The C270Cdi is my father's we have hunted high and low for the dipstick.
I hope your V220cdi has been more reliable than ours.
By the way my father has just been charged £125 for an oil and filter change by the dealer.
On another note the oil filter for the C220cdi and V220cdi are the same part number as for the vito Cdi van.
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'By the way my father has just been charged £125 for an oil and filter change by the dealer.
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This is why:
£ 12 for the filter
£ 25 for the oil
£ 35 for the labour
£ 3 for the environmental waste disposal charge
The rest is VAT, cost of prestigious premises and Mercedes branding.
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£ 25 for the oil >> ???
Does that not look cheap?
How much oil, which grade, and at what price per litre?
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If the work was carried out at a Merc dealer then I think you got a good deal as they always charge me about £9 per litre.
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No problem so far What went wrong with your one (220cdi)
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I don't suppose you've considered looking in the manual have you.....
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I said my freinds C270 Cdi had a dipstick, well i've just had a look and it's not got one. Because he saw something yellow he presumed it was the dipstick as he has owned Ford's for years and apparently their dipsticks are yellow.
I've found what appears to be a plug where the dipstick should be.
Don't know if this is a good idea or not.
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Marcos - if there is a plug, presumably a dipstick might be retro-fitted?
SWMBO's Clio 1.6 has an electronic oil-level indication on start-up. It also has a dipstick which is so inaccessible that the electronic gizmo is fairly essential.
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Thanks for the replies.
The dealer charged £7 a litre for oil(bp visco 3000), £40 labour,£7.75 filter and £10 environmental charge. All + VAT.
The problems with my V class started from day 1 and it has been back to the dealer at least 20 times:-
clutch replacement (8k miles)
Poor brakes
steering vibration(from new- front wheels needed replacing)
air suspension pump (replaced twice)
faulty central locking
faulty oil level sensor
misaligned doors
faulty trim/trim rattles
faulty electric windows
leaks from rear windows and side loading doors
poor engine performance.
For most of the problems I have had to go back to the dealer several times before they would sort it.
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