Just because there is an MB spec for an oil doesn't mean that spec is valid for all cars they ever made.
Only the new cars need the ESP oil. Don't bother on older cars... in fact, it might even be harmful to use. I put Mobil 1 ESP 5W40 in my '95 E320 and it burned a quart of oil in 7500 miles. Then I did my research. Went back to the "old" Mobil 0w40 and it doesn't use oil any more. I can't explain why, but I think it does suggest that newest oil isn't the best for older engines. Jaime '67 300SEL Rotella T (for now) '79 300SD Rotella T '83 300D Royal Purple HPS 10w40 (testing with oil analysis) '95 E320 wagon Mobil 1 0w40 On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 10:08 AM, Mitch Haley <m...@voyager.net> wrote: > So, the non ESP M1 5W-40 I use in everything isn't good enough? > I bet Kleb "about had a fit" when he learned what was in his engine: > > -- > Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.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