Mercerdes Deisel
I just purchased a 2008 Mandalay Presideo 39 Foot class A. It has 19000 miles and has never had an oil change for the prime mover. I have a Mercedes Diesel, I think a model 902. I have no paperwork...
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OP, you have a MBE 900 series engine... probably a 926 which is 7.2L with a max HP of 330. You can buy two oil filters on Ebay for $32. Baldwin P7230 and it is not a spin on filter... messy to change.
Do not change the fuel filter yourself. It is worse about loosing it's prime than a 3126 without a hand pump. Take it to Freightliner while it will still run! Some Speedco's have the hand pump needed to prime the fuel system.
The fuel filter is $20. EF 2636 or MB A 000 090 15 51 Mandalay may have added another fuel filter before the engine so Freightliner will not know it's number.
I would change the Allison primary filter which is $32 from my favorite site for cross referencing filters... Ebay
*"I understand I must use synthetic oil." Not sure why you think that as I'm using Shell Rotella T oil in mine.
The MBE 906/926 is used in some of Freightliner's M2 Business class trucks. From my research it is the best engine in the medium class (5-6) trucks, even better than the Cummins ISC engines. It can have a compression brake or even a two stage compression/exhaust brake. I have spoken with the owners of trucks for sale with 600,000+ miles on the original engine and still going strong. I put my money where my mouth is as I own this truck with a MBE 926/Allison 3000.
Do not change the fuel filter yourself. It is worse about loosing it's prime than a 3126 without a hand pump. Take it to Freightliner while it will still run! Some Speedco's have the hand pump needed to prime the fuel system.
The fuel filter is $20. EF 2636 or MB A 000 090 15 51 Mandalay may have added another fuel filter before the engine so Freightliner will not know it's number.
I would change the Allison primary filter which is $32 from my favorite site for cross referencing filters... Ebay
*"I understand I must use synthetic oil." Not sure why you think that as I'm using Shell Rotella T oil in mine.
The MBE 906/926 is used in some of Freightliner's M2 Business class trucks. From my research it is the best engine in the medium class (5-6) trucks, even better than the Cummins ISC engines. It can have a compression brake or even a two stage compression/exhaust brake. I have spoken with the owners of trucks for sale with 600,000+ miles on the original engine and still going strong. I put my money where my mouth is as I own this truck with a MBE 926/Allison 3000.
