Lately, it appears if we didn't bicker about oil and about how Kaleb
conducts business...there would be nothing doing on our little list.
Read the subject lines and delete what you don't care about. Glean the good
stuff from all the chaff. It takes only a few seconds a couple of times a
day. Delete the oil threads...delete the Kaleb-wants-tobuy-a-cheap-car
threads...delete the post content rants...
This should not have everyone so nutted up.
Bob Rentfro
'77 300D 138K
Litchfield Park, AZ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 2:49 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Crazy to go 20K on any oil
Bah, that's mostly Amsoil sales hype. ;-) That link is comparing ONE
particular Amsoil product to ONE particluar M-1 product. And, it's a
weight not approved for use in Mercedes engines (being an xW-30, which
is too thin.)
Amsoil actually buys their base stocks from Mobil and then adds their
proprietary additive package. Amsoil is great stuff, don't get me
wrong. I feel most Amsoil oils are about equal in performance to most
M-1 oils, and either will embarrass all the Group III 'fake'
synthetics (which are basically hydrocracked dino oils that exhibit
some of the properties of true Group IV/V synthetics).
Simple answer: If you want to use synthetics (which we've already
agreed isn't for everyone and that's OK!), just buy the Mobil-1 5W-40
variety. Period. Works in all climates and in all MB engines. Under
$4/qt if you don't mind shopping for it at Mall-Wart (yeah, I know,
the evil empire... but we can't get the 5qt jug anywhere else.)
The M-1 15W-50 is now only available as 'Extended' for more money,
and IMO, it's not worth paying a premium for it.
:-)
-dm
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Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 12:27:34 -0700
From: Rory <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Crazy to go 20K on any oil
Just an FYI on Mobil 1
http://www.amsoil.com/performancetests/amsoil_vs_mobil1.aspx
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