Hi All,
My first post, my first Mercedes!
After many years of running Pajero's as my utility vehicle (Had five in the last few decades) I decided on a change and after looking about decided that a ML270 would fit the bill nicely. Something a bit different with a few more toys than the Pajero. Had a look about and settled on a 2001 ML270 AMG with 125K on the clock and full service history. Picked it up at the weekend and drove it up the road.
On the way home the "Oil Hi" warning light came on. Funny ... it didn't do that on the test drive. Pulled over and checked the dipstick, right enough it was over the top by some margin. Hmm, not the best place to be syphoning oil from the engine at the side of a busy motorway in the dark and the pissing rain (even if I had a syphon tube to hand). Had little option but to continue the journey home.
Next morning removed a litre of oil from the engine before the level was down to between the indicators. Hmmmsville. As part of the bargaining procedure I mentioned that there appeared to be a small oil leak, and I suspect that the previous owner decided to "top it up" before I returned to pick up the car. Guess he just plopped a litre in without checking the level. I've also noticed now that the car will drop into "limp home" mode and I have to stop and restart to get power back.
Some Quizzy Questions:-
1. Will driving 100+ miles with an extra litre of oil in the sump have caused any damage?
2. Would this have caused the vehicle to enter "limp home" mode?
Got some other issues that raised their heads post-purchase.
1. Front offside CV joint is "cricking" on full lock turns - Is this easy to replace for a ham fisted wanna be mechanic?
2. The central locking has a mind of it's own, sometimes it works ... sometimes not. The fobs seem fine and I replaced the batteries and resync'd. Any clues?
3. The windscreen washer bottle was empty. On filling it up it dumped it's contents back on the road via the nearside headlamp washer. Removing the bumper cover (Nightmare!!) revealed that not only was the nearside washer unit body split in two ... the offside was in a similar state. Can't seem to find a supplier for these anywhere. Any ideas?
4. I have a D900 Universal OBDC/OBDC2 Scanner, but it does not seem to want to play with the ML270? Has anyone else had success with this device on this car?
Thanks,
Ripface.
My first post, my first Mercedes!
After many years of running Pajero's as my utility vehicle (Had five in the last few decades) I decided on a change and after looking about decided that a ML270 would fit the bill nicely. Something a bit different with a few more toys than the Pajero. Had a look about and settled on a 2001 ML270 AMG with 125K on the clock and full service history. Picked it up at the weekend and drove it up the road.
On the way home the "Oil Hi" warning light came on. Funny ... it didn't do that on the test drive. Pulled over and checked the dipstick, right enough it was over the top by some margin. Hmm, not the best place to be syphoning oil from the engine at the side of a busy motorway in the dark and the pissing rain (even if I had a syphon tube to hand). Had little option but to continue the journey home.
Next morning removed a litre of oil from the engine before the level was down to between the indicators. Hmmmsville. As part of the bargaining procedure I mentioned that there appeared to be a small oil leak, and I suspect that the previous owner decided to "top it up" before I returned to pick up the car. Guess he just plopped a litre in without checking the level. I've also noticed now that the car will drop into "limp home" mode and I have to stop and restart to get power back.
Some Quizzy Questions:-
1. Will driving 100+ miles with an extra litre of oil in the sump have caused any damage?
2. Would this have caused the vehicle to enter "limp home" mode?
Got some other issues that raised their heads post-purchase.
1. Front offside CV joint is "cricking" on full lock turns - Is this easy to replace for a ham fisted wanna be mechanic?
2. The central locking has a mind of it's own, sometimes it works ... sometimes not. The fobs seem fine and I replaced the batteries and resync'd. Any clues?
3. The windscreen washer bottle was empty. On filling it up it dumped it's contents back on the road via the nearside headlamp washer. Removing the bumper cover (Nightmare!!) revealed that not only was the nearside washer unit body split in two ... the offside was in a similar state. Can't seem to find a supplier for these anywhere. Any ideas?
4. I have a D900 Universal OBDC/OBDC2 Scanner, but it does not seem to want to play with the ML270? Has anyone else had success with this device on this car?
Thanks,
Ripface.
When i picked up mine as the Mrs had decided THAT was the car she wants even though i knew it was definitely not in a good state, i have had done so far:
