Since I'm on digest Marshall has undoubtably already posted the Syntec is a
group III oil and not to be trusted for extended change durations.
I'd just like to note that I paid $38 for a 6 bottle case of Mobil 1 15w50 at
AutoZone... I didn't get a price on Syntec but its usually more like $4qt.
-Curt
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 09:13:48 -0700
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I spoke w/Arizona Petroleum that is a local distributor of most
brands of motor oil to see if they had any Mobil1. "Very little" and
"no 15W/50" was the answer. But, they do have Castrol Full Synthetic
5W/50 in ample supply. I was told Castrol Full Synthetic (Syntec?)
is Mercedes-Benz approved...
What's the collective opinion of this for my two cars... '86 190E
2.3 16V and '92 500E??? Cost is about $39 for 6 quart case.
TIA,
Chuck
Phoenix, AZ
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> Hey, does your tractor have a 3 point hitch? IIRC, Farmall was a bit
> late
> to climb on board with Harry Ferguson's universal hitch set up.
Having actually _used_ Farmall's 2-point fast-hitch system, I can't
understand why anybody would ever want to use anything else. The
fact that the 3-point won out is a little like WalMart winning,
leaving no place else to do business. Yeah, it'll get the job
done, but it makes you want to wash your hands afterwards.
-- Jim
