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mrhills0146 · 01-09-2008, 06:14 PM

As a follow-up to my post, I say I've never seen nor heard of sudden loss of oil pressure on any MB engine. Then I go to the W123 page and see a case of oil pump failure!!

So it does happen, but that is the ONLY case I have ever heard.

benznawz - is there a reason you want to run 20W-50? That oil is incredibly heavy - the only motor I'd run that in is a 617 and even then only if you could find a Diesel rated 20W-50. That is a damned heavy oil, especially in winter.

01-09-2008, 06:14 PM	#13 (permalink)
mrhills0146 BenzWorld Member Date registered: Jun 2006 Vehicle: 1983 W123 300CD OM617: 1992 W124 400E M119 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 217	As a follow-up to my post, I say I've never seen nor heard of sudden loss of oil pressure on any MB engine. Then I go to the W123 page and see a case of oil pump failure!! So it does happen, but that is the ONLY case I have ever heard. benznawz - is there a reason you want to run 20W-50? That oil is incredibly heavy - the only motor I'd run that in is a 617 and even then only if you could find a Diesel rated 20W-50. That is a damned heavy oil, especially in winter. __________________ Matt in Atlanta 1983 300CD Black-on-black daily driver 270K and still chugging along 1992 400E Smoke silver-on-mushroom 145K and counting on the M119