I change every 5k. Yeah, I know, I know. Cheap insurance and we're typically talking about twice a year for each car if that.
Since the climate down here is nasty a good part of the year, I'm sure the oil takes a beating as it is. I'm sure I could go longer, but every six months is a good interval any way. Dan Sent from my iPad > On Jul 16, 2014, at 3:17 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > How often are you changing? I'll probably change the Jetta at the end of next > week which will be right around 250,000 miles with maybe 10k OCI. I should > probably take a sample and see how things are inside. > > The 190D gets 10k changes, the Ranger 8k because it does mostly short trips. > > -Curt > > From: Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> > To: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com>; Mercedes Discussion List > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2014 3:09 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mobil 1 $23 at Wally World > > I have struggled with hit or miss stock on the 15W-50 around here. I have > gotten into the habit of checking the two "Supercenters" in the area online > about once a week, and when they have it I buy a couple of jugs. > > With three MBs running the stuff I can't afford to run out. > > Dan > > Sent from my iPad > > > > > On Jul 16, 2014, at 2:49 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Says out of stock online > > > > About what I'm paying for Car Quest full synthetic 5w40 which carries the > > VW spec the Jetta wants. I've more or less standardized on that for most > > everything although the 190D is still running M1 since I had a gallon at > > its last change interval. > > > > -Curt > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Rich Thomas via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2014 2:43 PM > > Subject: [MBZ] Mobil 1 $23 at Wally World > > > > > > "It's the best oil for your Mercedes" > > > > http://www.walmart.com/browse/motor-oil,-transmission-fluid-car-lubricant/motor-oil/mobil-1/91083_1104294_1072084/YnJhbmQ6TW9iiaWwgMQieie?_refineresult=true > > > > --R > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://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 > > > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > > _______________________________________ > > http://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 > > > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > > _______________________________________ http://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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
