Dealers run 0w40 or 5w40 in the new cars. Jaime
On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 8:20 PM, Allan Streib <str...@cs.indiana.edu> wrote: > I don't know what the new diesels call for but the gassers are probably > all 5w20 or something like that. If that's what they had on hand and > used, it would be way too thin for that old diesel. > > "Kaleb C. Striplin" <ka...@striplin.net> writes: > > > yea thats exactly what I am going to do. I have no idea what they > > used when they changed the oil. > > > > On 4/27/2011 6:26 PM, Mitch Haley wrote: > >> What did the dealer use when they changed the oil? > >> > >> If it got one bar hot idle pressure, I would have aimed it for > >> Montreal and hit the throttle. > >> > >> If it pegs the gauge when driving, drive it until it's good and hot > >> and see what idle pressure is. If it's less than 10psi, change the > >> oil for 15w40 or 20w50 and see how it acts. > >> > >> Mitch. > > -- > 1983 300D > > _______________________________________ > 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://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ 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://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
