I found T&S 5W40 at O'Reilly's this afternoon - $5.59/qt. I bought 10, and changed the oil on Rattled.
On 2/26/06, Dave M. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I posted about this exact topic a week or two ago. Short version is, > Mobil is screwing with their formulas AGAIN. The Mobil-1 5W-40 is now > re-named "Turbo Diesel Truck" formula. But I have yet to see this at > any store, let alone in 5qt jugs at Wal-Mart. There's also a new > 10W-40 'Extended Performance' version which looks tempting in place of > the thicker 15W-50 'Extended Performance'. Neither of these is on the > shelf at the 2 Wal-Marts near me. > > For Delvac-1, World Impex has it on sale for $25/gallon at the moment, > but who knows what S&H will be (I didn't check): > > http://www.worldimpex.com/item_detail.html?sku=238657 > > > :-) > > -Dave M. > > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 10:25:17 -0500 > > From: Allan Streib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: [MBZ] what is going on with Mobil 1 > > > > > > I know -- not another oil thread. I admit I don't normally read them > > myself, so I probably have missed discussion of this. So I do > > apologize if this is old news, but... I was at Wal Mart yesterday > > looking for Mobil 1 Truck and SUV and I noticed that it is now 5W-30 > > weight and no longer diesel rated. > > > > Looking around, they had nothing else they had in stock as far as > > Mobil 1 seemed suitable. I am overdue for an oil change, so I picked > > up 2 gallons of Chevron Delo -- inexpensive, and good oil (though not > > Mobil 1). > > > > It's a bit frustrating that they keep reformulating and relabeling > > these oils. Hopefully they are at least improving them in the > > process. > > > > So, for reference next time, what is the recommended M1 oil for an MB > > diesel? Do I need to hunt down some Devlac 1? > > > > Allan > > _______________________________________ > http://www.striplin.net > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK '90 300D 243K, Rattled '87 300SDL 290K, Limo Lite, or blue car '81 240D 173K, Gramps, or yellow car '78 450SLC 67K, brown car '97 Ply Grand Voyager 78K Van Go
