# 2010 Mercedes-Benz M-Class - Oil seal hassles

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-mercedes-benz-m-class-oil-seal-hassles/173742>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mercedes-benz\
**Created:** [December 31, 2020, 12:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-mercedes-benz-m-class-oil-seal-hassles/173742 "2020-12-31T00:28:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Moneypit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/848f3c/32.png) [@Moneypit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Moneypit)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2020, 12:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-mercedes-benz-m-class-oil-seal-hassles/173742/1 "2020-12-31T00:28:10Z")

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Oil cooler seals replaced at 74k and now at 123k, they need to be replaced again along with super expensive Nox sensors. 2010 ML 350 Bluetec most unreliable vehicle I have ever owned. Have had to replace compressor also.

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**Author:** ![ledhed75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@ledhed75](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ledhed75)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2021, 3:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-mercedes-benz-m-class-oil-seal-hassles/173742/2 "2021-01-01T15:08:45Z")

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Sounds about right. Sorry about your luck, but this seems like complaining about the price of jet fuel for your private jet. It’s widely known MB cars are expensive to own and maintain.

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**Author:** ![Moneypit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/848f3c/32.png) [@Moneypit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Moneypit)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2021, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-mercedes-benz-m-class-oil-seal-hassles/173742/3 "2021-01-01T17:08:12Z")

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Great analogy,

Individuals that own Mercedes Bluetec will be interested in this link that will help ease some future pain: [https://www.consumerreports.org/emissions/mercedes-benz-diesel-emissions-settlement/](https://www.consumerreports.org/emissions/mercedes-benz-diesel-emissions-settlement/)

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2021, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-mercedes-benz-m-class-oil-seal-hassles/173742/4 "2021-01-01T17:21:40Z")

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> [@ledhed75](#):
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> It’s widely known MB cars are expensive to own and maintain

Do you recall that old joke about Mercedes vehicles?

Q: How can one become a millionaire?  
A: Start with two million, and then buy a Mercedes.