Well, this is my first Mercedes but I have worked on a lot of 80's trucks before that have been maybe 50% low on gear oil and have run fine for thousands of miles like that. I'm not saying it's good for it I just figured they would have allowed for a little more "tolerance" in the gear oil level.

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1981 240d (The Diplomat Car), 1988 Dodge W250 (The Bruiser), Volvo 262 (The Never Ending Project), 1972 Duece and a Half (Will Winch Over Anything)