The block heater will not heat the oil, only the coolant. you will need a pan heater for the oil. I use a magnetic one.

No oil on the stick is not a good sign, I wonder if you friend had it towed into the parking spot?

This a good lesson to not loan out your vehicles, no one will take care of your property like you will. It`s like loaning money, if you can afford to lose it, then loan it.

You say your friend had it for a month I think you said. was the oil at that time where it is suppose to be on the stick? do you have leaks? or is this engine using a lot of oil?

So what is your use to be friend driving now?

best thing is to drain out what ever will come out, replace the filter and dump in some fresh oil and see what happens. see if the oil pressure comes up.

Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

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