[stagcleaning]

If only I had the cash....

Same here! 

[Andrew Briscoe]

I got my TM in Sept, had 3200 hrs on clock, i dropped oil filters etc,
replaced plugs and have just recently done same again after3-400 hrs,
runs sweet !!

Never any probs once i got used to it, had a hard life before me, and after origonal owner, who looked after it well.

Treat them like a baby and they will run for ever, done all my own servicing so far.

Andrew

[richie]

9/10 if you change the oil between 50 - 100 hrs and the oil filter every other oil change, air filter 200 - 300 hours, plugs 300 - 400 hours.....the engine will then give you year after year of trouble free running.  Also make sure that the cooling fins at the front of the engine are clear allowing plenty of cool air to enter the engine.

Richie.

[Paul Heath]

That's intresting..i change the oil filter every time i change the oil, every 50 hrs. I won't run clean oil through a dirty filter. I know HM recommend oil at 50 hrs and filter every other, each to there own.

[richie]

Hi Paul, thats even better to do that.  One thing i do always do is when i have emptied the old oil out i put about 1/4 litre in and let that run straight back out.  Also, every 300 hours run some engine flush through the old oil before doing oil & filter change.  I was told that it is advisable to do a engine flush every other oil/filter change to keep the engine as clean as a whistle.  Cleaner engines will run smoother and also cool better. 

Richie.

[Steve_Knight]

The van is 8 years old , wings/bonnet on pic different shade to rest of van,  older merc vans= potential massive bills at any time. 

The TM  is not low hours at 2300, and is going to be downhill from now , they were asking 11k for this a few weeks ago, it  is simply not worth the 7 being asked for it.

I have ran Merc vans with truckmounts in for over ten years,some with well over 200,000 miles on them.
As long as you keep them serviced and look after them,they will run forever.
Merc spare parts are a lot cheaper than you think.

There is not a better van out there for truckmount use.

Cheers

Steve

[derek west]

got to second that, 200,000 on a merc, you've only just run it in.

[jasonl]

It is not mileage which kill vehicles, it is age and moisture.

An 8 year old van simply is not viable in my opinion, nor in the used van market , this age van selll at around £3k.

[Cathedral Floorcare]

I bought a van off a haulage operator a while ago, and he was telling me that he had a few Sprinters that had done over 750k miles and were still running perfectly.