T1N Sprinter Oil Change, Rotella T6 & Hengst Filter

500,000 miles & time for another oil change.

[dustinbrownsongs]

Literally the best when it comes to T1N Sprinter maintenance on YouTube. For that I tip my hat to you.

[ChrisRomer_CRomer]

Appreciate the great videos. I wish I'd ordered that funnel! Had a total infomercial moment with my funnel and Rotella 2.5 gallon jug, which required some oil cleanup from the front of the engine.

Glad I picked up the filter wrench though! I grabbed a fresh OEM cap & filter from AutohausAZ (and a drain plug gasket). The previous owner must have been using a large pipe wrench on the cap prior. That old cap was over-tight and battle scarred. Nice that both the cap and bolt are 25NM torque. Easy to remember...especially since it's imprinted on the cap haha

[gilgo]

You are a legend in the sprinter world! Thanks a

[bodybailout]

Congrats on your 500k mileage. So amazing. I use this oil when I change my oil on my sprinter and didn't know it came 2.5 gallons. Good to know this! Thanks for the tip.

[alwayslearning]

This is why my dash said hi oil level I have the red dip stick and filled it to full when cold ! Thank you for answering a question I couldn’t find anywhere

[brianasamuels]

I’m just enjoying watching how easily you get up off of the ground still. Such good memories of days gone bye! bye! LOL! If you could do another video for us old people where you roll around for a few minutes trying to find the right position to get up it would be greatly appreciated!😜😜😂

[SprinterLifeUK]

Thanks for this video and all your others! Not my first oil change job but the first on my van, looking forward to doing it now, at least we know it's been done right if we do it ourselves (but have nobody else to blame haha). Had no idea on the red / yellow dipsticks, that's great German engineering, had my van for 10 years and never knew that!

[patriciagilhooley]

Awe I really like your video ..hope there's lots more thanks

[utubepro]

Thanks for showing such detail and explaining soo clearly

[FrankienAlex]

Great job love the helpful information about the oil dip sticks. There are a ton of little thing like that which make a huge difference when working on these Van's. I'm about to change a turbo, thermostat, and do an oil change on mine tomorrow.

[komtar]

Thank you for your practical and real videos about the T1N. They're the best! I didn't know about the red vs yellow dipsticks, so thanks a lot for solving that mystery for us ordinary folk. I bought my 2006 T1N (OM647 engine, 2500 chassis, 140" wheelbase) with almost 180K miles on it. Could you let me know how much oil should I expect it to consume, if any? Also, do you know about how much oil the space between the upper and lower marks on the red dipstick represents? Thanks!

[handytonym]

I have a 2004 T1N but I don't see the MB spec(MB 229.51 or 229.52) on the Rotella T6 oil- should it be used? typically I have been using a 5W30 synthetic, it does get cold up in my area(Calgary, Alberta, Canada) my van only has 159K miles, not really a high miler at all.

[mollabolla]

you are awesome thank you always for the help!

[KyleBaker]

Do you have a video on preventative maintenance to go over for a new van you've just bought? I'm in the market and might have one in the next month. Watching all your videos--great content!--just wondering if one focused on this in particular existed.

[sandoo]

Thank you for the awesome and encouraging video. I did my first oil change yesterday and everything went smooth except for the filter oil cap that didn’t screw all the way. The position of the big oil ring seal is exactly where you have indicated it should be, but there’s no way I can hand tighten it all the way... any advice ? The gap is about 1/16

[wakeupandbord]

Are you down with the new Rotella T6 formula, had you heard of the change? A lot of the Subaru crowd has begun to switch off it but I haven't seen Sprinter used oil analysis of the new T6 versus the old to compare.

[krakenwoodfloorservicemcma]

I love the filter o-ring system. If the space shuttle engineers designed their booster rocket o-rings half as accurately as Mercedes, space shuttle could have flown in below zero temps with confidence.

[sprintervankev]

Common fault on these sprinters is the glow plug light staying on after van has started for 20 seconds. Are you going to be doing a video on checks, and tests to do, to resolve any issues?

[MatthewBlaine]

What year van is this? I just picked up an 06 2500. Will the same oil work?

[LEXICOGRAFFER]

How about a close-up of where the small O-ring sits, and set the speed record some other day...?