I'd been using LiquiMoly for my VWs as they have quite strict oil standards.
With rising prices I've switched to Rowe for my Jetta and Pentosin for Angie's
Golf.
I'd use Rowe (a German brand) for both but they only have (at least through my
distributor) a 5w30. Her car consumes 5w30 but not
Ahh, an oil thread. Makes me feel young again.
AZBob
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> On Sep 5, 2023, at 3:51 PM, mitch--- via Mercedes
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> On 2023-09-05 17:26, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote:
>> My thinking is that oil today is so much better than it was 30yr ago, or at
>> least
On 2023-09-05 17:26, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote:
My thinking is that oil today is so much better than it was 30yr ago,
or at least "better" whatever that means, so using any decent synthetic
is going to work fine.
What my industry contact says:
If it's certified API SP, GF-6, or Dexos1
I would use 15w40, regular or synthetic.
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> On Sep 5, 2023, at 4:17 PM, Donald Snook via Mercedes
> wrote:
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> I found out the seller of my new 124 has been using Liqui Moly 15-40 for
> oil. He has only had it since 2021 and drove it less than 5000 miles.
>
> Is there
In my opinion, it doesn’t matter. I’m no oil snob, I use the minimum (at least)
of what the manufacturer recommends or better. I changed most of my cars based
on miles for years, but with our driving over the past few years being minimal
at best, I am going to an annual change interval on those
People think that stuff is great, I'm not sure why. I have been buying
Costco synthetic and using that, it appears to be an analog to Mobil 1
and is a lot cheaper.
My thinking is that oil today is so much better than it was 30yr ago, or
at least "better" whatever that means, so using any
I found out the seller of my new 124 has been using Liqui Moly 15-40 for oil.
He has only had it since 2021 and drove it less than 5000 miles.
Is there any reason to keep using it? I remember lots of discussion from Dr
Booth about synthetic oil. And many other differing opinions. I don’t
