I just changed the oil in my 96 S420. It was at 8500 miles on Red Line 10W40. I sent a sample off the Blackstone to see what they have to say about it. The engine didn’t consume any oil over the duration... still full and fairly clean looking. I suspect I could have run it a while longer
I’ll share the report when it comes. Jaime On Fri, Jul 5, 2019 at 6:37 AM OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Second attempt ... > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: OK Don <okd...@gmail.com> > Date: Wed, Jul 3, 2019 at 1:16 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mobil Oil, engineering the finest non-answers ever read > by man... > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > > I think I sent this sometime ago, but the oil analysis folks don't see a > significant difference in terms of engine wear between oils: > > "To really put this question to rest, though, we realized we needed to work > with a > bigger population of engines. When comparing two individual oil tests, > there are > simply too many variables in terms of maintenance, usage, and other > real-world > factors to be able to say for certain if any slight differences are due to > the oil type. > Instead, we want to look at the average wear rates from a lot of different > engines > of the same type. This eliminates the statistical “noise” from individual > samples, > and gives us a more accurate picture of normal wear." > > "Well, we’re no closer to saying that one type of oil is better than > another, > that’s for sure. We see much more variation in wear levels from the type > of engine, the time on the oil, the viscosity, the use the engine sees, > etc. > Whatever differences exist from oil brand to oil brand, we don’t see a lot > of difference in terms of wear for most types of engines." > > On Wed, Jul 3, 2019 at 10:10 AM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > OK, so much of what I hear about Mobil 1 indicates it probably is not > > worth buying it any more. > > One would sort of guess that generic house brand full synthetic from > > Wal-Mart or other similar vendors might be about as good and is a lot > > less expensive. > > > > I think someone on the list suggested buying synthetic oil from places > > that sell to farmers as big farm equipment is not cheap to buy or repair > > and the farm suppliers likely do not want to get a reputation for > > selling poor quality oil. > > > > What is the consensus? Am I wasting money by paying for Mobil 1? Is a > > lot of the price related to hype that no longer is valid? > > I am using it in my wife's Honda Accord and my F150. Both vehicles are > > obviously gas engines. They both call for 5-20 and I try not to exceed > > 5K miles before changing oil. > > I have never used synthetic in the old Mercedes diesel because I put > > very few miles on it in an average year and try to make sure I change it > > annually. > > > > > > > > On 02/07/2019 5:22 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: > > > > > > https://mobiloil.com/en/faq/ask-our-auto-experts/questions-for-auto-experts/response-to-claims-that-products-contain-mostly-mineral-oil > > > > > > Mobil 1™ Extended Performance is formulated using a combination of > > high performance fluids including PAO, along with a proprietary system of > > performance additives. But in the end, it is also about performance. > Mobil > > 1™ synthetic motor oil is used by more Original Equipment Manufacturers > > than any other oil as factory fill in their vehicles. Also take note of > the > > kind of testing we put our product through, including the Las Vegas field > > testing we completed. The Mobil 1 technology is also tested each weekend > on > > the race track. In fact, more than 50 percent of all NASCAR teams use > Mobil > > 1 synthetic oil. > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > 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 > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > pause and reflect." 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! > > > -- > OK Don > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > pause and reflect." 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 > > -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.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
