speaking of oil, Im still back and forth with the mobile one thing,
mostly because I dont want to spend that much for oil. But I usually
run delvac 1300 and its gone up to almost $12 for a gallon jug at wally
world.
LarryT wrote:
You wrote <<don't know how the oil could get any hotter than it is right
now.>>
Yu can feel comfortable M1 will be able to handle any temp you might run
into. The highest temperatures tend to occur around the piston crowns
which can see 300F when the indicated temp is around 185F.
In any case, I am confident your oil pressure problems are behind you -
The minor fluttering of the needle (typically at idle) is normal. IMO
it's the pulsing of the oil as the pump pushes it -
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: Monday, November 03, 2008 8:47 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 300E oil question (I almost hate to ask this!)
The test was done with the engine hot (a two mile drive to pick up
pizza),
not 35 miles at Interstate speeds as I did on Sunday before the needle
hit
zero.
I won't know for sure until the next road trip, but I have to think
Mobil 1
will improve things. And initial indications are promising. And, I don't
know how the oil could get any hotter than it is right now.
On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 7:44 PM, Tom Hargrave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
If the needle sits more even with nothing more than an oil change, the
issue
is not electrical.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
www.kegkits.com
256-656-1924
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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On Behalf Of Wonko the Sane
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 7:13 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 300E oil question (I almost hate to ask this!)
With Mobil 1 15W-50 now in the crankcase (and the car well warmed
up), the
oil pressure needle sits at 2.5 (very little bouncing) at idle.
On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 6:58 PM, Wonko the Sane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> 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.
>
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