Maybe that is because he DOES NOT own a 2.5 and his odometer has been not working for 18 years prior to him buying a car.

I just caught that too :|

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Matthew McIvor

2016 E350 4Matic Black/Black
2007 GL450 4Matic with Off-Road Pkg Silver/Black
1995 E300 Diesel White/Gray
1994 S600 Euro Black/ Black Velour
1986 560SL Blue/Blue/Gray
1986 190E Blue/Blue 93k

220,000 miles on my 1992.

212,000 on my 92....original engine and tranny (of course).

Only 79,000 on my 91! Anyone have less than that??

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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 159k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 178k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 145k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete

19 Honda CR-V EX 75k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

Would you guys also share information about the motor oil you use and how often you change it?

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1993 W124 300D 2.5L Turbo, OM602.962
2000 Chevrolet Cavalier, 2.4L DOHC
2002 Ford Explorer, 4.0L SOHC
2005 Toyota Prius, 1.5L

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Mobil 1 Turbo Diesel Truck 5w40 synthetic (basically same as Delvac 1) every 9-10,000 miles or so. I did an oil analysis on the 92 after 7500 miles and the soot was at only 0.8%!

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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 159k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 178k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 145k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete

19 Honda CR-V EX 75k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

293K on '91, with 38.4 mpg tops, with normal 30-31 city/highway driving. I use Shell Rotella 5w-40 syn or Mobil 1 5w-40 at 7,500 miles.

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'91 300D 2.5 Turbo 330K
'00 VW TDI Golf, 190K
'67 BMW R50/2
'73 Norton Commando Interstate

+1, except I do mine ever 4200 or so. I do run WVO blends, so I change it a little more frequently than normal.

I figure its cheap insurance. In that 4200 mile span, the engine consumes no oil whatsoever.

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93 300D 2.5 Turbo, Black/Palomino 273K
09 E350 Black/Black 41K

113K on my 1993

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1993 Mercedes 300D 2.5

1987 Mercedes 300D 3.0

2000 Volkswagen JETTA TDI diesel 5 speed

2002 Lexus ES300

2006 Lexus GS430

247K - sitting on jackstands right now while I save the $ for a vacuum pump



37 MPG highway (avg 70 MPH) with 2 blown injectors (before I pulled and rebuilt the head) - not sure what the mileage will be when I get her cranked - I will post as soon as I know.

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327K on 1986 W201, 602.911, 722.414 2.5 190D ("The Red Baron")
139K on 1993 W124, 104.942, 722.433 2.8 300E ("Queen")

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Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater.
- Albert Einstein

take a walk down memory lane...

I've been beaten!

1987 190D 2.5 Turbo 295,000 miles on original not rebuilt motor, trans, turbo - everything.

I get from 27.6 to 45mpg c/d depending on conditions.

oil, and change intervals;
Rotella Synthetic 15w40 or Valvolie synthetic 15w40
only MB genuine filters

3,100 mile intervals.

I drive hard too.