[W126 Coupe] don't use high mileage oils

[Shayegan, Richard]

I don't remember exactly what I pay for a filter, but for some reason
the figure $5.39 sticks out in my head (but then, my dealer sells me
everything at wholesale). I might pay less though. It comes with the
rubber gasket for the filter housing, the steel washer for the housing
bolt, the copper gasket for the drain plug, and some other copper ring
gasket that my car doesn't use, but I guess some other Benz that uses
the same filter uses. I still don't quite get how to ground the coil
wire. I get taking off the wire, but I don't know what the jumper is.
Perhaps the fact that I've never done this is the reason I went onto my
third double row timing chain at only 120k miles.
Richard

-----Original Message-----
From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com
[mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com] On Behalf Of Dick Spellman
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 11:05 PM
To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
Subject: Re: Re: [W126 Coupe] don't use high mileage oils

Richard:

The Benz filters are just fine.  I pay just under $6 for the Mann
filters.
I have never checked on the dealer pricing.  Mann comes with the gasket
on
the filter housing and the 13mm drain plug gasket as well.  Please let
me
know what MB is charging just so I'll know and if it comes with the same
components.

On your 380 engine when you drain the oil and replace the filter the
tensioner will loose oil.  With no oil you have little or no pressure on
the
chain tensioner.  By using just the starter to rotate the engine you do
not
get the kick of the engine igniting and this reduces the possible damage
caused by chain slap with a loose tensioner.

You should absolutely ground the coil wire.  Just pull the dist cap coil
wire and jumper to ground.  Then crank for 5 seconds and let rest and
repeat
(usually 4-6 times) just until you see the oil pressure needle rise a
bit.
Plug the coil wire back on to the dist. cap and let the engine catch.
Stop
the engine after a minute or so.  Recheck your oil level and top it off.
That's it.

Dick

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