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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.
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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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KenB :shades:
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
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.
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.