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#11 of 570 Biodiesel mixing by gagrice Aug 23, 2004 (7:28 am)
Replying to: mark156 (Aug 23, 2004 7:10 am) I talked to the fellow that owns Pacific Biodiesel on Maui. My interest is getting biodiesel on the Big Island. He told me you can mix it with any percentage you want. If you are in a cold climate you will need to mix it as biodiesel gels at a higher temperature than #2 diesel. If you mix with real high sulfur diesel you will get more smoke and pollution. I have not heard any rumblings that it makes any difference on warranty. I would think MB was involved in all the publicity surrounding the Willie Nelson purchase on Maui. Replies to this message: rikk (Nov 14, 2004 6:09 am) gagrice (Nov 14, 2004 7:32 am)
#12 of 570 E320 CDI by jschwartz Aug 25, 2004 (3:42 am)
My wife bought this car to replace her 2000 C230 Sport. We absolutely love this car. Workmanship is great and we drove it all over this past weekend in DC traffic. Still averaged almost 26 MPG for over 300 miles. So far we can't believe how good this car is. Has anyone heard any rumors about what changes may have to be made to hoses and seals when the low sulfur diesel is introduced? When this happened in the marine industry many boat owners had to change hoses and seals. Not exactly the cheapest thing to do. Replies to this message: habitat1 (Aug 25, 2004 8:25 am) gagrice (Aug 25, 2004 10:31 am)
#13 of 570 Re: E320 CDI [jschwartz] by habitat1 Aug 25, 2004 (8:25 am)
Replying to: jschwartz (Aug 25, 2004 3:42 am) I asked the a similar question to a Mercedes factory rep that happened to be at the dealership when I was considering the E320 CDI. I asked what, if any, affect would new low sulfer diesel have on the 2005 model. He indicated absolutely nothing, that essentially its mechanically the same vehicle runs on the low sulfer diesel in Europe now. He claimed absolutely no retrofits will be required on the US 2005 E320CDI. I ended up buying an Acura TL, but after averaging 16-18 mpg around town with the 6-speed, I'm a little envious of E320 CDI owners. Congrats on a great car.
#14 of 570 Re: E320 CDI [jschwartz] by gagrice Aug 25, 2004 (10:31 am)
Replying to: jschwartz (Aug 25, 2004 3:42 am) changes may have to be made to hoses and seals when the low sulfur diesel is introduced   I have not read any articles that addressed any negatives from using ULSD. Everything I have read so far is very positive. If you can find any articles that pertain to changes that need to be made for ULSD, I would be interested in reading them. I think it is just the opposite. Many vehicles that were designed to run on high quality low sulfur diesel in Europe will have problems with our dirty diesel in the USA.
#15 of 570 ULSD no changes needed by moparbad Aug 27, 2004 (12:44 pm)
The very low sulfur diesel fuel requires NO CHANGES to diesel engines no matter if it is 1980 or 2005 MB Diesel.
#16 of 570 by kirstie_h HOST Sep 07, 2004 (12:48 pm)
A reporter is interested in speaking with someone who owns a Mercedes E 320 Diesel. If you would be interested in speaking with this reporter about your vehicle and why you decided to buy it, please contact Pam Krebs, Edmunds.com PR, at pkrebsedmunds.com. Please provide your contact information. The reporter is looking for responses by end-of-day today (Sept. 7). Thank you.
#18 of 570 To Buy or Not to Buy, That is The Question by tlamb Sep 23, 2004 (6:14 pm)
I am somewhat discouraged by the problems reported about the E series on other Edmund.com boards. Can anyone comment, based on actual ownership, experienced insight, or good old intuition, whether the E320 CDI is a car to avoid or embrace? Replies to this message: tomotomo (Sep 24, 2004 7:13 am) harley3 (Jul 11, 2005 4:25 pm)
#19 of 570 by dudleyr Sep 23, 2004 (6:22 pm)
Not sure about which problems, but diesels tend to be more reliable/durable than gasoline engines. Replies to this message: tomjava (Oct 20, 2004 1:27 pm)
#20 of 570 Re: To Buy or Not to Buy, That is The Question [tlamb] by tomotomo Sep 24, 2004 (7:13 am)
Replying to: tlamb (Sep 23, 2004 6:14 pm) Note: The following also posted on the Mercedes-Benz E-Class Sedans Board. I took delivery of an E320 CDI on 7/9/2004 from Star Motor Cars here in Houston, Texas. At my last fill up I only had 2053 miles on it. Since delivery I have had no problems and my mpg is 27.9 which is mostly in city driving. I recently drove to Dallas and back and averaged 35.33 mpg. I have noticed that the mpg is slowly increasing as the car is accumulating mileage. This is my second E320, the first was a 2001 and of course had a gasoline engine. I drove it for something over 40000 miles with only one problem that I remember and that was very minor, outside temperature display became erratic and the dealer replaced the instrument cluster. It is my opinion that only a few of the actual owners of MB that respond to these boards are satisfied with their autos. Therefore, it might be unfair to conclude the entire MB line as bad.

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