[R129 SL] Re: OIL TUBE FAILURE

[Jonathan Hodgman]

Heat, pressure etc.. wear out the tubes..  Yes, go to your local
independent.  It's not a terribly difficult job and it's well worth
the piece of mind to have them replaced.

Jonathan



On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 14:59:58 -0800 (PST), Victor R. Lopez
<vrlopez254 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Why plastic tubes? Is it the heat that casues the tubes to get brittle? Is
> there a fix for this other than going to the dealer? 
> thanks
> 
> 
> mid-co <mid-co at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>  
> The oil tubes that deliver oil to the heads is
> what I'm talking about. They are made
> out of plastic.
> 
> I've had an ongoing problem with them.
> The dealer says "this is not an uncommon
> occurrence with this motor" Has anyone
> else had this potentially fatal engine issue ??
> 
> FYI : this happpened at 70-K to a
> PAMPERED '95 SL -500 that has
> been on Mobil-1 from the day it
> was born with oil changed every
> 4-K.
> 
> 
> Thanks.....Bruce.
> 
> 
> 
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