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Replying to: nescosmo (Jul 19, 2006 10:14 pm) |
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| I want to make sure I am correct before I go down to the freightliner dealer and yell at them. If I remember correctly what it said in my owners manual ( which I can't find at the moment) With the assyt computer telling when to change the oil, you are supposed to take the current mileage and add 10000 to it and put that in the computer as when the oil needs to be changed next. (Using synthetic oil) The computer then counts backwards to the next oil change based on how you drive it. Is this correct? I have had 4 oil changes and they have not once set the computer right. They have not put in the proper oil either. Freightliner of hartford CT if anyne wants to know. | |
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Hi - I have read quite a few of the comments in this forum - great info. I am considering to purchase a high roof Sprinter with the aux A/C unit. Most likely I will wait for the 2007 model and new engine. 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
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After looking for a couple months for a 2500 shc 140, that wasn't WHITE, I found one in Texas, bought it, flew out there and drove it back th San Francisco. It's a 2003, and there isn't a manual, so decifering the the dash lights is interesting. What's the deal with the # with the wrench over it on the odometer side? How about the twisty "M" on the right side? 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
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Replying to: nescosmo (Jul 17, 2006 3:50 pm) 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.)
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Replying to: kl_carroll (Jul 25, 2006 4:43 am) 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 
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Replying to: surlyoldbill (Jul 24, 2006 10:05 pm)
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I AM A SPRINTER TECHNICIAN FROM SC, JUST BROWSING THROUGH SOME OF THE MESSAGES AND THOUGHT I WOULD LEAVE SOME INFO. 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
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Replying to: srt4guidice (Jul 25, 2006 5:19 pm) CAn i use regular MOBILE 1 OIL, SYN OF COURSE Brian
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Replying to: bsperty (Jul 25, 2006 5:53 pm) |
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