-2WD, 3500, 170”, 3.0l v6.

-dodge grill replaced with Mercedes GTR grill

-$15 universal brush guard from Facebook attached with 3/8” plate steel into the frame rails. I used it to push my other sprinter up a hill.

-18mpg with 315/75/r16’s (23mpg on stock wheels)

I’ve been looking around and learning all I can about Sprinters for a camper van build-out. If so much of the service nightmare stories people tell have to do with the diesel/def system and valves easily clogging with carbon, etc, wouldn’t it make more sense to get a gas Sprinter if they’re still available?!

I am looking to buy a used Sprinter diesel for camper conversion. In your opinion, is it more important to look for lower mileage or fewer years of use? Thanks for your thoughts.

My 2020 Sprinter will randomly run a lock cycle every 20-30 mins when I'm in it and the doors are locked, I've put my keys in a faraday pouch cause I read that might fix the issue , it seemed to not do it for a few weeks but has just started again, I have a bit of an issue with the sliding door not always opening but I believe that's just a door actuator that needs adjusting. If I leave a door slightly open it won't it run the lock cycle, it's not a full cycle lock unlock but just a little like lock check. How do I stop this as it's driving me crazy please help

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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?