greekCL
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- Joined
- Jun 15, 2008
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- Location
- Kent
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- Mercedes E55 W211 (2004), BMW 640d GC (2016), BMW 645Ci (2004), Mini Cooper D (2008))
Hello guys,
Just wanted to get back to the Mercedes club again
So I got my self a nice CLS500 (2005) model with 128k on the clock.
Everything on the car works as it should be, airmatic, keyless etc.
I know this car has the exact same engine as my CL500 had (same output 306bhp) however ... I seem to have a strange thirst for oil.
I drove the car back from Birmingham today and it kept asking to add 1lt of oil on my next fill up. Annoyingly the CLS does not have a dipstick like my year 2000 CL500 had.
So I have to rely to the dashboard telling me OK or need to add oil and how much.
I added 1lt of oil ... then I got on the motorway again and the car after 1mile asked me to add 1lt of oil again on my next petrol fill up.
I stopped 60miles later and added 1lt of oil.
The car again once I set off asked me to add oil.
I arrived home and switched off the engine. Checked the oil level 5 mins later and asked me to put 2lt of oil.
So I did ...
I checked again and now it said OK.
Took the car for a spin 3 miles. And now it wants me to add 1lt of oil.
I can see the car has oil leak from the passenger side rocker cover. However nothing drops on the floor where the car is parked.
I start up the car and idle it ... rev it, it just does a puff of white smoke on the first blip, mostly condensation and then nothing all clear.
Where does this oil go? As if the oil was being burned... then I would see big clouds.
If the oil was lost then I would see a pool not just smell?
Any ideas more than welcome. Where shall I start mmm?
Cheers
Vasilis
Just wanted to get back to the Mercedes club again

So I got my self a nice CLS500 (2005) model with 128k on the clock.
Everything on the car works as it should be, airmatic, keyless etc.
I know this car has the exact same engine as my CL500 had (same output 306bhp) however ... I seem to have a strange thirst for oil.
I drove the car back from Birmingham today and it kept asking to add 1lt of oil on my next fill up. Annoyingly the CLS does not have a dipstick like my year 2000 CL500 had.
So I have to rely to the dashboard telling me OK or need to add oil and how much.
I added 1lt of oil ... then I got on the motorway again and the car after 1mile asked me to add 1lt of oil again on my next petrol fill up.
I stopped 60miles later and added 1lt of oil.
The car again once I set off asked me to add oil.
I arrived home and switched off the engine. Checked the oil level 5 mins later and asked me to put 2lt of oil.
So I did ...
I checked again and now it said OK.
Took the car for a spin 3 miles. And now it wants me to add 1lt of oil.
I can see the car has oil leak from the passenger side rocker cover. However nothing drops on the floor where the car is parked.
I start up the car and idle it ... rev it, it just does a puff of white smoke on the first blip, mostly condensation and then nothing all clear.
Where does this oil go? As if the oil was being burned... then I would see big clouds.
If the oil was lost then I would see a pool not just smell?
Any ideas more than welcome. Where shall I start mmm?
Cheers
Vasilis