As with anything it depends on what you're after. If you're willing to do more
frequent changes then good enough is indeed good enough.
I like to extend the change intervals so my Jetta gets M1 5w40 now that Car
Quest synthetic isn't available anymore. I was surprised that the Car Quest met
the VW spec for that car but it did and it was cheap.The Golf gets LiquiMoly
4100 which meets the VW spec for that engine. There are no conventional oils
that meet the spec and of the stuff you can buy at FLAPS only Valvoline
does.Both cars get changed at 10,000 miles which is the VW spec in the US.
The pickup gets Valvoline synthetic from the Valvoline quick change place down
the road. That said it gets a weird little shudder at idle after about 5,000
miles. I'd wanted to do 8000 or more miles on a change but...I'm thinking to
change the oil myself to Mobil 1 and see how it does.
-Curt
On Tuesday, April 17, 2018, 1:18:22 PM EDT, OK Don via Mercedes
<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
Despite Herr Booth's claims of drastically reduced timing chain wear (back
in the day) with M1, I've switched to cheap oil based on "big data"
analysis:
https://www.blackstone-labs.com/Newsletters/Gas-Diesel/July-1-2017.php
On Tue, Apr 17, 2018 at 9:32 AM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Friend said that he got M1 yesterday for 22.xx at Dead Sam's plus 10.00
> online coupon. Going to check it our myself for the 300CD.
> Dwight
>
> Dwight E. Giles Jr.
> Wickford RI
>
> On Tue, Apr 17, 2018 at 8:56 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> > Not a bad deal, $4.50 / qt for 0w-40.
> >
> > A new Costco is going up just up the road from my place in Mt. Plastic,
> so
> > all those new apartment residences in south Mt. P can drive by my place
> to
> > get to the Costco in north Mt. P. We're getting a Home Despot as well,
> > good times. Need a flying car pretty soon, or maybe I'll have to get
> > around by boat.
> >
> > -------------
> > Max
> > Charleston SC
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 17, 2018 at 8:29 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
> > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > > This seems like a good price
> > >
> > > https://www.costco.com/CatalogSearch?dept=All&keyword=Mobil+
> > > 1+Synthetic+Motor+Oil&EMID=B2C_2018_0416_Bridgestone
> > >
> > >
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