I have one oil change volume of M1 20-50 left for use in the R107. Then I will be selling her. The diesels have been running store brand 15-50 the past few years. Might need to toss the six or seven spare gallons of that onto CL while I wait for a time to rid myself of the SDL
clay > On Aug 5, 2019, at 6:27 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > 5w30 is about 12cSt at 100C. > 15W50 is 18 cSt. > 5W40 is 14.5 cSt. > The only difference I'd expect to see is that the 15W50 will peg the oil > gauge at idle in slightly worn engines. > One thing to consider is the loss of certain valve and rocker protecting > additives with oils formulated for modern engines. The 15W50 has more > phosphorus and zinc in it than any of the other non racing / non motorcycle > formulas of M1. > https://mobiloil.com/en/motor-oils/mobil-1/mobil-1 _______________________________________ 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
