I meant 5W-40 where I wrote 15W-40 in the first paragraph below. On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:31 -0400, "Allan Streib" <str...@cs.indiana.edu> wrote:
> Regardless of claims that the 0W-40 and the 15W-40 are "the same" when > hot, my experience is that the engine was much noisier when hot when I > tried the 0W-40 in my OM-617, it just sounded like the oil was thinner. > Idle pressure was a bit lower too, compared to 15W-40. > > I like the 5W-40 also, but it's impossible to find around here, even in > individual quarts, and forget about gallon or 5qt containers. Even > 15W-50 is enough of a bother than I've gone back to using Chevron Delo > which is cheap and easy to find anywhere. > > Allan > > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
