In my climate we use Mobil1 15W-50 at 5000 mile intervals. Some would say that’s too soon, but an oil change is cheap insurance and I don’t mind the expense. I’m not so hung up on oil that I would bother pulling samples and messing with a lab.
Since my climate isn’t much different from yours as far as temperature (not humidity) I would consider the same for your car. Check Wally World for the 5 quart jugs, they’re usually around $25/each. Mann or Hengst filter. -D > On Mar 10, 2019, at 11:52 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I’m doing my first oil change today on my W124. Never having messed with an > OM603 before, I have a couple questions (and honest to God, or little seven > pound baby Jesus swaddled in the manger, I am not starting an oil thread): > > Current thoughts on best oil for OM603 > Oil capacity (I prefer asking you smart guys rather than looking in the book) > Current thought on mileage between oil changes > > It’s kind of funny how smart, full-grown humans at the old nuke plant were > going back and forth about oil change intervals, arguing between set 5K to > 10K intervals and others now rely solely on the vehicle’s computer to tell > them when to change the oil. Some believe their vehicle has some magical oil > conductivity analyzer that determines when it’s time to change oil and it’s > NOT based on mileage. > > Bob R > > > > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > _______________________________________ > 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
