Changed the oil and filter today, drained it for 30 mins, put 8 qts
rotella and now find it is slightly overfilled.  About a quarter of an
inch higher than dipstick top mark.  should I drain a quart or so out?
Or leave it alone.  Its got 107k miles on it and oil has been regularly

hello, i have a 1982 300SD...all the dash lights are out and i've been
told i need a new electrical switch under the steering column...where
can i find that part? Do i have to get it from the MB dealer or can i
use a generic part? How much should it cost?

Hey Guys and Gals,
   I was thinking... if vegetable oil really cleans out the fuel system as
when someone converts to WVO.... what if I simply dump 1 gallon of cheap new
cooking oil into the tank... nearly full... to use as a diesel fuel system

Thanks for the post by Tiger. I tried to loosen  the base screw and it
broke from the top!! Now I need to remove the treaded part which is
inside the assembly. Any suggestions? thanks.
Adam

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/23/automobiles/23FRY.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
As he sees it, even paying full price for new vegetable oil is better
than buying fossil fuel. "If I don't have enough filtered used oil,
I'll go out and buy new oil for my car," he said. "I can get

In the last 5 oil changes the used oil was extracted with a manual pump, by
the oil cap on top of the engine. They did it that way because the bottom
drain plug head was rounded. I didn´t know it until I saw them during the
last change.

Is there one ???

1989 Mercedes 190E
Can someone please tell me what the Circle with dotted lines going
around means on the warning/display panel?!?
My guess is that its related to the wheels/brakes...

Does anyone know a junkyard in the Washington, D.C. area where I can
buy quality used parts for my Mercedes 190E?

I have a part that is leaking diesel on a 1985 300D (w123),
Here is a picture; the part is right off the fuel injector pump, arrows
are pointing to the area that is leaking:
http://mb123.no-ip.info/leakpart.jpg