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Old 06-09-2009, 02:31 AM
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Originally Posted by bigblockchev View Post
....I sure wouldn't want to buy a pristine Benz which had been babied with 10 -15 K oil changes. Frequent Oil changes are your best mechanic and go a long way to making your car go a long way. At $50-75 per change with filter what are we really looking at saving. Just my opinion. Cheers Dan
It depends on the vehicle. A 617 Benz yes, 10,000 plus miles is too far. If your talking about a pristine 2005-2007 CDI/BlueTEC, a 13,000 mile oil change intervals are recommended or 2008-2009 all MBs have a 10,000 mile oil change interval. In fact the recommended MB 229.51 spec oil for CDI/BlueTEC diesels is formulated with a Long Life additive package in that if you change it much sooner, you actually will cause your engine to wear sooner.



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