View Single Post
  #12  
Old 09-19-2006, 12:04 AM
greasybenz's Avatar
greasybenz greasybenz is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: San Francisco, CA
Posts: 2,082
$50 to do the oil change sounds great to me!

I hate changing the oil on the passat TDI so i buy the correctly rated oil and german filter for it. Have the spee dee lube do it for $35.
Lets do the math, 5qrts of Pentosynth 5w40-$17, Mahle oil filter $3, + what spee dee charges for the oil change is $55. $5 more then what you would pay that guy to do it. Id say have him do it if you dont want to spend the cash on heavy duty ramps or a jack.

Also your SDL is tall enough that you dont have to lift it. The 300SD you dont have to lift to change the oil, the bolt on the 603 engine in your SDL is right in front, just buy a drain pan and remove the bolt to drain. Couldnt be any easier, My W124 diesel is a litte harder and i do have to lift the car up from one side to drain the oil.

Otherwise have that MB shop do it.
__________________
Current:
05 E320 CDI
07 GL320 CDI
08 Sprinter
05 Dodge Cummins
01 Dodge Cummins

Previous
2004 E55 AMG
2002 C32 AMG (#2)
1995 E300
1978 300D
1987 300D
2002 C32 AMG(blown motor :[
1981 300SD
1983 300SD
1987 300SDL
2002 Jetta TDI
1996 S420
1995 S500
1993 190E 2.6
1992 190E 2.3
1985 190E 2.3 5-Speed
Reply With Quote