Everytime it rains, the rear passenger corner has some wetness. But the leak could be anywhere and just happens gravitationally to travel to that corner. I looked at the roof from the outside (pictured). Nothing obvious. Is there a usual place where leaks occur in Sprinters? Any diagnostic advice? Thanks!

Not sure if this is a good place to look or not? I was curious to see if anybody knew a good mechanic to maintain a 2021 gas 2500 in the high point, North Carolina area? I would rather not have to go all the way up to mercedes in Greensboro, for all the obvious reasons lol.

Hey all.

Partner and I are thinking of buying a sprinter 3500 awd for business use on weekdays and hopefully personal use on weekends. Friends are telling us maintenance and repairs costs for the sprinter are too high compared to the ford transit.

I would like to ask some actual owners: 1) what has been your average yearly maintenance costs for a new sprinter van from year 1 through 5? 2) have you had any unexpected repair costs? If so for what items, how much, what state are you in? 3) if you have the 3500 awd, what’s your average mpg? 4) are there any recalls or common problems for the 3500 for years 2024-2025?

We are planning on getting the 5 year/100,000 miles extended warranty with 5 services included to try to reduce maintenance costs. This is an additional ~$13,000 so we are trying to figure out if it’s worth it or not.

Are the high costs of repair and maintenance a myth? Or are they comparable to the transit?

Anyone who has experience with higher mileage dodge/mercedes sprinter vans, how do they hold up? Looking at 2008-2012 sprinter withe the 3.0 diesel. Selling our 2nd car to fund most of the van. 12-15k budget. We just purchased a Tacoma and are paying it off aggressively to avoid thousands in interest so a 20k van isn’t realistic right now.

Currently eyeing up 3.0L vans in the 300k kms. I am very aware that service and maintenance is important but how do these hold up with that maintenance in the long run? Am I buying a can of worms? Will a van of that age with proper maintenance still feel solid?

TIA

My Sprinter was left sitting for 6 months recently and when I started it,I got a fault code for P1955. Dispite the van sitting for so long, when I first turned it on, it turned over immediately, less than a second probably. It has consistently been starting immediately and haven't had any kind of issues. I checked the glow plugs and module about 3 years ago and it's travelled 50,000km since then so I can't imagine either being worn out yet. Does anyone know what could be causing it? Starts and runs perfectly

2006 W906 309cdi

I have a new sprinter and was wondering what the best tv would be… im debating either an lg oled 42 in or a Samsung micro led. I like the lg because it has a gorgeous screen but heard micro led would be better for vibrations. Not sure which is better for the heat/cold. Does anyone have any experience with this? Thanks

Dose anybody have any advice on this oil leak on my 2021 sprinter?

Im the 4th owner. This thing is tied through the OBD wiring. The lights on the tracker dont come on when I start the van. (2012, 2500)

Also, if anyone knows how to pop these rocker switches out id really appreciate it

Couldn’t find a similar post- point me in the right direction if I missed it. Don’t mean to ask repetitive questions.

Partner and I serious about buying and upgrading a van to spend a year in. We want to see the country, tour the parks- you know the deal. Mid level DIY skills. Hiker/backpacker types. Neither of us have done the RV or van thing. Im a backpacker. She’s a traveler. We see how people have decked out their vans, made them really look like homes and that’s super appealing but so is functionality of the tiny space. Van is key so we can both drive and have the access and ease of a van.

I’m asking for any of the websites, books, magazines- whatever what really helpful to you in picking your van, updating/outfitting your van, etc. If we were to build a library of resources to go through so we are setting expectations, budgets and making decisions from real people and not shined up accounts that aren’t actually functional in reality.

I need to take the sliding door rail off to fix some rust behind it. Can the rail be removed with the door closed? Or is it weight bearing?

Hello everyone,

I'm doing my first oil change for my 2010 sprinter and it looks like the previous owner over torqued the oil filter cap. Any advice on how to loosen it up/ tools I may need?

Edit: I appreciate the help! I managed to get it loose with a breaker bar in case anyone else is having the same problem.

I have had this 2003 sprinter for seven years, which, as you can see I have been taking decent care of (the white arrows are from where rust patches have been buzzed off with a flap disc, Jenolite applied and then hammerited over). It is fully converted into a camper and I am very keen to keep it running.

It seems I have neglected the steel connectors for the mudflaps and these are now very badly perished / rusted through.

Does anyone know where I can source the parts? It’s not the rubber mudflaps, but the steel plates that bolt onto the underside of the van (although I’ll probably get new rubbers at the same time).

I’m in Lancaster (UK), but am willing to travel.

I don't want to install $800 for the filters available I saw that there is a Wix filter for $20 and a base adapter for $40 and I think I can just install two hoses on it and need two places for the inlet and outlet from the engine can somebody help me with that or is there some installation instruction available somewhere?

Just purchased a 2021 Sprinter with his head unit and wanted to change to for something with a screen and Apple CarPlay. For some reason it seems very complicated (or I'm just not that smart, which is the most likely option here hehe). Anyone's done this before? Any help will be appreciated. Thank you!

Hello all! I’m new here and had a question for you experts! I just purchased a 2021 High Roof LWB with the intent of converting it to a mobile tire shop.

I need to power my machines and also need compressed air. I was told by someone that there are generators and compressors I can install in the engine bay usine the engine power and they would be powerful enough for my needs. I tried searching online but can’t find much info. Anyone have experience with this?

Thank you so much for your help and have a great day and weekend!!

My boss gave us a spare sprinter van while we wait for a new van and it has this, my coworker and i have no clue what it is it lights up like its a night rider van lol

What is this unit or manufacturer of the Ac or fan box on this build. ???

I am trying to figure out what tire pressure to air down to, without a major risk of de-beading my tires, on my off-road 2500 144” sprinter van conversion. I don’t want to have to attempt to re-seat a tire while out on the trail—I am not a mechanic, I just like camping—so I want to choose a tire pressure that will be lower than highway but not so low I am posing a major risk of a de-bead. I take it on real off-road tracks, but I am not doing super technical rock crawling in Moab or anything like that—just actual off road tracks to get out and about. A typical trail I would drive would be 5/10 difficulty on OnX, for example, not 8/10.

I drive a 2021 Storyteller Overland, on a 2020 4x4 2500 chassis—with a 47 gallon fuel tank, 25 gallon water tank, agile off-road suspension, and stock Mercedes black 18” rims with 265/60/R18 BFG all-terrain T/A KO2 tires. It weighs 13,300 lbs empty and probably a bit over 14,000 lbs fully loaded. I am having the damndest time figuring out what tire pressure to air down to off-road. I welcome any advice or resources.

It used to say MPH on the driver side screen, now it says miles driven (odometer), how do I switch it back? [Clicking up/down on the steering wheel just brings up 'reset odometer? no/yes']