My 2000 ML320 now has 50,000 miles. At 49000 the oil light went on...brought it to the dealer to top off, well 6 weeks later and 1000 miles more, the oil light goes on. Back to the dealer today.
Dealer says there is an issue with oil consumpsion on some ML's.
My 2000 ML320 now has 50,000 miles. At 49000 the oil light went on...brought it to the dealer to top off, well 6 weeks later and 1000 miles more, the oil light goes on. Back to the dealer today.
Dealer says there is an issue with oil consumpsion on some ML's.
Sometimes I think I go through more oil than gas. This has been discussed here before, but MB won't do anything about it. Their idea of excessive oil consumption is ridiculous.
Roger
Yep. Had that problem on MY2000 430. It took many frustrating trips to the dealship and MANY oil consumption tests, until MBUSA finally agreed that the consumption was over specification. The oil light used to go on every 2-3 K miles. The dealership recently performed a ring job on the vehicle (replaced the rings and oil sensor). They found "excessive sludge" in the cylinders. No damage to the actual cylinder barrel, though. Haven't had a problem sice (6K miles later and no light).
Keep complaining to the dealership. It's a known problem.
Dealership told me I had to do an oil change to begin the oil consumpsion test...even though this is the second time in two months I have had it in for this. They claim this is a known issue and MBUSA covers this up to 150k miles on the ML's...time will tell!
When I heard this problem the first time, I asked my neighbor who is a master technician of Toyota. He told me for Toyota, if the oil consumption is more than 1/8 of a quart in 3,000 miles, then this is excessive oil consumption. The minimum effort needs to be done in order to fix this problem is to change all of the pistion rigns which is a major repair. He was surprised MB allows that amount of oil consumption, in his opion, there is something wrong with the engine.
My 2000 ML55 AMG unfortunately has the same problem. The MB dealer advised they had to run a 150 mile driving test to determine how much oil was being consumed. After the test was concluded, MB advised the engine had lost around 1 liter of oil. I was told more test are needed before MB can make a final determination, and based on the results I would need a ring job or a new engine! Good news is my ML55 is still covered under warranty, but I'm worried MB might just try and take the easy way out and perform the ring job.
Will keep you posted as I hear more....
P.S. MB gave me a 2005 C240 as a loaner, but when I found out my vehicle would be out of commission for some time, I complained, and they gave me a 2005 ML350 with 1,200 miles :D
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