M1 15W50 pours pretty well even cold.  And it's also a recommended/approved oil.

Never had this problem in 4 prior winters.

I've tried the 0W40 and believe it's too thin.  The engine sounds very clattery 
when I use it.

The turbo truck is too expensive and too hard to find.

Allan
--
1983 300D


On Thu, 5 Feb 2009 19:24:00 -0500, "dave walton" <walton.d...@gmail.com> said:
> 15W50 is a bit thick. Recommended is M1 0W40 or Turbo Diesel Truck
> 5W40 - and that's for summer driving too. Try pouring 15W50 when it's
> 10F and you will see it ain't going anywhere fast.
> 
> -Dave Walton

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