The 300E has been drained of the Kendall 5W-30 and refilled with Mobil 1 15W-50. Finished about 3 minutes ago. I didn't change the filter but how it is mounted -- pretty much upside down -- suggests 99% of any Kendall in there had drained out. The filter has only 400 miles on it.
Noticed in the owner's manual (while checking for how much oil to pour in) that 15W-50 is a recommended viscosity. D. On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 4:54 PM, LarryT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Be careful using the Mobil site for oil suggestions for older cars. Their > focus is on newer cars - most of their customers drive cars less than 8 > years old IMO so when asked about a car that's > ~15 yrs old their info may be a little skewed. > > They may however have some oils specifically for older cars - but I doubt > it will be a 0W anything - > > If it were my car I'd drain the Kendall 5W30 and put some M1 15W40 or 50 > in. > > Good luck - > > Sincerely, > Larry T (74 911, 91 300D 2.5T) > www.youroil.net Oil Analysis Kits & > Porsche Posters/Weber parts > . > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wonko the Sane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 7:58 PM > Subject: [MBZ] 300E oil question (I almost hate to ask this!) > > > Mobil 1 web site recommends 0W-40 for my 300E. Not to be found around >> here, >> even at the Mega SuperWalMart in Ames. They had a shelf tag for it but >> when >> I asked the automotive manager about availability, he sort of laughed. Not >> a >> lost conversation though, because I think he is going to up his stock of >> 15W-50 after our chat about diesel Benz oil recommendations. >> >> Given that I have successfully used 15W-50 in my 240D, I can't see any >> reason why I can't run it in my 300E. The 15W-50 flows well in really cold >> temperatures and I can't see any downside of having -40 rather than -50. >> >> As an aside, the local Goodyear shop chose to pour in Kendall 5W-30 (the >> invoice said "semi-synthetic", whatever that means) when I had them do an >> oil change 400 miles ago. After driving at 75 mph on I-35 from Des Moines >> to >> Ames, the oil pressure needle was bouncing off of the 0 stop when I hit >> stoplights on Duff Avenue. (That makes sense only to Loren.) That makes me >> nervous. I reminded myself that my 240D drops the needle at stoplights and >> it has run nicely for a couple of years now. >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
