I see higher idle oil pressure with the 15W-50 in our climate during the worst months of the year as far as temperature. That’s why I like using it here on both gas and diesel.
-D > On Mar 10, 2019, at 1:13 PM, OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > I think Kaleb is right. The need is greater for lighter oils in colder > climates for better lubrication from cold while the engine is warming up > than anything. > I ran the Mobil 15w-50 in my OM 602's and OM603's and did pull samples and > found that 15,000 miles was OK, but I usually changed at 12,000, which also > equaled once a year. > > On Sun, Mar 10, 2019 at 11:50 AM Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> The engine will run hotter than it gets in AZ so the need to run a heavier >> oil is a myth. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Mar 10, 2019, at 11:45 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> One of the bellows kits from Larry makes sampling easy, pull oil up the >> dipstick tube just like during a change. >>> 15w50 is probably a little better in your climate than 5w40 but only a >> marginal difference. I'd probably use whichever is cheaper... >>> Curt >>> >>> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android >>> >>> On Sun, Mar 10, 2019 at 12:00 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes< >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: 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 >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> 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 >> >> > > -- > OK Don > > *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of > our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain > > "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who > learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence > for themselves." > > WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > _______________________________________ > 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
