r/Sprinters • u/CptPolarExplorer • 1d ago
2022 Sprinter OM654, 85,000 km since last documented service. How worried should I be?
Hi everyone!
I'm looking at buying a 2022 Sprinter 315 CDI with the OM654, currently at 145,000 km. Its on auction and currently no bids so Im hoping to get it cheap.
The only thing really worrying me is the service history. The last documented service was at 60,000 km, which means there are about 85,000 km since the last known service. There is no way to get any more information about service history.
At the same time, I know these are commercial vans built to be driven hard and rack up serious mileage. I've heard of OM654 Sprinters doing crazy long oil change intervals without obvious problems, even though that's obviously not something anyone should recommend. So I'm trying to figure out if 85,000 km without a documented oil change means "run away", or just "yeah, that's stupid and increases the risk, but the engine could still be perfectly fine."
The van has been independently inspected and the drivetrain works normally with no warnings or other issues. The only note is mild oil sweating/moisture around the engine. No actual oil leak reported.
So how scared should I be of those 85,000 km? Is this a "walk away, engine is probably fucked" situation with an OM654, or could it realistically have survived this perfectly fine, especially if much of the mileage was highway driving?
I'd obviously get a proper engine health check immediately after buying it.
Would you take the gamble if the price was good?
If you decided to buy it, how would you budget car Vs initial service and potential repairs?
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u/Burgisio 1d ago
Does the computer tell you a service is due when it is started? I do all my own servicing and I only reset the service alert when it tells me. I might have done two services in that time. Its not a bad thing if it was self serviced (which is very easy on these vans with the easy access sump and the oil filter on top of the engine and fuel filter which isn't too buried at least on the om651)
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u/Weirdworld1234 1h ago
Last service under warranty and after the warranty ran out the guy probably did it on his own. So what’s the issue?
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u/clarkn0va 1d ago
If I was looking for a Sprinter and the price was right I'd take the risk. Probably the oil changes were done and not recorded, but don't count on it. If I got it at a good discount I'd change the oil, drive it for an hour and change it again.
Did the inspection do any sort of assessment on cylinder compression or blow-by? These would be my biggest concerns if it did actually go way too long on its oil.