Re: [MBZ] Oil-thirsty E320
Check the gas and fill the oil! --FT Sent from iFōn > On Oct 29, 2023, at 7:31 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes > wrote: > > I think we might be to the gallon/1000 miles level. It's _quite_ thirsty! > Pretty much every fueling also requires oiling. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Oil-thirsty E320
Wow that’s even worse than mine I think. It’s not fowling the plugs? Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 29, 2023, at 6:31 PM, Jim Cathey wrote: > > >> >> I would guess it used a qt every 1-1.5k miles. Seems like a lot to me but I >> don’t think it’s worth messing with. > > I think we might be to the gallon/1000 miles level. It's _quite_ thirsty! > Pretty much every fueling also requires oiling. > > -- 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
Re: [MBZ] Oil-thirsty E320
> I would guess it used a qt every 1-1.5k miles. Seems like a lot to me but I > don’t think it’s worth messing with. I think we might be to the gallon/1000 miles level. It's _quite_ thirsty! Pretty much every fueling also requires oiling. -- 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
Re: [MBZ] Oil-thirsty E320
Angie's Golf calls for either 5w30 or 5w40. With 5w30 it consumes oil like crazy, to the point I was generally worried, like a quart in 1000 miles. With 5w40 it barely uses any, like a quart and a half in 10,000 miles. Weird... -Curt On Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 03:52:56 PM EDT, dan penoff.com via Mercedes 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 > 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
Re: [MBZ] Oil-thirsty E320
Around 220k I believe. I have not checked but I would guess it used a qt every 1-1.5k miles. Seems like a lot to me but I don’t think it’s worth messing with. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 29, 2023, at 5:06 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > How many miles are on it? > > -D > >> On Oct 29, 2023, at 3:01 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> 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 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 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 >> > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] Oil-thirsty E320
My '04 E500 (M113) used about a quart between changes; I've only changed oil once since I owned it. I used 5W40 M1; the 0W40 was not available at WalMart here. I consider that level of oil use to be comparable to other cars I've owned. On Sun, Oct 29, 2023, at 17:01, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > 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 >> 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 >>> 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Oil-thirsty E320
How many miles are on it? -D > On Oct 29, 2023, at 3:01 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > 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 >> 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 >>> 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 > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Oil-thirsty E320
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 > 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 >> 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
Re: [MBZ] Oil-thirsty E320
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 > 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
Re: [MBZ] Oil-thirsty E320
Head gasket leak would be showing oil in the coolant or coolant in the oil would it not? or can they leak in a way that just consumes oil? On Sun, Oct 29, 2023, at 14:29, Jim Cathey via Mercedes 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. > ___ 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
[MBZ] Oil-thirsty E320
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
