Mercedes Benz fuel challenges

bobojay5 wrote:

gerrym51 wrote:

kendall69 wrote:

avanti wrote:

eric1514 wrote:


Little bit of "Topic Creep" going on here. Nobody denies MB builds an excellent van. The issue is whether they will repair it on their dime when you fuel it with US mandated fuel that doesn't meet their spec.

Yeah. Sorry.

I'll deny MB build an excellent van all day long. How about a leaking room on a 2007 high roof van that has been "fixed" twice and still leaks. Good thing I'm in the Desert, it only rains once every few years. Try reading a little on the net and read about all the rust and bad paint issues. Then read about all the emission problems. Don't take my word doe it - read for yourself.
Sprinter problems


Oh and for all the Sprinter fan boys...try idling your Sprinter and see how long it is before your entire engine clogs up with soot.
Only manufacturer that I know of that tells you NOT TO IDLE your engine.

WHAT - don't idle your engine? Tell that to the people in Alaska when it's 40 below or people waiting for their child to come out of school in the desert when it's 120 plus outside.

So ya - YEA Mercedes for building a vehicle you can't idle,great for RV's when you want to charge your house batteries in a RV. Sorry you need to pack up and drive around for an hour while your batteries charge.
Good job there Mercedes. Great engineering there.

kendall69


all diesels post 2007 with new emissions rules and DPF have these issues. Not just MB.

The all diesels statement is correct.....

Something that I bet most of you don't know about. Ford's new 5cyl, (to us), diesel in the new Transit van is coming with a manual, user initiated DPF regen cycle. It's for those vehicles that have to sit and idle or constant slow drivers to take care of the process.
Now I don't know if this is only doable while driving or it has to be sitting. Some heavy duty diesels do this while the vehicle is sitting in park, brake on. Needs to be outside though