CLK320 2002 Oil change

[Gurumaharaaj]

Hello all. Just had a service with an Oil change. I was advised it took 16-17 Ltrs of oil. It has an 8 ltr Oil capacity. Anyone ever experienced almost double the quantity?

 

[AMGeed]

Sounds like you paid for someone elses oil change!
Even if an engine flush was used beforehand there is no way 16 -17 litres of oil can be used when the capacity is 8 litres.
Who did the service and oil change?

 

[E55BOF]

You've been done. Ask the garage why it took twice as much oil as the engine's capacity; the answer will tell you whether it was a mistake, or deliberate.

 

[DSM10000]

I had the M112 engine in a previous car and I can confirm that the engine oil capacity is 8 litres. I think you need to ask some questions!

 

[Gurumaharaaj]

Sounds like you paid for someone elses oil change!
Even if an engine flush was used beforehand there is no way 16 -17 litres of oil can be used when the capacity is 8 litres.
Who did the service and oil change?

Thank you AM Geed.A local garage I have used for years for servicing and MOT'S. They said they used a lot more because the oil goes to a lot of other engine parts.?

Hello all. Just had a service with an Oil change. I was advised it took 16-17 Ltrs of oil. It has an 8 ltr Oil capacity. Anyone ever experienced almost double the quantity?

 

[Gurumaharaaj]

You've been done. Ask the garage why it took twice as much oil as the engine's capacity; the answer will tell you whether it was a mistake, or deliberate.

Thank you I have already sent an email with a query

 

[markjay]

....They said they used a lot more because the oil goes to a lot of other engine parts.?...

"the oil goes to a lot of other engines", by the sound of it.....

 

[AMGeed]

Thank you AM Geed.A local garage I have used for years for servicing and MOT'S. They said they used a lot more because the oil goes to a lot of other engine parts.?

The oil is poured into the sump which is sealed with gaskets. The sump holds 8 litres of oil.
You have been cheated into paying for oil the garage haven't used. The sump wouldn't hold that much oil if you tried to pour it in!

Complain strongly and threaten further action if you aren't refunded at least 8 ltrs of oil.
Then find another garage.

Edit.... contact Wayne Gates in Harrow if you want an honest, expeienced and reliable Mercedes mechanic.

Wayne Gates Specializing in Mercedes-Benz Servicing & Repairs

The Independent Merc Specialist you can trust. Based in Harrow, Middlesex servicing the surrounding areas and Hertfordshire. Call now to book

www.mercservicing.co.uk

 

[markjay]

In a funny way, you are actually better-off if it does turn-out that you were cheated and the 16L of oil were never used, than if they made an honest mistake and poured 16L of oil into your engine!

 

[Petrol Pete]

I remember walking up the drive of one of my school mates house as he was changing the oil on his 50cc Suzuki, he asked me how much oil a little 2 stroke bike should take ? I said it's usually stamped on the engine..it was, 800cc.

'That can't be right' he said , I have put 2 litres in it already and there is nothing showing on the sight glass. I said it might be an idea to put the sump plug back in before adding more oil you dopey Twot ! The drain bucket below had approximately 2.8 litres in it !

 

[Gurumaharaaj]

Thank you AM Geed.A local garage I have used for years for servicing and MOT'S. They said they used a lot more because the oil goes to a lot of other engine parts.?

So I queried the Garage and he said he used "16 pints of Oil" equivalent to about 8ltrs. Old school garage!

 

[E55BOF]

Sounds plausible-ish at first, BUT: eight litres is only fourteen pints, and you cannot actually buy oil in pints, quarts or gallons any more in Europe. Unless it's a very old mechanic in a little one-man business, I still smell a rat. If it's a grubby backstreet operation run by a couple of dubious-looking types, I think you've been done, and then been fobbed off with the best lie they could think of.

Take a look at the invoice; what quantity of oil is shown, and what price per unit? How much were you actually charged for the oil?

 

[Gurumaharaaj]

Sounds plausible-ish at first, BUT: eight litres is only fourteen pints, and you cannot actually buy oil in pints, quarts or gallons any more in Europe. Unless it's a very old mechanic in a little one-man business, I still smell a rat. If it's a grubby backstreet operation run by a couple of dubious-looking types, I think you've been done, and then been fobbed off with the best lie they could think of.

Take a look at the invoice; what quantity of oil is shown, and what price per unit? How much were you actually charged for the oil?

Thanks I will look over the invoice.I do know the garage for several years.

 

[AMGeed]

I would still use Terry at Wayne Gates in future.

 

[OneForTheRoad]

Pints. Arghhh now ya talking

 

[Petrol Pete]

I must admit I might be a bit nervous of using a garage that dealt in pints of oil...the again we talk every day on here of Miles per gallon, Miles per hour , Psi and Bar for pressure and inch sizes on our tyres.

And longing for a Pint when our local re - opens

 

[Trickythemerc]

We buy our fuel by the litre,pay for it with decimal currency but measure its consumption in MPG. Beer from the pump in pints,beer from bottles in ML's Wine in CL's

 

[DSM10000]

We buy our fuel by the litre,pay for it with decimal currency but measure its consumption in MPG. Beer from the pump in pints,beer from bottles in ML's Wine in CL's

Horses race over furlongs, aircraft and marine vessels measure speeds in knots..........

 

[E55BOF]

All true, but we don't buy our motor oil in pints, and haven't done so for at least ten years; maybe even twenty - I can't recall.

 

[markjay]

All true, but we don't buy our motor oil in pints, and haven't done so for at least ten years; maybe even twenty - I can't recall.

The mechanic might be buying the oil in drums, then using an old oil can with the pints marking to measure?