I just replace the air filter and I have 8600 miles it was very bad I notice that the filter had a foam glue in to the front of the filter and the replacement did not, is there two different filters? or the replacement is different. also I will like to know if there are synthetic oil filters that are better that the paper filter that I buy at autoZone.I know that syn filters do better that 8 micron, Paper do only 20 micron or worst. do you guys know something better.
I looked up filters for the K&N brand and they have one. Go to their site and look it up. Pricey, but K&N has a good reputation. Haven't bouught one yet, but will when time to change mine out. Don't remember the part #. Hope this helps. Mine is 2004 long/high.
mobil fromula M 5W-40 For Diesel with (paticle filter) complies to US 229-5 229.51 particle emissiions you need at least a 3 to 5 mircron filter to trap particle contamination for full effect, lesser micron filters just blow the rubbish straight through its as simple as that Oils anit oils old castrol Add, you could try Mobil1 ESP Formula M 5W-40 US Standards for 5/5/06 Fuel is just as important High quality Low sulphur not Ultra low never ever use this fuel for current Sprinters, unless you want a burnt out valve or burnt Piston crowns and blown out engine seals Guaranteed.Highly corrosive. The oil requirment for the new 2007 Sprinter for Blutec systems US Standards: are Blutec Mobil Delavac XHPLE extra 10/40=228.51 for paticle emissions The oils do not quite make the standard for LA,PL, and NY etc but the new Blutec ststem does cancell out the particle emissions at the end of the exhaust, this is the most advanced revolutionary technology for cleaner diesels in the world today,thats desinged with the new engines from Damiler Benz to run on bio fuels all types of poorer quality type fuels,as to the high rate effective burn within the engine itself, However US manufactures such as DCX are still devoloping the sun Diesel concept for local production. its any bodys guess as to which system ends up being used in the US ploitics :confuse: Note: No Sprinters in Australia change filters before the 25 thousand Kilometer mark in most cases with the exception of high density traffic zones such as Sydney and Melbourne the original filters show little contamination at all , one could say they are good for a few more thousand KS' before a change is required, again its because our fuels are cleaner not in particle requirments to 115p/pm Standard Diesel not low sulphur which is lower, as per say, but in the fuel itself, delivered to the pumps! There is little or no contamination in the fuel of impure products, the same with engine oil, so the Sprinters do not have the problems you guys are having, then again look at BP in the US and ask yourself whats coming out at the pump that should not be in the fuel?
Alterd....Where are we going to find 3 to 5 micron filters in the US. no body proclaim the micron factor, unless the filter is an off brand name. -We buy what they sell-, also the fuel is on the same train; here in the US the ULSD is on and that is the only fuel wi will have (15ppm) about the oil I buy dino oil (delo 400)or Rotella, all are 15w--40. Let me know where I can buy 3 to 5 micron filters for the Sprinter.
Nescosmo Without getting into the politics of it all in the USA This dam problem your having is because Of DCX ploicy's in the US Mercedes sell the new filters at 3 micron, but need a few days to get back to you on this, I'll pull out a filter and see if there is a way to make one as you can by filters in the USA for one micron filter as a wrap, so I need to see if it can be modified as geting them from Germany will be a nightmare, Have you asked about the K@H filters as to what the filters have been set at? You could also log into mbcanada.com there are some great threads with guys that can help you find local distributors. apart from that I will reply within 48 hours. PS Does the delo 400 meet the same requirements as Mobil oil the one for the Mercedes /Dodge Diesel oil with the particle filter? Have a great Day.
From looking at the MBSprinter website, it looks like the new model will we more family friendly (Insulation, DVD, GPS, Stereo, etc..) Do you have any insight? I would seriously consider the van over the traditional minivans that are so popular here in the States. By the way, I wrote Dodge requesting info on the 07's and I've pasted their response. Thanks! Johnny
Thank you for your email regarding the 2007 Dodge Sprinter.
We are pleased to read of your interest in the 2007 Dodge Sprinter. This vehicle is expected to arrive in dealerships in the fall of 2006. At this time, DaimlerChrysler has not officially announced the pricing and full product specifications for the 2007 Dodge Sprinter models. More information should become available to us as well as being posted on the Dodge website closer to the official release date of the 2007 models. We encourage you to stay in contact with Dodge.com and your local Dodge dealership as further information becomes available.
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Re insight into the new Sprinters, at this moment in time I am limited as the specifcs you require,it's a catch 22 situation as to the politics in the USA that will effect future sales of automotive products in the states for years to come, Oil is nearing Peak demand, therefore it will become more expensive to produce, if you look outside the US and towards both China and India, then you will begin to understand there is no way any producer of oil can produce sufficent quanties to keep up with supply and demand on a global basis,ALternative fuels such as bio diesel, sand oils from Canada or coal pressed oils of which S /Africa is the only country producing can not effectively supply at low production costings because of the massive amount of energy to produce the synthetic oils, even if there was a 110% increase put into discovery off shore feilds in the Gulf today, the cost is over US three, to six hundred thousand dollars a day,providing they don't run into a dry well. the infarstructure to build new refineries, holding tanks and lines etc, will take a decade to come on line, and that is just to meet current demand, There is now no option but for local manufactures to build smaller and smarter vehicles that are more fuel efficent. The Mercedes New Diesel is designed to burn lesser quality fuels. DCX are buliding on the new Sun Diesel concept to run on crop Bio-fuels, The diesel will run thirty to 40 percent more efficently, on miles to the gallon than a gas unit, if you think fuel thats expensive at $3.00 per gallon runing an SUV at 15 miles to the gallon! Then look at the savings on a diesel unit that will do an average of 25 to the gallon , the savings are worth it in the short term of three years when fuel may be over uS $4.00 per gallon Plus, who knows what? depending on the economy of the USA in the next three years which are critical, when costs are continuing to rise as the US compeates on a global basis for the same products, buy The diesel its the best investment you will make in a decade.fuel will not get cheaper but more and more expensive,as demand increases. God Bless
Altered3... The oil is Chevron Delo 400 and it has the applications for MB 228.3 and 228.1 the API service is Cl-4 and Cl-4plus. That is what I use. no syn oil what so ever; I think that the 2.7 engine will run with dino oil as good as syn oil or maybe better. What do you think about the tranny, the other day I went to check the oil and pull the red tab (which I broke) to find out the there is no rod to check the oil. why DC or MB do that; Is there a after mark rod that we can buy. What's up.....
I spent about $400 getting a K&N filter installed on my Suburban. It was much noisier and my mileage dropped about 1 MPG. I am not a fan. I will just use OEM filters on all my vehicles.
not Ultra low never ever use this fuel for current Sprinters,
I have most of 4900 miles on my Sprinter using BP/ARCO Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel. Runs great. I only used ULSD in my Passat TDI with excellent results. It will be good when all stations are carrying ULSD.
Gagrice.... I think that the worst enemy that the new engine like the Mb and Jeep CRD is the low,low diesel fuel that the US have, all the problems with the EGR valve and emission controls are because bad diesel fuel. I am from florida and I think that fla will be the last place for the ULSD to arrive; The BP that we have here do not sell diesel and ARCO is all gone, the rest get their fuel from the central fl pipe lines that come from Tampa (I think) so maybe by october we all have it..
Im not sure why dodge does this, but I have had so many requests for a dipstick that I ordered the specail tool and sell it on ebay. I have sold 20 or thirty of them. It comes with instructions. This is the Miller tool that Dodge sends us to check fluid in sprinter vans and is not ment to stay in the van while driving. You can also find that red clip on my website www.sprinterparts.net. Thanks Brian
I just test drove a 2500 158-base passenger wagon. The dealer let me take it home for the weekend. At highway speeds, the thing was unbearably loud, particularly going up hills. Not highway noise, but engine noise. I'd like to somehow work out getting one (the 140 without the high roof), but there's no way with such a loud operation. Does the front insulation option help at all with the noise? Any other suggestions would be appreciated. Thx.
Thanks for the suggestion. A larger engine - won't that be louder? Noise is the main concern, not necessarily power. Is the sound dampening better in the new model?
mdman1... It could be something wrong with the engine van. I saw a 2002 sprinter on autozone one day and the engine was so loud that impress me I ask the man and he said that it had poor maintenance and the oil was not the right oil. I use dino oil delo 400 and my sprinter is not loud it run smooth and the sound is sweet and mellow I love it; have 9000 miles on it and it give me about 23 to 25 miles to a gallon, a friend has one with 40000 miles and he said that he get 30 mpg.
nescosmo: reply to your query re filters? In the first instance, I am still finding out a few more statistics to the facts of which are reverent to both Euro specifications and the US regulations which have variations as to which of the main six states have a higher requirements for emission controls,overall they are the same by the last numbers in the prefix to US regulations, some better some not so good, as to the fact the US does not sell a lot of diesel products compared to the other counties that use these fuels as a more cost effective option as opposed to the lesser effective gasoline fuels, All of the following information is from European Australian and US Govenment enviromential agencies, as opposed to Fuel and oil data sheets from refineries as such as the information may not be 100% correct due to their own problems within their companies structures,, that differ throughout the world. Mercedes is not forthcoming with information nor is DCX managment in the States, when it comes to needing to know certian specifics as to their products?as if your just a general public nuisance caller! well excuse me, but who buys your products? cheeee" :mad: However one call through the right Govemment channel" Youv'e got it inside of twenty minutes, so there is not via the enviromential agencies ! But through Oil manufactures, goverment intervention and Vehicle manufacturers to collude to conspire by threathnig to suspend operations if imposts are imposed upon these companies Daimler Chrysler have been fined millions of Euros for anti competative behaviour and continue to do this today as to price fixing , look at the difference in price between vehicles in Canada and the USA ten grand discounting, some one has to pay and pay, looks like the Canadians are compensating the big discounts at the moment but thats no different even down under. OK Sprinter owners there are problems on the US with three main factors, Fuel Oil and filters. :sick: The Mercedes/Dodge engine is meant to run on low sulphur fuel 118p/pm as the lubricating oils are a necessity providing the fuel is clean and free of other contamination Two you have cold winter and summer diesel fuels for a clean burn, However with the introduction of ultra low sulphur fuels that have a considerable higher corrosive nature [Less lubrication agents ] Mercedes recomend all vehicles use Syntetic oil as to its longer lasting addatives especially with lubrication of the ERG Valve and ring seal componants to preform to their specs, The new Diesel also will burn the piston crowns and cause coking agents to build at a rate that will effect the short term performance of the 2,7 litre engine with the possiable demise of the engine with longer term use of the said ultra low sulphur fuels. to circumvent the issue one must run an upper cylinder addative to compensate for the lack of lubricating oils that are more consistant to the older fuels , there are two types, one for normal oils, and one for Syntetic oils The latter to USA specifications are as follows Red Line Syntetic oil RL-200 Diesel iginition Improver 6100 Egret Court, Benica, CA 94510 707-745-6100 *www.redlineoil.com These products will lubricate the engine prevent ERG Valve failure and preserve the o rings etc the noise factors of the diesel engine: The imdeiate notices will be Maintains injector, ring, and engine clenilness.Boosts cetane-improves start-up warm-up and reduses noise, controls rust and corosion,stabilizes diesel fuel, provides low- tempurture benefits over 30% Kerosene at much lower cost ( Winterized ) Helps prevent low-temputure filter plugging due to wax and ice EPA registered for diesel fuel use, removes water from the fuelsystem (Winterized ) Overall fuel economy 7.5% Exhaust Opacity 33% reduction, Injection cleanliness 49% injector Flow Improvement. As My sprinter runs on this fuel I use this addative including an Australian eqivalent There is noticiable difference where in high urban traffic the diesel fumes are hardly noticiable inside of the cabin the Filter is synthetic rated No 8 as to Mercedes Specifications, the aftermarket paper filters might stop a moth from blowing through , apart from this they are totaly useless as to having an average of 30 to 31 micro rating that only meets 1999 Euro 1 specifications or 2000 US EVPA specs Oil filters not as easy as I thought so The local University is cutting up ten of different brands, to work it out, as I can find no specifications on Govenment sites that specifiy the micron ratings' Simple method to solve fuel , fill up a bottle at the service station shake itup when you get home but also drain some from your sprinters do the same as see if there is any visual comparisssion of differences top should foam white water particle may be present at the top of the diesel fuel should be free of contamintes consistant throughout, no sediment at the bottom of the jar after settling. if thev fuel remains cloudy for 30 minutes and has sediments at the bottom and lighter contamination at the top of the fuel, then the fuel you are purchasing is of poor quality for what ever reason be it a problem from the pumps fuel lines or production :confuse: Noise control Place house carpet on rear floor and front fit with 40 0nce wool carpets guarneteed to cancell the drum like noise in the sprinter Automotave acrylic, nylon is too thin as an effective noise absorber,Wool carpets are perfect absorbers for particle smells such as carbon dioxide and diesel fumes from inside of the cabin if present. The new 2007 v6 Diesel has been totaly designed for lesser fuels with a much higher burn rate this will eliminate any future problems with fuels as the ultra low diesel drops to less than 10g/ppm by 2008 our refineries five of, with the exeption of Mobil, spent between 300 hundred to 500 hundred million dollars at each refinery to adjust production to meet the specifiacations Mobil was exempted untill 2005 as to the excuse we can't justify the cost? Shevron Caltex did the same with the Clinton Govenment in 2000 saying they would shut down the refinery as to the impost of costings to comply Eurpoe had simular threats of intimidation applied to Govenments there as well Its' a world wide issue. Happy days Sprinters, theres a light at the end of the tunnel.
Should be getting a sprinter 140 2500 delivered next week. Five month wait. What will be the dealers and MB's recommendations for fuel. Truckers I have been told will add automatic transmision oil to their deisel for added lube. Anyone doing this for ultra low sulfur fuel? seems like MB has an incentive to get this fuel changeover right, what with a 100,000 mile warrantee. Just adding fuel to the discussion. paul
Alterec... Thanks for widen my horizon I will use additive for top lubrication and see what the future will bring for us. gas is a thing of the past for me diesel is the light of the world.
Notherner... If you wait five month I hope that your are getting the new six cylinder sprinter. Here in florida we have sprinter at the dealer without waiting with different packages to choose from. Happy buying.
nescosmo Your welcome. Remember that diesel is the stepping stone for alternative fuel technology for the future, Maufactures and refineries have been slow to pickup on it in comparison to other developed nations Time will tell in the meantime have a fantastic Day Altered Sprinter
Read the specifications of both oil and upper cylinder products products combined, and see how they cancel each other out therfore the emissions are less at the end exhaust stream of the catalitic trap 0.28 for 2006
Northener... you've got to be careful with the AT oil. I used to have a ford pickup truck and to clean the gas I used to put a one quart of AT to a tank (35 gal I think)let me tell you the AT will clean the wall and the lines of the system so much that I use to replace the fuel filter twice and still junk will come out of it. so be prepare for the outcome... good luck.
Hello Punter1 can you be more specific to your question, please I have dealt with so many emails I ended forgetting who was who. I think you were referring to Diesel exhaust emissions? of which I can explain once I know where your at, other wise I'll end up repeating the same fromat in the forum which won't help your query? Can you tell me, if you are a Diesel owner? this will allow me to explain the Diesel more specificly Thank you Altered3 :confuse:
I have a printer van with the same problem as several post but no answers. When I first crank the vehicle it runs find for about 5 minutes. After five minutes plumes of black smoke come out of it and it loses all power. I I turn it off an restart it-it runs fine again for 5 minutes and then repeats the above. Dealer can't locate the problem (or their own [non-permissible content removed])
insulation certainly helps. the passenger model is not too loud, mine at 17,000 miles has not been a problem. A bit louder on HOT Oklahoma days, over 100 F. and running two A/C units too... The fans are all on, the engine revs higher, the compressors are running, and the main engine fan clutch sounds like it is locked up to pull maximum air over the radiator.
At thos ehot temps, my wife thinks it sounds strange when I downshift to slow for stops. I agree that it is different, but not unusual when an engine revs up and spins down with a fan clutch locked up.
My new fan clutch in my old chevy is the proper heavy duty item (that the van never had from the factory) and it takes some time to loosen up when cold (the oil in the fan clutch is stiff at first) then, when it gets really hot, it locks up again, and sounds more like a propeller than a fan.
The larger engine could easily be quiter depending on design as the inner sides of the cylinders on a V-6 are inside the block instead of exposed. The valve covers, though doubled in number, are also shorter and could be better damped. the injectors could be in the "valley" of the "V" and covered with a shield... all is speculation until we see (hear) one for ourselves.
Finally, Altered has indicated that D-C is bowing to U.S. pressure to deliver a quieter, more insulated van with less of the rattles we have come to expect.
Med511.. It sound that you have an EGR problem even if you do not have an engine light on it. Take it to another dealer maybe to a Freightliner dealer, they have good tech and they cover the warranty. good l.
EuroCampers.COM has the plug(s) for the seat mounted 12V accessory plugs found on Sprinters and un-known to most people (including most Dodge Dealers):
Sprinter in this country is view some how different than regular van and pck trucks. My sprinter is dual wheels and here in beutifull Orlando they said that I can not park it in my drive way and that is code enforcement deal. Friday is the day and the officer said that I have to removed it from the drive way because a neighbor don't like it. This is my transportation and if I new that it was like that I would have a single wheels one but now I don't know what to do. HELP
Had Pioneer head unit installed and have poor FM signal. Anyone have this problem. I have been back several times and everything seems to be intact. FActory radio had good FM.
I want to make sure I am correct before I go down to the freightliner dealer and yell at them. If I remember correctly what it said in my owners manual ( which I can't find at the moment) With the assyt computer telling when to change the oil, you are supposed to take the current mileage and add 10000 to it and put that in the computer as when the oil needs to be changed next. (Using synthetic oil) The computer then counts backwards to the next oil change based on how you drive it. Is this correct? I have had 4 oil changes and they have not once set the computer right. They have not put in the proper oil either. Freightliner of hartford CT if anyne wants to know.
Hi - I have read quite a few of the comments in this forum - great info. I am considering to purchase a high roof Sprinter with the aux A/C unit. Most likely I will wait for the 2007 model and new engine.
The idea is to use this van as a "portable office". Ideally, I would like to be able to run the aux A/C unit which the engine is off (if possible), but plugged into an electrical main 110 VAC. Does anyone know if the aux A/C compressor is run off of the engine directly, or if it is run off of 12 VDC ?
Are there any other issues with this unit ? It looks like it is mounted on top of the van - difficult to find info on this unit.
After looking for a couple months for a 2500 shc 140, that wasn't WHITE, I found one in Texas, bought it, flew out there and drove it back th San Francisco. It's a 2003, and there isn't a manual, so decifering the the dash lights is interesting. What's the deal with the # with the wrench over it on the odometer side? How about the twisty "M" on the right side?
The thing ran great, 75+ mph most of the way in 110+ heat, and the worst mileage I got was about 20mpg. I don't know if it was EVER serviced; the tires have not been rotated, and the oil (the little there was) was black as tar. Not knowing what to put in, I added 3 quarts of 10-40 for the trip home. Now I need to change out the oil; can anyone give me the filter #'s (fram, stp, bosch, etc)? How many quarts does it take?
It has 20k on it, and has the balance of the factory warranty. Is there anything in particular I should look at as far as possible mechanical problems?
The college I work for purchased two 2006 Sprinters for our program. In the course of four months, and 30,000 miles, one Sprinter has experienced the “Sudden Power Loss” problem once, and the other one has done it no less than FIVE times.
In all cases, the problem was traced to the “Turbo Resonator”, which is nothing more than a small muffler that attaches to the output side of the turbocharger, prior to the intercooler.
This stupid little part, which lives in a high temperature environment, and has to contain the boost pressure produced by the turbo, is made of PLASTIC!!! It has a two piece body which is bonded together with an adhesive.
It seems that the current batch of “Turbo Resonators” were not bonded together well enough to survive in the environment they are installed in. When the seal at the seam fails, boost pressure is lost, and the computer thinks that a catastrophic turbo failure has occurred; .and it drops you into a “Limp Home Mode”, as it’s program demands.
The insidious part of the failure is that since it is a seam that is leaking, it can be leaking badly enough to make the computer think that there has been a catastrophic turbo failure, and still not be visually obvious when the engine is off.
Chrysler-Daimler knows about this problem, but is taking NO action: .They are not even sending out service bulletins to their dealers on this issue. They are, instead, trying to convince each user that they have experienced a “One-in-a-Million” failure.
This problem, and more specifically the way they are handling it, is going to cost them! ..It has already resulted in my college deciding to purchase 25 Ford vans instead of Sprinters. (As was originally planned.)
KL carroll I'd sugest you looked at why the seal failed and the reason for the leakage on the turbo component at the exhaust point, read back on some of the scripts oils and filters and you will start to understand why they fail. Or hit the Google site and key this in ,How does a Turbo work, Read it carefully, Oil and lubricants. DCX will not send out any bulletin apart from the warnings they all ready have sent to the dealers, it's a fuel related Issue not a DCX mechanical failure, the problem your having is exclusive to the USA only. Unfortunatly Plastic and over heating is not a good factor I admit there should be a metal impeller fan which can be sourced as an aftermarket item in The US and Europe So far there has been over one hundred failures on this part, But I emphasize it's been fuel or owner operator not servicing or complying to the correct fuel and oil :sick:
You can find a maintenance schedule on www.sprinterparts.net. The website has alot of good info. You can also order filters and any other parts you need. Its a good idea to use factory filters. They are cheap, air filter $10.77, oil filter $9.69, fuel filter $25.68. The oil you want to put in it is mobile one synthetic 0w- 40. Thats not a type-0 0w-40. Any more questions please email me.
I AM A SPRINTER TECHNICIAN FROM SC, JUST BROWSING THROUGH SOME OF THE MESSAGES AND THOUGHT I WOULD LEAVE SOME INFO. ENGINE TAKES 9.5QTS OF 10W30 OR 15W40 SYNTHETIC OIL-REMEMBER TO REMOVE THE OIL FILTER FIRST BECAUSE ABOUT A 1/2 QUART WILL DRAIN INTO THE CRANKCASE WHEN THE OIL FILTER IS LOOSENED. THE ASSYST COMPUTER RESETS IN 10K MILE INTERVALS FROM WHEREVER THE ODOMETER IS- TO RESET ASSYST: TURN KEY TO RUN POSITION, PRESS (MI) BUTTON (TWICE) UNTIL THE SERVICE MILAGE IS SHOWN, THEN THE NEXT STEP MUST BE PERFORMED WITHIN 5 SECONDS- TURN KEY TO OFF POSITION, PRESS AND HOLD (MI) WHILE TURNING KEY TO RUN POSITION-HOLD FOR TEN SECONDS OR UNTIL IT RESETS. NOTE: THE DIPSTICK WILL ALWAYS READ LOW UNLESS THE ENGINE IS HOT- EMAIL ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS:SRT4GUIDICE@HOTMAIL.COM
Bsperty...I have the assyst but I have change the oil 3 times and I only have 10,000 miles. I have never used syn oil all I use is Delo 15w-40 dino oil, with dino oil this engine will last me over 500,000 miles. I use stp filter from Autozone, it work well.
I wrote Dodge for 07 info and I've pasted their reply. I'm also interested to know if Dodge will make a Sprinter passenger model that's geared toward families: DVD, Stereo/CD, GPS, Rear camera, nice seats (possible leather), etc... Johnny Reply follows:
We are pleased to read of your interest in the 2007 Dodge Sprinter. This vehicle is expected to arrive in dealerships in the fall of 2006. At this time, DaimlerChrysler has not officially announced the pricing and full product specifications for the 2007 Dodge Sprinter models. More information should become available to us as well as being posted on the Dodge website closer to the official release date of the 2007 models. We encourage you to stay in contact with Dodge.com and your local Dodge dealership as further information becomes available.
Dealer told me that they are still importing the 2007's from Germany, just like all the past sprinters; they are only putting them back together in the U.S.
The process is: they build them in Germany, partially disassemble them, ship them to the U.S., reassemble them. They get around some tarifs and taxes that way because they are importing parts, not vehicles.
Bsperty... Please don't scream. The system don't tell me to replace the oil so often, I just did it because the break in period. The chevron delo 400 is the best oil for the sprinter it run very smooth and because is so cheep I will replace it every 4 to 5k miles. If you like syn go for it it will cost no harm to the engine, but for me delo 400 is been proven to be the best....
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Even after they begin importing them, you won't be able to buy a US spec unit in Europe - they don't sell US spec units there.
Oils anit oils old castrol Add, you could try Mobil1 ESP Formula M 5W-40 US Standards for 5/5/06
Fuel is just as important High quality Low sulphur not Ultra low never ever use this fuel for current Sprinters, unless you want a burnt out valve or burnt Piston crowns and blown out engine seals Guaranteed.Highly corrosive.
The oil requirment for the new 2007 Sprinter for Blutec systems US Standards: are Blutec Mobil Delavac XHPLE extra 10/40=228.51 for paticle emissions The oils do not quite make the standard for LA,PL, and NY etc but the new Blutec ststem does cancell out the particle emissions at the end of the exhaust, this is the most advanced revolutionary technology for cleaner diesels in the world today,thats desinged with the new engines from Damiler Benz to run on bio fuels all types of poorer quality type fuels,as to the high rate effective burn within the engine itself, However US manufactures such as DCX are still devoloping the sun Diesel concept for local production.
its any bodys guess as to which system ends up being used in the US ploitics :confuse:
Note: No Sprinters in Australia change filters before the 25 thousand Kilometer mark in most cases with the exception of high density traffic zones such as Sydney and Melbourne the original filters show little contamination at all , one could say they are good for a few more thousand KS' before a change is required, again its because our fuels are cleaner not in particle requirments to 115p/pm Standard Diesel not low sulphur which is lower, as per say, but in the fuel itself, delivered to the pumps! There is little or no contamination in the fuel of impure products, the same with engine oil, so the Sprinters do not have the problems you guys are having, then again look at BP in the US and ask yourself whats coming out at the pump that should not be in the fuel?
Without getting into the politics of it all in the USA This dam problem your having is because Of DCX ploicy's in the US
Mercedes sell the new filters at 3 micron, but need a few days to get back to you on this, I'll pull out a filter and see if there is a way to make one as you can by filters in the USA for one micron filter as a wrap, so I need to see if it can be modified as geting them from Germany will be a nightmare, Have you asked about the K@H filters as to what the filters have been set at? You could also log into mbcanada.com there are some great threads with guys that can help you find local distributors.
apart from that I will reply within 48 hours.
PS Does the delo 400 meet the same requirements as Mobil oil the one for the Mercedes /Dodge Diesel oil with the particle filter?
Have a great Day.
From looking at the MBSprinter website, it looks like the new model will we more family friendly (Insulation, DVD, GPS, Stereo, etc..) Do you have any insight? I would seriously consider the van over the traditional minivans that are so popular here in the States. By the way, I wrote Dodge requesting info on the 07's and I've pasted their response. Thanks! Johnny
Thank you for your email regarding the 2007 Dodge Sprinter.
We are pleased to read of your interest in the 2007 Dodge Sprinter. This vehicle is expected to arrive in dealerships in the fall of 2006. At this time, DaimlerChrysler has not officially announced the pricing and full product specifications for the 2007 Dodge Sprinter models. More information should become available to us as well as being posted on the Dodge website closer to the official release date of the 2007 models. We encourage you to stay in contact with Dodge.com and your local Dodge dealership as further information becomes available.
Sprinter is projected to hold its residual value better than Ford Econoline, Chevy Express and GMC Savannah.
To find out more on Dodge Sprinter, as well as pricing, incentives, dealer locations, brochure requests, and many more shopping tools, please follow the link below:
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buy The diesel its the best investment you will make in a decade.fuel will not get cheaper but more and more expensive,as demand increases.
God Bless
I spent about $400 getting a K&N filter installed on my Suburban. It was much noisier and my mileage dropped about 1 MPG. I am not a fan. I will just use OEM filters on all my vehicles.
I have most of 4900 miles on my Sprinter using BP/ARCO Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel. Runs great. I only used ULSD in my Passat TDI with excellent results. It will be good when all stations are carrying ULSD.
Thanks
Brian
Thx.
3 liter v6 diesel.
The one you drove has not been in production for some time.
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FWIW, the model I drove was a 2006.
Thx.
I saw a 2002 sprinter on autozone one day and the engine was so loud that impress me I ask the man and he said that it had poor maintenance and the oil was not the right oil.
I use dino oil delo 400 and my sprinter is not loud it run smooth and the sound is sweet and mellow I love it; have 9000 miles on it and it give me about 23 to 25 miles to a gallon, a friend has one with 40000 miles and he said that he get 30 mpg.
In the first instance, I am still finding out a few more statistics to the facts of which are reverent to both Euro specifications and the US regulations which have variations as to which of the main six states have a higher requirements for emission controls,overall they are the same by the last numbers in the prefix to US regulations, some better some not so good, as to the fact the US does not sell a lot of diesel products compared to the other counties that use these fuels as a more cost effective option as opposed to the lesser effective gasoline fuels,
All of the following information is from European Australian and US Govenment enviromential agencies, as opposed to Fuel and oil data sheets from refineries as such as the information may not be 100% correct due to their own problems within their companies structures,, that differ throughout the world.
Mercedes is not forthcoming with information nor is DCX managment in the States, when it comes to needing to know certian specifics as to their products?as if your just a general public nuisance caller! well excuse me, but who buys your products? cheeee" :mad: However one call through the right Govemment channel" Youv'e got it inside of twenty minutes, so there is not via the enviromential agencies ! But through Oil manufactures, goverment intervention and Vehicle manufacturers to collude to conspire by threathnig to suspend operations if imposts are imposed upon these companies Daimler Chrysler have been fined millions of Euros for anti competative behaviour and continue to do this today as to price fixing , look at the difference in price between vehicles in Canada and the USA ten grand discounting, some one has to pay and pay, looks like the Canadians are compensating the big discounts at the moment
but thats no different even down under.
OK Sprinter owners there are problems on the US with three main factors, Fuel Oil and filters. :sick:
The Mercedes/Dodge engine is meant to run on low sulphur fuel 118p/pm as the lubricating oils are a necessity providing the fuel is clean and free of other contamination
Two you have cold winter and summer diesel fuels for a clean burn, However with the introduction of ultra low sulphur fuels that have a considerable higher corrosive nature [Less lubrication agents ] Mercedes recomend all vehicles use Syntetic oil as to its longer lasting addatives especially with lubrication of the ERG Valve and ring seal componants to preform to their specs, The new Diesel also will burn the piston crowns and cause coking agents to build at a rate that will effect the short term performance of the 2,7 litre engine with the possiable demise of the engine with longer term use of the said ultra low sulphur fuels.
to circumvent the issue one must run an upper cylinder addative to compensate for the lack of lubricating oils that are more consistant to the older fuels , there are two types, one for normal oils, and one for Syntetic oils
The latter to USA specifications are as follows Red Line Syntetic oil RL-200 Diesel iginition Improver 6100 Egret Court, Benica, CA 94510 707-745-6100 *www.redlineoil.com
These products will lubricate the engine prevent ERG Valve failure and preserve the o rings etc the noise factors of the diesel engine: The imdeiate notices will be Maintains injector, ring, and engine clenilness.Boosts cetane-improves start-up warm-up and reduses noise, controls rust and corosion,stabilizes diesel fuel, provides low- tempurture benefits over 30% Kerosene at much lower cost ( Winterized ) Helps prevent low-temputure filter plugging due to wax and ice
EPA registered for diesel fuel use, removes water from the fuelsystem (Winterized )
Overall fuel economy 7.5% Exhaust Opacity 33% reduction, Injection cleanliness 49% injector Flow Improvement.
As My sprinter runs on this fuel I use this addative including an Australian eqivalent There is noticiable difference where in high urban traffic the diesel fumes are hardly noticiable inside of the cabin the Filter is synthetic rated No 8 as to Mercedes Specifications, the aftermarket paper filters might stop a moth from blowing through , apart from this they are totaly useless as to having an average of 30 to 31 micro rating that only meets 1999 Euro 1 specifications or 2000 US EVPA specs Oil filters not as easy as I thought so The local University is cutting up ten of different brands, to work it out, as I can find no specifications on Govenment sites that specifiy the micron ratings'
Simple method to solve fuel , fill up a bottle at the service station shake itup when you get home but also drain some from your sprinters do the same as see if there is any visual comparisssion of differences top should foam white water particle may be present at the top of the diesel fuel should be free of contamintes consistant throughout, no sediment at the bottom of the jar after settling.
if thev fuel remains cloudy for 30 minutes and has sediments at the bottom and lighter contamination at the top of the fuel, then the fuel you are purchasing is of poor quality for what ever reason be it a problem from the pumps fuel lines or production :confuse:
Noise control Place house carpet on rear floor and front fit with 40 0nce wool carpets guarneteed to cancell the drum like noise in the sprinter Automotave acrylic, nylon is too thin as an effective noise absorber,Wool carpets are perfect absorbers for particle smells such as carbon dioxide and diesel fumes from inside of the cabin if present.
The new 2007 v6 Diesel has been totaly designed for lesser fuels with a much higher burn rate this will eliminate any future problems with fuels as the ultra low diesel drops to less than 10g/ppm by 2008 our refineries five of, with the exeption of Mobil, spent between 300 hundred to 500 hundred million dollars at each refinery to adjust production to meet the specifiacations Mobil was exempted untill 2005 as to the excuse we can't justify the cost? Shevron Caltex did the same with the Clinton Govenment in 2000 saying they would shut down the refinery as to the impost of costings to comply Eurpoe had simular threats of intimidation applied to Govenments there as well Its' a world wide issue.
Happy days Sprinters, theres a light at the end of the tunnel.
What will be the dealers and MB's recommendations for fuel. Truckers I have been told will add automatic transmision oil to their deisel for added lube. Anyone doing this for ultra low sulfur fuel?
seems like MB has an incentive to get this fuel changeover right, what with a 100,000 mile warrantee.
Just adding fuel to the discussion. paul
Remember that diesel is the stepping stone for alternative fuel technology for the future, Maufactures and refineries have been slow to pickup on it in comparison to other developed nations Time will tell in the meantime have a fantastic Day
Altered Sprinter
Sounds like a great way too increase the toxocity of your emissions, which you and everybody behind you will then breath.
I would not worry about the longevity of a Merc Diesel.
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Your logic is not apparent to me.
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can you be more specific to your question, please I have dealt with so many emails I ended forgetting who was who.
I think you were referring to Diesel exhaust emissions? of which I can explain once I know where your at, other wise I'll end up repeating the same fromat in the forum which won't help your query?
Can you tell me, if you are a Diesel owner? this will allow me to explain the Diesel more specificly
Thank you Altered3 :confuse:
the passenger model is not too loud, mine at 17,000 miles has not been a problem. A bit louder on HOT Oklahoma days, over 100 F. and running two A/C units too... The fans are all on, the engine revs higher, the compressors are running, and the main engine fan clutch sounds like it is locked up to pull maximum air over the radiator.
At thos ehot temps, my wife thinks it sounds strange when I downshift to slow for stops. I agree that it is different, but not unusual when an engine revs up and spins down with a fan clutch locked up.
My new fan clutch in my old chevy is the proper heavy duty item (that the van never had from the factory) and it takes some time to loosen up when cold (the oil in the fan clutch is stiff at first) then, when it gets really hot, it locks up again, and sounds more like a propeller than a fan.
The larger engine could easily be quiter depending on design as the inner sides of the cylinders on a V-6 are inside the block instead of exposed. The valve covers, though doubled in number, are also shorter and could be better damped. the injectors could be in the "valley" of the "V" and covered with a shield... all is speculation until we see (hear) one for ourselves.
Finally, Altered has indicated that D-C is bowing to U.S. pressure to deliver a quieter, more insulated van with less of the rattles we have come to expect.
KenB :shades:
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PS, Too lazy to go find who wanted this info... but here it is anyway...
My sprinter is dual wheels and here in beutifull Orlando they said that I can not park it in my drive way and that is code enforcement deal. Friday is the day and the officer said that I have to removed it from the drive way because a neighbor don't like it. This is my transportation and if I new that it was like that I would have a single wheels one but now I don't know what to do. HELP
Anyone have this problem. I have been back several times and everything seems to be intact.
FActory radio had good FM.
The idea is to use this van as a "portable office". Ideally, I would like to be able to run the aux A/C unit which the engine is off (if possible), but plugged into an electrical main 110 VAC. Does anyone know if the aux A/C compressor is run off of the engine directly, or if it is run off of 12 VDC ?
Are there any other issues with this unit ? It looks like it is mounted on top of the van - difficult to find info on this unit.
Thanks
The thing ran great, 75+ mph most of the way in 110+ heat, and the worst mileage I got was about 20mpg. I don't know if it was EVER serviced; the tires have not been rotated, and the oil (the little there was) was black as tar. Not knowing what to put in, I added 3 quarts of 10-40 for the trip home. Now I need to change out the oil; can anyone give me the filter #'s (fram, stp, bosch, etc)? How many quarts does it take?
It has 20k on it, and has the balance of the factory warranty. Is there anything in particular I should look at as far as possible mechanical problems?
Thanks in advance!
wild8bill@aol.com
In all cases, the problem was traced to the “Turbo Resonator”, which is nothing more than a small muffler that attaches to the output side of the turbocharger, prior to the intercooler.
This stupid little part, which lives in a high temperature environment, and has to contain the boost pressure produced by the turbo, is made of PLASTIC!!! It has a two piece body which is bonded together with an adhesive.
It seems that the current batch of “Turbo Resonators” were not bonded together well enough to survive in the environment they are installed in. When the seal at the seam fails, boost pressure is lost, and the computer thinks that a catastrophic turbo failure has occurred; .and it drops you into a “Limp Home Mode”, as it’s program demands.
The insidious part of the failure is that since it is a seam that is leaking, it can be leaking badly enough to make the computer think that there has been a catastrophic turbo failure, and still not be visually obvious when the engine is off.
Chrysler-Daimler knows about this problem, but is taking NO action: .They are not even sending out service bulletins to their dealers on this issue. They are, instead, trying to convince each user that they have experienced a “One-in-a-Million” failure.
This problem, and more specifically the way they are handling it, is going to cost them! ..It has already resulted in my college deciding to purchase 25 Ford vans instead of Sprinters. (As was originally planned.)
I'd sugest you looked at why the seal failed and the reason for the leakage on the turbo component at the exhaust point, read back on some of the scripts oils and filters and you will start to understand why they fail.
Or hit the Google site and key this in ,How does a Turbo work,
Read it carefully, Oil and lubricants.
DCX will not send out any bulletin apart from the warnings they all ready have sent to the dealers, it's a fuel related Issue not a DCX mechanical failure, the problem your having is exclusive to the USA only.
Unfortunatly Plastic and over heating is not a good factor
I admit there should be a metal impeller fan which can be sourced as an aftermarket item in The US and Europe
So far there has been over one hundred failures on this part, But I emphasize it's been fuel or owner operator not servicing or complying to the correct fuel and oil :sick:
ENGINE TAKES 9.5QTS OF 10W30 OR 15W40 SYNTHETIC OIL-REMEMBER TO REMOVE THE OIL FILTER FIRST BECAUSE ABOUT A 1/2 QUART WILL DRAIN INTO THE CRANKCASE WHEN THE OIL FILTER IS LOOSENED.
THE ASSYST COMPUTER RESETS IN 10K MILE INTERVALS FROM WHEREVER THE ODOMETER IS- TO RESET ASSYST: TURN KEY TO RUN POSITION, PRESS (MI) BUTTON (TWICE) UNTIL THE SERVICE MILAGE IS SHOWN, THEN THE NEXT STEP MUST BE PERFORMED WITHIN 5 SECONDS- TURN KEY TO OFF POSITION, PRESS AND HOLD (MI) WHILE TURNING KEY TO RUN POSITION-HOLD FOR TEN SECONDS OR UNTIL IT RESETS.
NOTE: THE DIPSTICK WILL ALWAYS READ LOW UNLESS THE ENGINE IS HOT-
EMAIL ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS:SRT4GUIDICE@HOTMAIL.COM
CAn i use regular MOBILE 1 OIL, SYN OF COURSE
Brian
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We are pleased to read of your interest in the 2007 Dodge Sprinter. This vehicle is expected to arrive in dealerships in the fall of 2006. At this time, DaimlerChrysler has not officially announced the pricing and full product specifications for the 2007 Dodge Sprinter models. More information should become available to us as well as being posted on the Dodge website closer to the official release date of the 2007 models. We encourage you to stay in contact with Dodge.com and your local Dodge dealership as further information becomes available.
The process is: they build them in Germany, partially disassemble them, ship them to the U.S., reassemble them. They get around some tarifs and taxes that way because they are importing parts, not vehicles.