Burning Oil 2004, C240 50k mileage

Asked by Cfree333 Dec 27, 2018 at 04:55 PM about the 2004 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C 240 Sedan

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Seems to be burning oil about a quart every 3k.   It doesn't leak at least on
driveway.   When I wipe the tail pipes I get black and kind of wet/water oil.
Seems like it should be dry grey.   Only had the car 6 months and it sat many
years.  Had the A service completed when I bought it and they only replaced
serpentine belt and noted no other problems.  My first MB and bought it for
reliability.  What could be the issue?

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Bob answered 5 years ago

Agree, nothing to worry about. Tail pipes will not be grey.

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F_O_R answered 5 years ago

Not ideal but not that bad. If you make a lot of short trips the tail pipe will not get hot enough to dry out.

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Cfree333 answered 5 years ago

Thanks thats probably it. Work from home and only drive a mile or two most days. I'll check it on a long trip.

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