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bsperty - typing in all caps on an internet forum is considered "shouting". It also makes things difficult to read.
Try posting without your caps locked.
must have daytime running lights to properly register the vehicle.Does anyone know if the daytime running lights are activated through the computer? I don't want to damage the computer if I install a relay connected to the start switch
in order to turn my lights on upon starting the vehicle.
Thank you for any information regarding this issue.
By the way,I am really impressed with the fuel mileage on my first trip.
Guy
From the wording of your post it was clear you were not shouting. Your post was harder to read than it would have been in standard lower and upper case type, but punctuation is very often used to liven up prose. Your post conveyed the impression that the writer was a not very internet savy, old-fashioned grease-under-the-fingernails mechanic. This may lend more credibility to your posts for some people and reduce it for others. Lots of people intentionally give a certain impression over the net. Maybe you are acting, or maybe this is really you!
I am not "offended" by all upper case, but I think we should write like our high school English teachers taught us to.
Jim
One need's to be aware in the US! Of which,there is a differnt group of folk with varying education standards, time has changed, we no longer have the luxury of living in the fifty's.
Unfortunatley standards have changed, as a direct result of Govenments failing to teach the basic, three R's.
Altered Sprinter.
Australian Citizen :sick:
PS: And a for, the start letter! Is Capital =A :shades:
No one's perfect, on the net.
The 0w-40 do more harm to your engine than good, that is why you should use 15w-40 or 5w-40 to reduce future problem with your inter cool and EGR valve. VW diesel run with the same problem with the oil they use. On my Jeep CRD I use a Proven 200 to avoid the problem.
the book only says you should only use oil meeting api and/or daimler chrysler spec mb 228.3, 228.5, 229.3 and 229.5 such as mopar sae 15w-40 hd diesel engine oil (eg mopar part number 04798231ad or equivalent.
thats all it has in my book on oil
i got over 10,000 on it and it is quiet and has not used any oil.
I think the assyst program will assume you are using the recommended oil-which is synthetic. You could go well past the useful life of non-synthetic oil if you switch but still utilize the assyst recommendations.
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I broke my sprinter engine in on Shell Rotella-T 15w-40(24,000 miles,2 changes) then added Marval Oil the third change. When I changed @34k mi I switched to synthitic (w/o Marval)and my milage went down by 2.5 mpg. I am due now again and am going back to Rotella-T 15w-40 and Marval. I will post again after 1 or 2 thousand miles. (About a week for me).
Remember: Techauthority
https://techauthority.gltghosting.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CustomerHome?lan- gId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10051
I will check out techauthority.
Do you know if it is possible to hook it up aftermatket?
Thanks, Brian
http://www.mercedessprintergrille.com/wst_page5.html
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we just came back from Mexico and were charged tolls (bridges & roads) as if it was a semi.
we had an oil leak(700 miles) the Dodge dealer said it was the oil sensor by the oil pan and he needs to order one, in Mexico we went to a Mercedes Dealer and it was but the O ring. the warranty was honored without any questions. also in Mexico they only use 0w-40 oil.
Sorry it took so long, the Hoppy # is 46255, the SKU is 7997646255. i haven't installed it yet.
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or move someplace where the laws are not so dumb
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you might be happier with more space farther out from the city too
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but blaming Dodge or wishing evil upon the inspector is
wrong and satan's puppet wrong, respectively.
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It occured to me that you might want to look into a "squatting system". At rest, or maybe in parking lot/smooth pavement situations (like driving into your garage you could have the squatting system lower the van to enter and park.
Squatting systems are used on limos, handicap vans/buses, and such in order to reduce the step-in height.
I think I still owe you or another user an opinion on options we recommend... If so, sorry I have been slow... vacation in Alaska and tons of work have made me too distracted to complete the task.
KenB :shades:
KenB :shades:
KenB :shades:
Dealer price is way high and is not necessary if you have accurate records that your vehicle was maintained per specs.
Remember that fully synthetic oil, that meets the applicable service levels (MB or DC criteria), are required in order for the ASSYST system to be reliable. Other oils will void the warranty.
My dealership also continues to send out reminders for 3,000 mile service intervals even though the Sprinter is on 10,000 mile levels. My first (only) oil change so far was at the dealership, for free due to other service department hassles on early warranty work, and the engine was not filled properly (low after only 1,000 more miles).
I topped it off with the proper MOBIL-1 (while hot) and it has not dropped any more in about 5,000 more miles. Proof that they did not completely fill the oil. I suspect that they did not add oil for the filter housing, and of course they did not check after running the engine (oil pressure stabilized).
From now on I will be doing my own oil changes on schedule. My dealership will do an oil change even when the ONE Sprinter Tech. is gone, but everything else is on hold... but the result was NOT good.
Aways check your OWN oil level after someone changes your oil!!!
KenB :shades:
Thanks,
KenB
KenB :surprise:
Synthetic is considered top-shelf due to its low volatility and resistance to all types of breakdown. Therefore, any brand of engine oil (diesel or non-diesel) that meets the latest API/ASTM specs, is fully synthetic, and meets the viscosity (or viscosity range) specs for the temperatures you will be driving in will meet the required specs (even with ASSYST).
Without ASSYST, you could rely on the dino oils that meet the other requires that are listed above (ltest API cert., correct visc. for temp range).
KenB :shades:
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I would think it would be easy since you probably do not need to raise the vehicle.
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