towed in, but once it was filled with oil and had a new plug installed, it ran with the detectable knock. I do like the idea of changing the oil from the top which is the ONLY way I do it now. Kevin in Hillsboro, OR 1983 300SD 266K miles, Ursula 1978 VW Rabbit, FNU, LNU _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
