Comments by "Rick2010100" (@Rick2010100) on "I Bought a Mercedes S600. Did the Auction Destroy the Engine??" video.

My Mercedes workshop once told me: The engine normally does not suffer any damage if it is started briefly without oil. However, the turbocharger should not run without oil; it will then be damaged immediately. The turbocharger rotates at over 80,000 revolutions and kicks in at 1,500 engine revolutions. Because of the high speed, the turbocharger spindle is not ball-bearing-mounted, but rotates in an special oil film that is generated under pressure. Without this oil film, the turbo spindle hits its shaft. If the engine no longer has any power above 3,000 revolutions, the turbo (one or both) is destroyed. This is also why regular oil changes are extremely important for turbo engines. Bad oil damages the turbo first, and the Mercedes specifications for engine oil should also be strictly adhered to.
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@WaldosWorld I have ome V12s in my collection (BMW and Mercedes) for decades. I bought a Maybach 600 last year to make a trip to Italy with my mother and her sister. The ladies are in their late 70s and will never make another big trip in their lives. It really was a lovely trip and the ladies weren't stressed, and as a driver I had no complaints either. I was actually planning to sell the car and have had +/-0 offers, but it is in such great shape that I am planning more trips with the car. But be aware a V12 means a lot of horses and they also eat a lot of hey aka fuel.
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@WaldosWorld The oil pump is driven by the engine, so the engine also needs each start some dry rounds until the oil pump has produced oil pressure and transported the oil to the engine top.
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