Mercedes: oil in coolant

CHEVROLET IMPALA
Avatar
PBENESH
  • MEMBER
  • 2 POSTS
Stymied. 1990 Mercedes 300E. Oil in coolant even after several flushes. No water in the oil. Oil consumption 1 qt per 1000 miles. Runs great. 26mpg. No steam or oil smoke out the tailpipe. Theories so far: head gasket (but why no water in the oil?) or timing chain cover gasket. Ideas?
Jan 11, 2006 at 3:38 PM
Advertisement
Avatar
2CARPRO JACK
  • CERTIFIED EXPERT
  • 11,533 POSTS
timing cover sounds more like it.
Jan 18, 2006 at 5:51 PM
Avatar
PBENESH
  • MEMBER
  • 2 POSTS
Many thanks. Funny how my neighborhood garage, run by hard-working Vietnamese immigrants, diagnosed it better than the M-B dealership. But then, the dealership wanted to replace a whole headlight assembly at $500 when a $4.99 plug would do the fix. Thanks again.
Jan 18, 2006 at 6:05 PM
Advertisement