[MBZ] $3.99 Mobil One, addendum
Guys, I recently purchased an '85 300TD from my brother and this car had been previously diagnosed with valve stem seals which need replacing as there's considerable oil smoke after startup from cold but disappears after ~ 5 min. of running. Since I seem to recall the honorable Dr. Booth indicating that synthetic oils tend to swell seals more than conventional/dino oils, I thought I'd try synthetic oil in the TD for a couple oils changes to see if this improves things before I seriously consider trying to replace the valve stem seals. Since I've only got a few hundred miles on the first synthetic oil change in the TD and the offer at Advance would be just too good to pass up, I thought I'd purchase some of the Mobil 1 5W-40 diesel truck oil ahead of time for the next oil change but the Advance Auto Parts store employee indicated that this oil is not on sale and I tried the purchase on the Net approach, where someone has indicated that the discount would show up in the cart electronically . . . Note: this does not occur. G. M. Brown Brevard, NC ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] $3.99 Mobil One, addendum
glenn brown wrote: Guys, I recently purchased an '85 300TD from my brother and this car had been previously diagnosed with valve stem seals which need replacing as there's considerable oil smoke after startup from cold but disappears after ~ 5 min. of running. Since I seem to recall the honorable Dr. Booth indicating that synthetic oils tend to swell seals more than conventional/dino oils, I thought I'd try synthetic oil in the TD for a couple oils changes to see if this improves things before I seriously consider trying to replace the valve stem seals. Since I've only got a few hundred miles on the first synthetic oil change in the TD and the offer at Advance would be just too good to pass up, I thought I'd purchase some of the Mobil 1 5W-40 diesel truck oil ahead of time for the next oil change but the Advance Auto Parts store employee indicated that this oil is not on sale and I tried the purchase on the Net approach, where someone has indicated that the discount would show up in the ca rt electronically . . . Note: this does not occur. It occurs for everything but the diesel and motorcycle oils. Buy the 15W50 instead if you don't want to go to Wal-Mart or pay $8 for it. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] $3.99 Mobil One, addendum
Hi Glenn, Your idea has merit, my '96 Dakota was leaking badly from the rear main seal, it was losing a qt in like 500 miles and I had no job or garage or tools to work on it (this was before I had a house) so I tried synthetic in it. After ~20,000 miles the leak had slowed to ~1qt in 3,000 miles and stayed that way for ~100,000 more miles until I got rid of the truck. You have to be patient though. My '78 240D leaks/consumes a fair amount, I haven't really tracked it but I'd say 1qt in 800 miles or so but I've gone to M1 and its improving slowly. The 5w40 doesn't qualify for the deal but the 15w50 does. While its not as light an oil as the 5w40 and not as good for cold weather its a considerable improvement in the cold over conventional 15w40. -Curt Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:45:47 -0500 From: glenn brown g_010...@hotmail.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] $3.99 Mobil One, addendum Message-ID: snt140-w178b3588245820edfe49c0f0...@phx.gbl Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Guys, I recently purchased an '85 300TD from my brother and this car had been previously diagnosed with valve stem seals which need replacing as there's considerable oil smoke after startup from cold but disappears after ~ 5 min. of running. Since I seem to recall the honorable Dr. Booth indicating that synthetic oils tend to swell seals more than conventional/dino oils, I thought I'd try synthetic oil in the TD for a couple oils changes to see if this improves things before I seriously consider trying to replace the valve stem seals. Since I've only got a few hundred miles on the first synthetic oil change in the TD and the offer at Advance would be just too good to pass up, I thought I'd purchase some of the Mobil 1 5W-40 diesel truck oil ahead of time for the next oil change but the Advance Auto Parts store employee indicated that this oil is not on sale and I tried the purchase on the Net approach, where someone has indicated that the discount would show up in the cart electronically . . . Note: this does not occur. G. M. Brown Brevard, NC ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] $3.99 Mobil One, addendum
The ONLY auto crancase additive I have ever used that actualy worked was NAPA Rear Main Bearing Seal Leak Repair. Add it to hot engine, run for 15 minutes and let sit o'nite. I've had this stuff swell up the seals on 3 old cars, a good $4 shot on an old car that's crapping up the driveway or oiling the clutch. -- Pete Arnold You win some, You loose some and You wreck some! -Dale Earnhardt- On 11/30/2010 5:52 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: Hi Glenn, Your idea has merit, my '96 Dakota was leaking badly from the rear main seal, it was losing a qt in like 500 miles and I had no job or garage or tools to work on it (this was before I had a house) so I tried synthetic in it. After ~20,000 miles the leak had slowed to ~1qt in 3,000 miles and stayed that way for ~100,000 more miles until I got rid of the truck. You have to be patient though. My '78 240D leaks/consumes a fair amount, I haven't really tracked it but I'd say 1qt in 800 miles or so but I've gone to M1 and its improving slowly. The 5w40 doesn't qualify for the deal but the 15w50 does. While its not as light an oil as the 5w40 and not as good for cold weather its a considerable improvement in the cold over conventional 15w40. -Curt Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:45:47 -0500 From: glenn browng_010...@hotmail.com To:mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] $3.99 Mobil One, addendum Message-ID:snt140-w178b3588245820edfe49c0f0...@phx.gbl Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Guys, I recently purchased an '85 300TD from my brother and this car had been previously diagnosed with valve stem seals which need replacing as there's considerable oil smoke after startup from cold but disappears after ~ 5 min. of running. Since I seem to recall the honorable Dr. Booth indicating that synthetic oils tend to swell seals more than conventional/dino oils, I thought I'd try synthetic oil in the TD for a couple oils changes to see if this improves things before I seriously consider trying to replace the valve stem seals. Since I've only got a few hundred miles on the first synthetic oil change in the TD and the offer at Advance would be just too good to pass up, I thought I'd purchase some of the Mobil 1 5W-40 diesel truck oil ahead of time for the next oil change but the Advance Auto Parts store employee indicated that this oil is not on sale and I tried the purchase on the Net approach, where someone has indicated that the discount would show up in the cart electronically . . . Note: this does not occur. G. M. Brown Brevard, NC ___ 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 ___ 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
