I got 15W-40 at autozone last week. I usually check oil in the 60x engines first thing in the morning, but don't see that much difference after 1/2 an hour after running, but haven't studied it closely.
On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 7:15 AM, Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310 <meade.m.dil...@navy.mil> wrote: > Dieselvolk, > > Just got back on Saturday from a business trip to New England and back, > drove my '87 wagon and put on about 1700 miles. It's now time for an > oil change, but I cannot find Mobil 1 15W-40 or 0w-40 at the usual > places. Where are folks getting their M1 these days? > > Also, during the homebound leg, the low oil light came on for a few > minutes, so I checked the level during the next rest stop, and after > only sitting for about 10 minutes, the oil registered at the midway > point on the dipstick (normal point for the low oil level light to start > activating on my car). I was surprised that it (Mobil 1 15w-40) had > drained back into the oil sump so quickly! > > Does anyone else find that their M1 drains back quickly in OM60x engines > vs.OM61x? Marshall used to say that one must wait 6 to 8 hours to get > an accurate oil reading using M1 in an OM61x engine, and I guess I > assumed that the same applied to an OM60x engine. > -- OK Don Panic! (the national past time). _______________________________________ 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
