OIL MESSES....How dirty have you been? - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

mytmousemalibu · #1 04-14-2009, 01:07 AM

As ive read the pages of our forum, alot of us have admited to some rather embaressing oil spills from our beloved rides! I have made plenty in my life, Im an auto technician, its part of my life. But so far, the SD and I have avoided the hazmat oil spills so far, but I feel compeled to share with you, my own Exxon Valdez moment

I wish i had pictures of proof and its not an M-B but i think i got ya'll beat on vehicular oil messes with the 2500HD! I had an injector let go a while back and since there under the valve covers on the LB7 model code engines, it proceded to add about 2 gallons diesel (repeatedly) into my crankcase! Well goin down the highway i had no idea somthin was wrong till i slowed down and it stalled from low fuel pressure, and then i caught a wiff of diesel.....Hmm WTF is goin on here??? And i swereved into an empty parking lot (at nighttime) and looked down the street in town where i saw a trail of shineyness as far as i could see....All the way to my truck

I looked at her and see a river of nasty diesel diluted oil running out from it! Course at freeway speeds and a superfull crankcase, it was belching this cocktail of fuel/oil out everywhere! The ENTIRE underside of the truck was soaked, as well as, rocker panels, fenders, wheels, tires, tailgate, bed, 75% of the truck was coated

What a giant @ss mess! Im pretty sure the pressure washer is nearly dead now after that clean-up!

That takes the cake for me, but my truck should NEVER rust