My relatives are diesel fanatics. I finally joined the exciting world of diesel MBZ this past weekend FINALLY with my purchase of an *82 300D Turbo Diesel.
They all swear by the Rotella T.

I love thier advice but feel it may be biased after 10,000 years of Rotella T use. What's do you find as the best for your MBZ TD??????
Thanks
Bryan

OH! And what do you think about oil additives (Petron Plus) and fuel additives (Miracle Oil)???
Thanks again.

Hi and welcome to the forums. Glad to see another Atlantan!

I always use Amsoil synthetic oil in all my machinery. Been using over 10 years and it has saved more than one car.

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1981 300D 147k
1998 VW Jetta Tdi 320k
2001 Dodge Ram 2500 141k
1979 300D 234k (sold)
1984 300D "Astor" 262k(sold)
Mercedes How-To and Repair Pictorials
I love the smell of diesel smoke in my hair

Thanks, that is the primary oil I have read about being used in these awesome machines. Where is the best place to get it in the metro ATL area?
Thanks

You have to order it from Amsoil and they ship it to you. I buy it at wholesale. If you want send me an email and I will tell you how to get it cheap.

dieselworld@bellsouth.net

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1981 300D 147k
1998 VW Jetta Tdi 320k
2001 Dodge Ram 2500 141k
1979 300D 234k (sold)
1984 300D "Astor" 262k(sold)
Mercedes How-To and Repair Pictorials
I love the smell of diesel smoke in my hair

I also use "Amsoil " in my cars.

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1985 Euro 240D 5 spd 140K
1979 240D 5 spd, 40K on engine rebuild
1994 Dodge/Cummins, 5 spd, 121K
1964 Allice Chalmers D15 tractor
2014 Kubota L3800 tractor
1964 VW bug

"Lifes too short to drive a boring car"

Will Mobil 1 synthetic be fine or does it have to be for diesels specifically?

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1980 300D 300K KM - parting out
1979 300D 375K KM - parting out
2 300Ds for sale

We are all waiting for Mobil to finally return with the 5W-40 weight oil. Seems that the -40 weight has disappeared for awhile. When it returns, it should be "Truck and SUV oil" or something similar.

This include the filters? I run their filters on my gassers...



I use the Castrol Diesel oil (dino), have been for nearly 30K now in the SD and works fine. SDL runs it too.

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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look.

'85 300SD 245k
'87 300SDL 251k
'90 300SEL 326k

Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford.

Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty.[/IMG]

This is the web site for the new version of 5W40:

http://www.mobil1.com/USA-English/MotorOil/Oils/Mobil_1_Turbo_Diesel_Truck_5W-40.aspx

Hopefully it will turn up soon, the supplies of the old 5W40 seem to be running low around here.

when i used conventional it was delo 400 15w40 didnt like it all that much, then i used mobil 1 5w40 trck/suv.

I may switch to the german brand ELF 5W40 thats required for my mom's passat TDI.

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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

Back in a previous millenium, I used Rotella in a couple of Alfas Romeo. It was a great oil, not that it did the poor Alfas any good.

My 300DT is new-to-me since last Thursday so I haven't chosen an oil yet. All I know about the stuff in the engine now is that it is black .

Jeremy in Santa Rosa, California

And it'll always be black.

Delo 400 and Delvac Super represent the best as they offer fanstastic performance for the money paid,Delvac-I reprensents the cutting edge needed for extreme conditions.All these attributes to me represent the best oil in the market,I am sure there are others as well but these stand out the most to me.

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99 Gurkha with OM616 IDI turbo

2015 Gurkha with OM616 DI turbo

2014 Rexton W with OM612 VGT

i have a 1990 ford ranger with 239k miles which has
used mobil 1 since it had 30k miles... you pull the dipstick
out and the oil looks brand new...