Not sure I want to wait that long or drive that much to enjoy this benefit. Or does "completely quiet down" mean "die", "cease to exist", or "expire", as in the classic Monty Python "parrot" sketch?
<<It will take hundreds or thousands of miles of driving before an OM60x engine that been run on conventional oil will completely quiet down when changed to Mobil 1!! One of my 190Ds took 40kmi (but 5-10kmi is more usual). Marshall>> On 3/2/06, Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Curt Raymond wrote: > > 40-45mph? Good lord I don't even think about 5th until I'm above 55. In > actuality getting on the highway I don't get into 4th until around 50. > > > > Supposedly this car has like year old injectors which I think is > possible, it sounds a bit more like a big rig diesel than either my 240D or > 300TD did. It did quiet down a bit with Mobil 1 in the crankcase. > > I need to do return lines, in fact I put together a list on Rusty's > site today (BTW the new site looks great guys but Hursty, if you're gonna > say "between" you gotta have 2 numbers, between 30 Mercedes doesn't make > sense) and with all my needs and *wants* filled in its like $400... Shoulda > done that last month and gotten a specially good deal. > > > > Economy continues to improve as the old crappy fuel gets more diluted. > I need to lay off the throttle some to get the economy way up. I started > into that today, unlike my 240D I don't need to floor it every time I take > off from a stop. > > It will take hundreds or thousands of miles of driving before an OM60x > engine that been run on conventional oil will completely quiet down when > changed to Mobil 1!! One of my 190Ds took 40kmi (but 5-10kmi is more > usual). > > Marshall > -- > Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions) > "der Dieseling Doktor" [EMAIL PROTECTED] > '87 300TD 182Kmi, '84 190D 2.2 229Kmi, '85 190D 2.0 161Kmi, '87 190D 2.5 > turbo 237kmi > > _______________________________________ > http://www.striplin.net > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >
