Thread: Observation: M103's like Rotella 5w40 Synthetic diesel oil
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Old 03-05-2009, 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by pawoSD View Post
I know this is an "oil thread" per say....but today I changed out the Mobil 1 0w40 I had been running in the 300E, and filled it with Rotella Synthetic 5w40 diesel oil + a Bosch filter....and I must say, it likes it. It idles smoother and quieter.....and there's about .3 bar higher oil pressure at hot idle.

Not to mention using that oil saves about $17 per oil change over the toast-your-wallet Mobil 1!

Just thought I'd share my observations.

My other thing I am looking for (yet to be seen) is if the engine will use/loose/burn less oil between changes on this oil. On the Mobil 1 it was averaging about 1qt per 1200 miles depending on driving style....
Nice. Eventually, if you force-feed your gasser enough diesel stuff, it will turn into a diesel.

Question: how do all you pros get such accurate oil readings? Maybe I'm just a dummy, but that seems pretty precise.
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