Delvac 1 Full-synthetic @ CAT dealers - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

JHZR2 · #1 01-15-2003, 04:32 PM

After reading in another synth post that CAT-branded full-synthetic 5w-40 oil is actually rebadged Delvac 1, I went over to the local Catepillar place to see if they had any. They had 2 gallons that someone had ordered and never came to get. They got it for me, and it looked just like the delvac 1 bottles seen on billboards, a silver version of the 1300 super bottle, more or less (Delvac 1 bottles sold in Canada look like black antifreeze bottles).
They are selling it for $21.66/gallon. To me this isn't too bad, the only place I have ever seen it before was in Canadian Wal-Mart, and it was ~$25/gal after the exchange rate and all...
So, I just figured Id make a dedicated post for those who might be looking for some of this stuff (Ive looked in DE, NJ and PA, as well as truckstops all over, with no luck). If anyone is having a real problem getting this oil, and really want some, pm me, and maybe we can figure something out, as the cat dealer has a lot of it at their warehouse. I dont know if shipping it is legal, but thats something that we could find out if necessary.
Delvac 1 seems like really good stuff... Even today, when it is 25°out, my oil pressure dropped from the peg @ idle after maybe 2 or 3 minutes of light driving. Dino 15w-40 would always need many miles to drop, even when warm out. The delvac has also seemed to fix my oil pressure gauge vibrations at idle (no clue why). However, at the same time, my car seems a bit smokier now... I wouldnt have used it before I took care of my leaks, as I probably would have gone through a lot of it, but I dont use any more than heavier dino, and looking into the oil filler cap, the engine looks cleaner than it has before switching. Not to be offensive to mobil1 users (and I know that MB uses mobil1 in their diesels), but I think the increased detergency and dispercancy of a CH-4/CI-4 oil of identical quality can only be good for the engine, and if the price is more or less the same, then why not go with it? (curously, one wal-mart that I have been in, out of 3 that I shop at semi-regularly, always has mobil1 at $3.38-3.54/qt for all viscosities, which seems to be really good... what do others pay for mobil1? I use it in our other cars, and feel lucky that for whatever reason, this one walmart has it so cheap)
All just FYI...

JMH