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W210 FSS is playing games with me
Does the FSS interval change itself according to the driving condition.
I changed the engine oil and installed a fleece filter on the E320 and reset the indicator. It showed me service A in 9900 miles, (little insight is that the previous oil change tech did not shove the filter fully onto the stalk and also crushed it, it was a paper filter. Since then I have driven it 5000 miles, and had to add 1 qt at 3000 miles, when I added the 1qt the service indicator started to show service A in 8900 miles instead of the 7000 it was showing earlier. Does the system actually scan the oil?
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Yes, it knows that you added a quart of oil and adjusted the distance to service accordingly.
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It did that on my brother's E320 too....pretty crazy
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pardon me guys couldn't help from seeing fleece filter mentioned.I was taught to stay away from those filters,as they have bits of cotton stalk, and seed hulls in them.I use Mahnn paper filters
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Fleece comes from a sheep, why would there be cotton seeds or stalks in it...makes no sense.
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'Fleece' comes from a chemical reactor. It's not a natural fiber but a synthetic one aka polyester. It has much greater surface area hence longer service life.
The oil level sensor in the M112 also measures engine oil quality (probably just conductance) and the ECU adjusts the service cycle accordingly. Beside adding oil stop n go driving will reduce the time to next change and lots of freeway driving will increase it.
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Interesting, and also confirms that there should not be any stalks or seeds in it.
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The twigs, cotton, sticks, seeds etc filled filter was the metal canister filters, this engine uses a stick on which you assemble exposed element onto - think of it like an oil filter without its metal case when you buy it. Just the centre piece and a bunch of O rings in the box.
btw - The highway running explains a lot then. This car spends most of its life on the highway.
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ok it must be a certain filter.Might be the 617.951 engine.
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If you have other MB documentation to the contrary please post it.
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If you reread my posts, I did not imply that the display would be incremented but the number of miles until the next oil change will be increased which is what most of us are interested in.
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The reason the fleece (polyester) filter is specified for extended drain intervals is due to a whole host of reasons but primarily due to longevity---up to 15 times longer for fleece vs. cellulose according to Mann/Hummel at this link.
https://www.mann-hummel.com/company/upload/doc/HBAAEJwjOMP.pdf Based on the info here I would use fleece where available even if the drain intervals are not extended. Mark |
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