Crankcase drain plug? 320CDi
#11
RE: Crankcase drain plug? 320CDi
DB made access more difficulty than necessary. If BMW, Mazda and others can provide a user friendly access panel, why can't DB do so? I didn't even mention that DB doesn't provide a dipstick on the 320CDi engine!
#12
RE: Crankcase drain plug? 320CDi
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You are the one, that had a chance to compare those designs and make final conclusion.
My guess is, that maybe BMW and Mazda didn't care about air drag and noise too much and didn't pay much attention to the shield. Or maybe Mercedes designing the panel put freshly hired engineer on it. Things happend.
My impression is, that you simply don't like new technology. Don't like electronic oil readout and want to get your hands dirty? Maybe you don't like remote door opener as well?
Than nobody will stop you from drilling a hole in the crankcase and putting the dipstick in it.
Than you can drill few holes in the door and put padlock latch on it.
Ops.. sorry maybe that would be too much
You are the one, that had a chance to compare those designs and make final conclusion.
My guess is, that maybe BMW and Mazda didn't care about air drag and noise too much and didn't pay much attention to the shield. Or maybe Mercedes designing the panel put freshly hired engineer on it. Things happend.
My impression is, that you simply don't like new technology. Don't like electronic oil readout and want to get your hands dirty? Maybe you don't like remote door opener as well?
Than nobody will stop you from drilling a hole in the crankcase and putting the dipstick in it.
Than you can drill few holes in the door and put padlock latch on it.
Ops.. sorry maybe that would be too much
#13
RE: Crankcase drain plug? 320CDi
I don't think that my discussion with Kajtek is of interest to most of you. This will be my last post in response to him on the list. I will attempt to contact him off list. Please accept my apologies for this long winded exchange.
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