Thread: overfilled oil
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Old 03-30-2010, 10:45 AM
Kevin Johnson Kevin Johnson is offline
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Originally Posted by babymog View Post
Yep, not your original cap. Looks more like the one from my '91 4matic (long long gone), and I'm sure that the text is there due to the concern of overfilling the sump on that engine, it is fairly obvious that some degree of overfilling is a concern, but still doesn't apply to the OP's question about 1/4" overfill on his 616 engine.

You're really hung up on this windage issue, perhaps you should start a thread?

http://autotechteile.com/en/ekat_1_18.php

I think it is as I described -- Mercedes is weary of paying for people's inattention under warranty.

Mercedes is really hung up on this windage issue too, hence the 5 scrapers. I suggest you do just a wee bit more research on this topic before calling me to task.
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