What is the expected life of a new Sprinter.

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What is the expected service life of a Sprinter assuming maintained and operated in accordance with manufacturers recommendations? How is motor vehicle Service life measured, years, miles or both?
 
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Tooth Fairy

Away with the fairies.
sprinterdiscovery said:
What happened? Was it under warranty? Here in Canada the warranty for the engine is five years and 160,000km. Probably similar in your country?
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I bought it in 2017 so no warranty, the turbo decided it had hit its use by date and disintegrated sending oil down the exhaust which ignited, unfortunately it didnt burn the truck down so I had to fix it.
Then all the sensors started to go so I cut my losses and bailed out of it, good riddance to the piece of crap.


Never again with a Mercedes, previously Ive owned Fords and never had anything but mild problems, so back to Ford again it was. :thumbup:
 
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sailquik said:
Dennis, et all,
Can you translate "PEBSS" please?
Thanks,
Roger
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Yeah, let us Yanks in on the joke. I can hear the snickering from all the "Thanks" of your disciples. :smirk:
 
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In simpler decades past, a Mercedes' Star on your Diesel promised superior craftsmanship and rugged reliability... Hmmm

Now Vehicle Longevity has become a crap shoot... All you can do is put your money down...then do your best from then on to nudge the odds in your favour... and hope for the best. It's almost like a Lottery. Some Sprinters win against the odds...and others don't. I suspect that 'hope to win' has more to do with Sprinter Loyalty than MB Marketing. It is a mighty fine vehicle when all is well.

Understand your frustration... and you did raise a good point...having decent access to competent Sprinter maintenance when needed, is a necessity not a luxury.
And unlike searching for your nearest Mercedes Shop... you seldom require the services of a Travel Agent to find multiple choices for Ford or Chevy Help.

Rob
 
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SOME RANDOM THOUGHTS.

Most vehicles are neglected.
Many auto machanics are incompetent/dishonest.
Knowledge is power.
Read, learn and strive for self-reliance.
I refuse to pay others to phuck-up stuff, I can for free.
Avoid interrupting DPF regenerations.
Top-off DPF every other fuel fill-up.
Don't spill DEF. rinse well if you do.
Don't negligently spill oil or allow others to the same. Bitch if they do.
If you have the oil changed by others, prior to departure, pop the hood and verify oil in the engine, and all reservoir caps are in-place, secured. Insist they clean any spilled oil or fluids.
Don't be a lead foot.
Anticipate stops by looking down the road.
Be courteous to fellow motorists.
Don't insist, yeld "Right of Way."
Slower traffic move to the right.
Obey traffic laws, especiall, speed limits.
 
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sailquik said:
Dennis;
Good one!
Sort of like TNBTW “ The Nut Behind The
Wheel”
Right?
Roger


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Yes the PEBSS is a derivation of an IBM expression in front of a customer.
AND
For Bob's benefit its an American term.
IBM = PEBSAK.
Autotrade PEBSS.
Dennis
 
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I ask the question because Mercedes claims adherence to their service shedule "Guarantees the long service life expected." Quotations for emphasis. SAVE YOUR RECEIPTS!!!
 

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I just ran across this article and basically this ex-mechanic says that the Mercedes recommended maintenance schedule is a sure route to end of vehicle life after 5 or 6 years. He says you have to change the oil, air filter, etc much more often than they say. He has a lot to say about the DEF system too. In his mind Mercedes would go out of business if your car lasted 20 years so they are actually recommending a poor maintenance routine on purpose to get everyone on a 5 to 6 year new car purchase schedule.
http://www.stephensservice.com/bluetec-diesel-issuesproblems/

http://www.stephensservice.com/preventive-maintenance/
 
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thomp said:
I just ran across this article and basically this ex-mechanic says that the Mercedes recommended maintenance schedule is a sure route to end of vehicle life after 5 or 6 years. He says you have to change the oil, air filter, etc much more often than they say. He has a lot to say about the DEF system too. In his mind Mercedes would go out of business if your car lasted 20 years so they are actually recommending a poor maintenance routine on purpose to get everyone on a 5 to 6 year new car purchase schedule.
http://www.stephensservice.com/bluetec-diesel-issuesproblems/

http://www.stephensservice.com/preventive-maintenance/
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Hashed and rehashed at least a dozen times............
 
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thomp said:
I just ran across this article and basically this ex-mechanic says that the Mercedes recommended maintenance schedule is a sure route to end of vehicle life after 5 or 6 years. He says you have to change the oil, air filter, etc much more often than they say. He has a lot to say about the DEF system too. In his mind Mercedes would go out of business if your car lasted 20 years so they are actually recommending a poor maintenance routine on purpose to get everyone on a 5 to 6 year new car purchase schedule.
http://www.stephensservice.com/bluetec-diesel-issuesproblems/

http://www.stephensservice.com/preventive-maintenance/
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Even Mercedes recommends oil changes as low as 3,000 miles.

https://sprinter-source.com/forum/showpost.php?p=497185&postcount=1
 
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Had not seen that, thanks for the link. Under good conditions 40k (Km) or even up to 50K (km) between changes, and under difficult conditions down to 5k (km). That makes is perfectly clear, lol.
 
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