I think the "change every year" advice is bunk, especially in a diesel.
Synthetic oil has such a high TBN to start with the acids produced by sitting
aren't the concern they were in yesteryear. With the super low sulphur in
today's diesel I don't think its a concern at all on diesels. Let it sit, if
you get real worried get a magnetic block heater and warm the oil up once a
year/quarter/month/whatever to drive out any moisture which is a larger
concern.Then change every 2 or 3 years.
-Curt
From: clay via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
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Cc: clay <redgh...@comcast.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2016 2:33 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Q for Larry
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
>
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