The less expensive oil comes to $0.01 per mile driven, instead of $0.24 with M1. That is around $30 between not M1 and Mobil 1 for a change if I never drove the SL at all. On a higher mileage basis, I would probably be even, doing two low cost oil changes to one M1 fill.
clay On Feb 9, 2016, at 6:08 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > If you only change the oil once a year you realize you'll be saving maybe $10 > a year right? > -Curt > > > From: clay <redgh...@comcast.net> > To: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com>; Mercedes Discussion List > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Tuesday, February 9, 2016 8:51 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] One Simple Question...It's not an Oil Thread > > I have not done any analysis since there is so little use on the car, and I > want to see how much hope and change I get with each oil swap. I would > probably send it in at the last M1 drain, and then again the next swap out > with less expensive goo. > > clay > > On Feb 9, 2016, at 4:48 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > >> Have you had analysis done to know exactly what the schmoo is? >> My '85 190D had high iron levels when I got it that went down with each >> subsequent oil change until it would stay normal through a 10,000 mile run. >> The previous owner was kinda on the sketchy side... >> -Curt >> >> From: clay via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> Cc: clay <redgh...@comcast.net> >> Sent: Tuesday, February 9, 2016 7:40 PM >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] One Simple Question...It's not an Oil Thread >> >> It is coming out black, but getting lighter with each change. First change >> resulted in near immediate change to diesel black on the stick after ten >> miles. Now it remains amber for far longer. Since I am only getting 2500 >> miles per annum, I make sure if she goes out, she goes OUT! for a long drive >> at speed. Hot enough to deal with most condensation. I doubt I will get >> 'clean' at a change, I aim for deep maple instead of french roast, and >> slight opacity over occluded. >> >> clay >> >> On Feb 9, 2016, at 3:07 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: >> >>> On 09/02/2016 4:20 PM, clay via Mercedes wrote: >>>> I like M1 15-50 for the older cars and diesels. I am running it through >>>> Frosch for the past three years in an attempt to clear out 40 years of >>>> crud in the engine. Just in case. Once it flows out clean during the >>>> annual change, I figure I will move to Delo synth. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> clay >>>> >>>> >>> Will it ever run out clean on an annual change? >>> I run M1 in my late model truck and it gets dirty after about 5K miles. >>> Not horrible but bad enough that I change it about then. >>> >>> RB >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 >> > > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
