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Originally Posted by greasybenz
Reading posts over in the gasser section of the forum, alot of the guys are putting dino 15w40 in the gassers  because of the detergents in the oil.
In my mind i dont see how that is ok, and thats why i have mobil 1 5w30 in the 420. They claim that the 15w40 is what MB recommends for their gassers  |
Dino 15w-40 may meet the specs for their cars, as MB has approved a few 15W-40 oils for diesel and gasser use. However, your Mobil 1 5W-30 doesn't meet MB standards.
From this site http://www.whnet.com/4x4/oil.html
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some oils which are not recommended:
Mobil 1 SuperSyn 0W-30 SL/SJ/CF A1/B1/A5 9.7 doesn't meet 229.1 nor ACEA A2 or A3
Mobil 1 SuperSyn 5W-30 SL/SJ/CF A1/B1/A5 9.8 doesn't meet 229.1 nor ACEA A2 or A3
Mobil 1 SuperSyn 10W-30 SL/SJ/CF A1/B1/A5 10.1 doesn't meet 229.1 nor ACEA A2 or A3
These 3 oils do not meet MB spec of > 3.5 cP for high temperature high shear strength.
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