Mercedes Sprinter to be discontinued
After months of doing research and then some more research we had though we'd buy a Winnebago Fuse. But after driving both the Fuse and View we realized that though a bit bigger and slightly less man...
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The U.S. Department of Energy has an informative document that explains the different diesel blends here
https://www.afdc.energy.gov/fuels/biodiesel_blends.html
This helped me understand the diesel issues a little better but this afternoon we traveled 150 miles from downstate NY to upstate. Along the way we checked out 4 diesel pumps at service stations on the main routes. At a Shell station the pump simply said “Ultra low sulfur diesel” so it’s risky but I would presume it was either B5 or straight diesel. The next stop was at a fuel stop on the NYS Thruway. The Sunnoco pump here was the best I’ve seen so far. Straight and simple “ #2 Diesel”. Next we stopped at a Speedway (formerly Hess) and their pump only said ‘Cetane 40’. The last stop of the day was as a Mobile station that had a diesel pump set off to the side with no branding information. Interestingly there were two nozzles on the pump. One was labeled ‘diesel cars’ and the other ‘diesel trucks’ and inbtween these signs was a smaller one that said ‘ultra low sulfur’.
It’s been good to read the posts where people have driven thousands to tens of thousands of miles with no issues. It hasn’t been so good to have no statement yet from Winnebago or a reaffirmation from MB. It also seems that most of the issues with the Sprinter engine/emissions issues are problems from previous years but that’s just an assumption based on reading posted owner comments. Still looking for your experiences and comments and hopefully this will lead to a better understanding for anyone who cares.
https://www.afdc.energy.gov/fuels/biodiesel_blends.html
This helped me understand the diesel issues a little better but this afternoon we traveled 150 miles from downstate NY to upstate. Along the way we checked out 4 diesel pumps at service stations on the main routes. At a Shell station the pump simply said “Ultra low sulfur diesel” so it’s risky but I would presume it was either B5 or straight diesel. The next stop was at a fuel stop on the NYS Thruway. The Sunnoco pump here was the best I’ve seen so far. Straight and simple “ #2 Diesel”. Next we stopped at a Speedway (formerly Hess) and their pump only said ‘Cetane 40’. The last stop of the day was as a Mobile station that had a diesel pump set off to the side with no branding information. Interestingly there were two nozzles on the pump. One was labeled ‘diesel cars’ and the other ‘diesel trucks’ and inbtween these signs was a smaller one that said ‘ultra low sulfur’.
It’s been good to read the posts where people have driven thousands to tens of thousands of miles with no issues. It hasn’t been so good to have no statement yet from Winnebago or a reaffirmation from MB. It also seems that most of the issues with the Sprinter engine/emissions issues are problems from previous years but that’s just an assumption based on reading posted owner comments. Still looking for your experiences and comments and hopefully this will lead to a better understanding for anyone who cares.
