Re: [MBZ] 300D oddness
Curt wrote:the oil level on the two sides of the dipstick on my 190D can be considerably different. Howdy -- My 240D 300D 2.5 does that also - both will read at the high end of the zone on one side and in the middle of the zone on the other side. I thought it was a MB quirk. True? I haven't seen other cars do this - Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs - Original Message - From: Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mercedes Discussion List Mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 10:46 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 300D oddness Dunno, the dipstick assuredly hits the oil at an angle but I wouldn't think it would be enough to cause this effect though... -Curt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hmm-I never thought of that-why do you think that is? Dwight Curt Raymond wrote: I've found that the oil level on the two sides of the dipstick on my 190D can be considerably different. If I go by the high side (which happens to be the side I usually see first) and its down toward the low end the low oil light will flip on and off. If I only pay attention to the lower side it never does. So I've learned to turn the dipstick around while I'm inspecting oil level. -Curt Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 17:56:18 -0400 From: Subject: Re: [MBZ] 300D oddness To: Mercedes Discussion List Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Sunil, The SAME thing happend to me last week on my 300D 2.5. Same result-oil level was at add mark but not down in the low range on the red thing at the bottom. I added a qt-manuala says that the amount between the two levels is 2 qts but I din't want to chance overfilling. Dwight __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ 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 __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 300D oddness
Sunil Hari wrote: I was driving around town today in the 300D, and just as I got on the highway entrance ramp I saw the oil light come on. I immediately parked and turned the car off and waited a few minutes. As I turned it off, I saw that the oil pressure was correct, and after shutdown I confirmed that there was oil in the crankcase. After a few minutes of panic I turned the car back on, and the oil light wasn't on and the pressure behaved as it should. It didn't come on the whole way home (~3 miles). What the hell happened? Kaleb says it's just the car's way of telling me to check the oil. About 99% of the time when the oil level light reports low oil, the oil level is FINE. There at least two DIFFERENT flaws. Check the archives for reports on them. Remember, the oil level light is USELESS to report a sudden loss of oil because of the 60 second delay before the light illuminates (in 60 seconds, you can loose more than one bearing)! You must depend on the oil pressure gauge for that. The oil level light's purpose is ONLY to warn you that the oil level is approaching the ADD mark and the next time you stop the car, you should consider adding a qt of oil Marshall -- Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions) der Dieseling Doktor [EMAIL PROTECTED] '87 300TD 182Kmi, '85 190D 2.0 161Kmi, '87 190D 2.5 turbo 237kmi, '84 190D 2.2 229Kmi (retired)
Re: [MBZ] 300D oddness
On Jun 14, 2006, at 5:27 PM, Sunil Hari wrote: What the hell happened? Kaleb says it's just the car's way of telling me to check the oil. -- Sunil Hari The low oil light can be somewhat sensitive. Checking oil is good advice when the light comes on. Johnny B. I Mac Therefore I am
Re: [MBZ] 300D oddness
Mine has been coming on in my SDL, and my oil level is right at the full mark, mainly when going down the highway John Berryman wrote: On Jun 14, 2006, at 5:27 PM, Sunil Hari wrote: What the hell happened? Kaleb says it's just the car's way of telling me to check the oil. -- Sunil Hari The low oil light can be somewhat sensitive. Checking oil is good advice when the light comes on. Johnny B. I Mac Therefore I am ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 300D oddness
yes, check the oil and see if there is some obstruction in the filter. The e300d does the oil lamp dance after a change and I chase it for a bit, then the light decides to not do that anymore. All the while the oil is new, level mid stick or less cold, no visible leaks, no loss in 1k miles. Sometimes I reseat the filter cap for good measure. No reliable effect On Wednesday, June 14, 2006, at 02:27 PM, Sunil Hari wrote: I was driving around town today in the 300D, and just as I got on the highway entrance ramp I saw the oil light come on. I immediately parked and turned the car off and waited a few minutes. As I turned it off, I saw that the oil pressure was correct, and after shutdown I confirmed that there was oil in the crankcase. After a few minutes of panic I turned the car back on, and the oil light wasn't on and the pressure behaved as it should. It didn't come on the whole way home (~3 miles). What the hell happened? Kaleb says it's just the car's way of telling me to check the oil. -- Sunil Hari 1992 300D 2.5T - 286Kmi. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 513-205-7474 ___ 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 -- Clay Seattle Bioburner 1972 220D - Gump 1995 E300D - Cleo 1987 300SDL - POS - DOA The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz
Re: [MBZ] 300D oddness
Hmm-I never thought of that-why do you think that is? Dwight Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've found that the oil level on the two sides of the dipstick on my 190D can be considerably different. If I go by the high side (which happens to be the side I usually see first) and its down toward the low end the low oil light will flip on and off. If I only pay attention to the lower side it never does. So I've learned to turn the dipstick around while I'm inspecting oil level. -Curt Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 17:56:18 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] 300D oddness To: Mercedes Discussion List Mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Sunil, The SAME thing happend to me last week on my 300D 2.5. Same result-oil level was at add mark but not down in the low range on the red thing at the bottom. I added a qt-manuala says that the amount between the two levels is 2 qts but I din't want to chance overfilling. Dwight __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 300D oddness
Dunno, the dipstick assuredly hits the oil at an angle but I wouldn't think it would be enough to cause this effect though... -Curt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hmm-I never thought of that-why do you think that is? Dwight Curt Raymond wrote: I've found that the oil level on the two sides of the dipstick on my 190D can be considerably different. If I go by the high side (which happens to be the side I usually see first) and its down toward the low end the low oil light will flip on and off. If I only pay attention to the lower side it never does. So I've learned to turn the dipstick around while I'm inspecting oil level. -Curt Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 17:56:18 -0400 From: Subject: Re: [MBZ] 300D oddness To: Mercedes Discussion List Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Sunil, The SAME thing happend to me last week on my 300D 2.5. Same result-oil level was at add mark but not down in the low range on the red thing at the bottom. I added a qt-manuala says that the amount between the two levels is 2 qts but I din't want to chance overfilling. Dwight __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ 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 __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Jun 15 14:48:07 2006 Received: from 70-184-18-49.atlasok.com ([70.184.18.49] helo=[192.168.1.100]) by server8.arterytc8.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.52) id 1Fqt8h-0003mA-64 for mercedes@okiebenz.com; Thu, 15 Jun 2006 14:48:07 + Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 09:48:07 -0500 From: Striplin Admin account [EMAIL PROTECTED] User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.2) Gecko/20040804 Netscape/7.2 (ax) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: mercedes Mailing List mercedes@okiebenz.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Subject: [MBZ] [Fwd: ACC in 91 W124 300D] X-BeenThere: Mercedes@okiebenz.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List Mercedes@okiebenz.com List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes_okiebenz.com.okiebenz.com List-Unsubscribe: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Archive: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com List-Post: mailto:Mercedes@okiebenz.com List-Help: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Subscribe: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 14:48:07 - Original Message Subject:ACC in 91 W124 300D Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 08:29:00 -0400 From: LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Today, was in the low 70s and raining - needed the defrost - pushed the button the fan went to high and the temp of the air blowing out was very warm. It cleared the w'shield quickly but I didn't think the warm air blowing was normal. Also, I could feel the ac compressor coming on/off ocassionally - which I believe is normal.. Is this how the defrost works? Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) www.youroil.net http://www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs
Re: [MBZ] 300D oddness
Sunil, The SAME thing happend to me last week on my 300D 2.5. Same result-oil level was at add mark but not down in the low range on the red thing at the bottom. I added a qt-manuala says that the amount between the two levels is 2 qts but I din't want to chance overfilling. Dwight Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was driving around town today in the 300D, and just as I got on the highway entrance ramp I saw the oil light come on. I immediately parked and turned the car off and waited a few minutes. As I turned it off, I saw that the oil pressure was correct, and after shutdown I confirmed that there was oil in the crankcase. After a few minutes of panic I turned the car back on, and the oil light wasn't on and the pressure behaved as it should. It didn't come on the whole way home (~3 miles). What the hell happened? Kaleb says it's just the car's way of telling me to check the oil. -- Sunil Hari 1992 300D 2.5T - 286Kmi. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 513-205-7474 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] 300D oddness
The oil level circuit board in the instrument panel may beginning to go haywire. I fixed this problem by swapping in a later model fuel/oil/coolant gauge cluster, which contains that circuit. I think this is a fairly common failure mode. Mine presently comes on just when the oil level reaches the lowest mark on the dipstick, but it used to do it whenever I made a sharp lefthand turn. On 6/14/06, Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was driving around town today in the 300D, and just as I got on the highway entrance ramp I saw the oil light come on. I immediately parked and turned the car off and waited a few minutes. As I turned it off, I saw that the oil pressure was correct, and after shutdown I confirmed that there was oil in the crankcase. After a few minutes of panic I turned the car back on, and the oil light wasn't on and the pressure behaved as it should. It didn't come on the whole way home (~3 miles). What the hell happened? Kaleb says it's just the car's way of telling me to check the oil. Casey Olympia, WA Biodiesel: I drive in a persistent vegetative state '87 300TD intercooler #22 (215k) '84 300D (213k) Gashuffer: '89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (187K) http://users.zhonka.net/zeitgeist/Misc/IMG_0171.JPG
