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If its wasnt for me nothing would get checked on my wifes car!

I checked hers the other day it had used roughly 0.5 litres in 5000 miles, roughly on par with my old clapped out land rover!

What it feels likes is not what I was saying What I said was, (I would be amazed if it didnt have syncro on first gear), which you said it didnt in your post above The land rover reference was to point out that I know exactly what a non synchro box feels like, which lets be honest most people...

Thats not a lot of oil, I think wifes 3.0tdi is 7.5 litres, luckily its got a dipstick Her old merc had a dipstick and the in dash gauge, the merc trucks dont have a stick just the dash

Maybe Im just old, but its one of them things I always do once a week or before a long trip, pop the bonnet, oil coolant check lets go, same with the boat. I wonder what they do in the workshop after an oil change?

Ditto that

I went and bought a merc from blackpool a few years ago and was amazed that people actually went there for a holiday, what a dump! In their defence Maidstone is not much better, but then I dont think it pretends to be:ohmy:

I would be amazed if there was no syncro on first gear! My old land rover has a proper crash box with no syncro on 1st and 2nd get it wrong and you know it. If its stiff into first I would say possible clutch worn, maybe wrong trans oil, but going by your mention of juddering it doesnt sound good

Nah its a 2005 3.0 tdi B7 Can you not get workshop dipstick like for the mercedes models? Seems weird to me so you have to use the car before you can check the level!

To check oil properly on any engine it really needs to be cold and have been standing for on level ground for at least a couple of hours, my old land rover is a nightmare if checked any other way. Once you have sussed where it is on the stick you can then check to suit where you park it, ie in...