Class action lawsuit covered 97's that were using extended drains using dino oil. Ramtony - Theres nothing wrong with relying on FSS if you are using an appropriate syn oil. It monitors coolant temp and trip lenght and extroploates oil life and will tell you when YOU should change it based upon your unique driving style.
There are lots of approved oils to choose from. The list is a few years old and many of the product names have changed. MB sheet For gas engine of the M series, gas engines of the M series and diesel engines of the OM series not models with Euro 4 diesel particle filters. Originally Posted by ramtony. For ref I drive miles a day. FSS lets me go the max of 16k miles generally. Has never let me go less than 12k. Yours will differ perhaps greately if you only drive stop and go city miles and short trips only where the engine doesnt get fully warmed up each trip.
I will do some reading on FSS I have 4k miles now in the odometer since my last oil change, I was getting ready to change the oil tomorrow but not anymore, thanks again. View Photos By: pawoSD. On the engine , miles is a good change interval for the synthetic oil. View Photos By: Jeremy Our '96 has Mobil-1 5W in it, primarily for easier starting during our annual visit to snow country. It gets changed once a year. This year's first oil analysis at about miles by George Murphy showed no significant deterioration -- I posted the numbers elsewhere in this forum.
I'll repeat the analysis when I change the oil in a couple of months. OTOH, this same car drove , miles on dino oil -- mostly Pennzoil, by the looks of the records, and suffered no apparent damage. The original owner had the dealer change the oil and filter every miles and this was continued through the first , miles. As the car was being driven more then, this amounted to four or five oil changes per year.
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How much did you pay for Agip? How much was the Total Quartz ? Sucker 9. Clutched November 19, New oil is always good! Not bad Create an account or sign in to comment You need to be a member in order to leave a comment Create an account Sign up for a new account in our community. Register a new account. Sign in Already have an account? Sign In Now. Motul V, good stuff Motul V, good stuff. Let's talk about NS Which part of SG is flooding now?
Come on in if you are into cheap engine oils Why aren't there any Formula 1 Wiki in here? Just merge all the threads. Which engine good. Forum Shortcuts General Car Discussion. Tips and Resources. Japanese Talk. Conti Talk. They are called LA "low ash" or "low SAPS" oils, low on sulfated ash, phosphorus and sulphur to limit exhaust particulate filter pollution. Change intervals extend to 15, km. Valvoline SynPower 5W, 20W For gas engines of the M series, gas engines of the M series and diesel engines of the OM series not models with Euro 4 diesel particle filters.
Mercedes pioneered this new spec for passenger cars with diesel engines with exhaust particulate filters, and gasoline engines, and longer service life than the The spec was introduced in Change intervals increased to 20, kilometers. Amsoil European Car Formula 5W Aral SuperTronic Aral SuperTronic Diesel Castrol Longtec Turbodiesel 0W Pentosynth HC 5W added December Valvoline SynPower 5W Valvoline SynPower 20W Search this site. Mercedes Oil requirements. Post date: Jan 15, PM.
Mercedes Official fluid site more information than you could ever use Gas Engines: 20w50 regular organic
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