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Old 10-14-2011, 04:21 PM
gmercoleza gmercoleza is offline
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Originally Posted by BenzBob View Post
Is 5W30 a change for 2012? Oils certified as 229.5 (Mobil 1) were only 0W40 or 5W40 before. I wasn't aware that there were oils certified as 229.5 in the viscosities of 5W30 and 10W40.
Hmmm, this has me wondering as well. I searched pretty extensively, and it seemed universally known that 0W40 Mobil 1 was the oil to use. I'm not trying to start an oil thread here, just want to ensure I follow MB instructions exactly as specified.
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