2013 Winnebago 188hp Mercedes 24ft
I' m thinking of buying the above RV. How reliable are the engines, etc. appreciate any info you can give me.
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Ketchman wrote:
I have a similar class C, a Prism on a Mercedes 3500 chassis. I have just finished a 100 day trip to Alaska and back to Florida. I am very pleased with the performance of my Sprinter engine and chassis. Like any other engine you must pay attention to insure cooling systems, air filters, and engine oil are changed and maintained on a proper basis. We were very pleased with having oil and filter changes at Jiffy Lube. The engine takes 13 quarts of oil and we use synthetic as we did a lot of grade climbing. The engine and transmission system makes this coach climb like a goat. I am a believer in the system and would say go for it.
Ketchan, I hope the guys at JL are using the correct oil. If it is a V6 it has to meet the 229.51 spec and not many oils do. It needs to be that (low ash) spec or you are setting yourself up for a premature DPF failure. Just using syn is not good enough. Lots of places are not familiar with this. 13 qts of 229.51 every 10K miles. Personally I wouldn't let JL near my engine. I used to work at an independent VW/Porsche/Audi shop and we repaired their work more than once.
