Agreed, but your observations are correct. Cars I have changed to synthetic, specifically Mobil 1, seem to run smoother and quieter after 2-3 oil changes.
The former S500 coupe was a good example of this. It had a mild lifter tick at idle that was not due to leaking oiler tubes, as it often is in the M119 engine. After a couple of changes with M1 the lifter tick disappeared, never to be heard again. Dan Sent from my iPad > On Sep 20, 2016, at 2:33 AM, clay via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I am torn on tossing synth into the SDL. When I used M1 in Gump, the first > three changes did not seem to have much impact. The fourth change (15k > miles) everything was running much smoother and quieter. Lots of the kruft > that had taken up residence in the engine seemed to have been washed away by > the M1. Maybe I see if I get the same impact with this car. But I am only > going to be putting 1k on the clock annually. Would be a huge waste of cash > using M1 for that short a driving period. > > clay > >> On Sep 19, 2016, at 1:05 PM, rogerhga--- via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> I would add to this that the 3K oil change is more important to a diesel >> than a gas engine. When I changed my diesels at 3K, I felt good about >> getting all the dirt and soot out of the engine. So, while it might be >> marketing, it was worth it to me. And the engines are still going strong >> after many years and many miles. >> Best Wishes, >> Roger >> Roger Hale >> Dinnerware Classics, Inc. >> Monroe, Ga. >> 770-267-0850 >> www.dinnerwareclassics.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
