What oil you are using in your W124 - Benzworld.org

sasha11 · 05-25-2006, 09:08 AM

I see that in couple of threads are discussion about oil,viscosity etc.
I using Castrol magnatec 10W-40,live in continental climate.
Haven`t any prior experience with that oil in my 300 diesel.
What sort of oil you are using?

Sergio · 05-25-2006, 09:11 AM

Mobil 1 0W-40 European formula. Replace every 10K miles.

Sergio
'95 E320 170K miles
'99 ML430 89K miles

BENZBOSS · 05-25-2006, 09:29 AM

http://www.whnet.com/4x4/oil.html

conleycrew3 · 05-25-2006, 09:56 AM

0 - 40 and 5 - 40 sound thin??

i must admit im not that literate in oil and their viscositys but i stick to 10 - 40

mgw_300e · 05-25-2006, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by conleycrew3

0 - 40 and 5 - 40 sound thin??

i must admit im not that literate in oil and their viscositys but i stick to 10 - 40

I saw on Mobil's web site that they recommend 0w30 for my 93 300e.
I agree that it sounds way too low.

I live in texas and I'm thinking of switching from Mobil 1 5w30 to Castrol Syntec 20w50.

I used to use conventional 20w50 in my Rabbit, and the pressure was great even in the heat of summer. Temps in Houston range from 35-50F in the winter to 90-110F in the summer, so I'm thinking that the higher viscocity would be good.

sasha11 · 05-25-2006, 11:40 AM

Maybe 10W-40 will be good.Castrol is making me very angry because their oil have different names in USA and Europe,i probably will change to Shell.It is very confusing.Even bottles are not same,here in bosnia are bottles from Asia.

Kestas · 05-25-2006, 11:50 AM

What type of driving do you do?... short trips or long distance? How many miles each year?

sasha11 · 05-25-2006, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Kestas

What type of driving do you do?... short trips or long distance? How many miles each year?

75% are short distances up to 30 mi, 25 % up 150 miles.On year i drive 10000 miles sometimes 15000.

500ezin · 05-25-2006, 12:01 PM

mobil 1 sn 10-30

conleycrew3 · 05-25-2006, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Kestas

What type of driving do you do?... short trips or long distance? How many miles each year?

im alover the place!!! 50% town 50% highway!!

i have fineshed my exams at uni and i have way too much time on my hands, i wake up look at a map and pick a place to go to!!

simple as that! lifes all good for me at the moment ha ha

seriously though, i will do roughly half and half.

i still have to rev the engine to 3k on first start up to fill the hydraulic lifters to stop them tapping but thats it for the rest of the day