Almost certainly this is the crux of the thing. The time for synthetic oil is
when you NEED the car to start when its cold out.If it were to be very cold out
I'd want a 5w or even 0w in the engine. I used M1 0w40 some in my '83 240D but
the engine was loud and it leak/consumed it bad, 5w40 was a better compromise
in that car. I suspect an OM61x car would tolerate the 0w40 better but needs it
less as they'll start when its much colder.
-Curt
From: Donald Snook via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 11:27 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 300D
Maybe it didn't matter which oil was in it as long as it was changed regularly
and the other maintenance like valve adjustments was also done?
Don Snook
2000 BMW 740iL (215K)
2006 Cadillac SRX (her car)
1992 Ford F-150 ("the Truck")
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From: arche...@embarqmail.com [mailto:arche...@embarqmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 9:03 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 300D
G: The '83 300D I bought in 2000 had had Amsoil in its crankcase for the first
180,000 miles. The next 120,000 it had Mobil 1 except for a year or so of Delo.
The mechanic who finished putting on the chain when I broke my hip, said it was
in great shape. It still starts at the touch of the key. The Amsoil certainly
didn't hurt it.
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> On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 7:52 PM, LarryT via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> wrote:
>
> > The debate concerning Amsoil Vs Mobil 1 will likely continue for a long
> > time. As far as buying Amsoil - it can be bought from the website
> > (Amsoil.com) in 2 ways. You can become a "dealer" for a short time for a
> > reduced price and buy the oil and other products at wholesale prices. If
> > you prefer not to do that I can sell it to you.
> >
> > Even paying the dealer fee gets the oil for less than buying retail.
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