Isn't there some sort of "regular customer" clause where you have to buy XXX amount of parts or have it regularly serviced by MB and they'll still cover it? AAA has always been a better deal IMO anyways

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Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth

Also, I found out the hard way that AAA roadside assistance will not bring you a jerrycan of fuel, like they will for gas cars. They'll only tow, ostensibly because diesels have a reputation for not restarting after being run out of fuel. I was able to talk the tow truck driver into towing me to a gas station instead of to a repair shop, though, after explaining that my car was easy to re-prime.

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This is what I was trying to say; I didn't word it clearly.

From this site: http://www.mercedesroadside.com/roadside-assistance/side-nav/eligibility-and-coverage

The following things now make a person eligible for the emergency service:
If your vehicle...

• Is under any Mercedes-Benz warranty (New Vehicle Limited Warranty, Extended Limited Warranty, Certified Pre-owned Warranty)
• Is out of warranty, and is regularly serviced at an authorized Mercedes-Benz dealership (a single transaction of at least $100 in the 18 months prior to the Roadside call)
• Was purchased directly from an authorized Mercedes-Benz dealership prior to January 4, 2011 and you still own the vehicle

Otherwise, you now have to pay.

I heard somebody in another thread say that buying parts does NOT constitute buying service, so you can't get around it that way.

No dealer I ever saw knew how to ring up a transaction for only $100. As far as I'm concerned the cost of doing business at a dealer every 18 months FAR exceeds the savings compared to just paying your way out of trouble without ever letting MB find out about it when you do get stuck. It would cost me more to let them change my oil once every 18 months, than it would to just pay a tow truck to help me out of trouble. Ain't worth it.

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Past cars:

1986 300SDL
1987 300SDL
1982 240D
1982 300SD


Current:

1987 300SDL

my $0.02 got me nowhere but stuck in the woods and its getting dark time to find some emergency fuel!

[80% +/-] used engine, trans, what ever oil that burns - [20% +/-] Diesel mix Temp / Viscosity just be sure it your mix isn't too thick, if the fuel pump can't pump it your S.O.L.

I have found that used motor oil + diesel = increased HP! all those hydrocarbons. I have regulary run my car on used engine oil + diesel.
I make sure that the oil I use is contaminate free but in a pinch the primary filter can deal with chunky crap for a short distance although water is more of an issue then debris.

[100%] new or used vegetable with warm engine - or during a day when ambient temp is around 70 * F may be hard to start.
I ran out of diesel on a few occasions and just happened to have a few cubes of used oil in my trunk. I had no choice so i poured the cleanest looking oil straight into the tank, primed the fuel pump and drove 16 miles home where it stalled due to a french fry stuck in the fuel filter.

Gasoline and gear oil = disgusting smelling but a running car

if you know your on the verge of running out of fuel find some mysterious liquids to add to your tank BEFORE you run out a very small amount of diesel can go along ways to dilute oils

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1982 300 SD 455K - my reliable commuter car
1990 190E needs new crank shaft ran it out of oil
1996 C220 bad wiring harness

Canola Oil. Works like a charm.

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...would an alignment do it? Most shops don't have the tools to do that right on an older Benz anyway, right? So you might end up at a dealer anyway...

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1984 300D 240k Petrol Green Auto
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One should read the MB sheets associated with this on the MB Bevo site:

Mercedes-Benz Specifications for Operating Fluids: Engine Oil, Gear Oil, ATF, Coolant, Brakefluid

Specifically all sheets between 131.0 and 135.0.

In a real pinch I would personally use fresh canola oil from a supermarket, cut with some kerosine or gasoline. Running straight kero would likely be OK.

Id likely dope with TCW-3 2-cycle oils though.

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Current Diesels:
1981 240D (73K)
1982 300CD (169k)
1985 190D (169k)
1991 350SD (113k)
1991 350SD (206k)
1991 300D (228k)
1993 300SD (291k)
1993 300D 2.5T (338k)
1996 Dodge Ram CTD (442k)
1996 Dodge Ram CTD (265k)

Past Diesels:
1983 300D (228K)
1985 300D (233K)

Wheel alignment does qualify as service.


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1985 300SD
1983 300D
1984 190D
2003 Volvo V70
2002 Honda Civic

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I ran my 300SD on 100% virgin vegetable oil from Costco for over 6 months in the summer of 2005 when diesel went over $5.00/gallon in Fresno....

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1978 300SD 'Phil' - 1,315,853 Miles And Counting - 1, 317,885 as of 12/27/2012 - 1,333,000 as of 05/10/2013, 1,337,850 as of July 15, 2013, 1,339,000 as of August 13, 2013



100,000 miles since June 2005 Overhaul - Sold January 25th, 2014 After 1,344,246 Miles & 20 Years of Ownership

MB of Tacoma quoted me $179+tax to front-end align my '85 300D, about two weeks ago.

You are correct about the older, no-lomnger-used military multi-fuel engines, but there is a difference: The injectors in the multifuel engines which use injectors (to compare to diesels) are lubricated differently, don't use fuel for lubrication, and are made to be replaced about every 25,000 miles.

This is obviously not true for the diesels.

A long time ago, I read several items in a MB ponton diesel technical advisory (written about 1959):

- If you use gasolihne as a fuel (which they did in winter to thin the mix) never use more than 10-15%, and NEVER use premium . In those days, vanadium was used as an additive to premium and it apparently is hard enough to wear some injector parts. I don't know if this is still true.

If you use oil, the best kind to use is any straight oil without additives, like 20W or 30W, NOT multigrades, because of the additives.

If you use ATF, it should be a Dexron like ATF, not a Type F ATF, because the Dexron has more fatty solids which luibricate better. Remember, you're probably going to be cutting this with something.

Do not use alcohol, because of its properties as a grease-cutter, i.e. to disassociate long chain polymer oil molecules.

Any oil such as peanut oil, vegetable oil, banana oil, without additives, can be used, with varying degrees of success. Rudolf Diesel made his engine to run on peanut oil, that shgould tell you something.

So if the gas station has straight 30W, and some Mazola oil, mix em up in a can with a tiny bit of gas, and you've got a gallon of fuel!

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1950 170SD
1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
1953 220a project
1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
1983 240D daily driver
1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
3 x Citroen DS21M, down from 5
3 x Citroen 2CV, down from 6

If you didn't know, a spoonful of turpentine added to the mix will raise the cetane number of the fuel from 45 (minimal) to about 51 (resp[ectably normal or so).

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1950 170SD
1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
1953 220a project
1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
1983 240D daily driver
1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
3 x Citroen DS21M, down from 5
3 x Citroen 2CV, down from 6