Ooops .. didn't mean to start the "oil wars"
But for the late model MB 300 series diesels
( 1996 - 1999 ) It seems that a high quality
synthetic is the way to go .. so that's going
to be my plan with the next oil change ..

While doing a search for "synthetic" I came
across this link ..

http://www.petrotruckstops.com/

Looks to be a good source for our "popular"
oils mentioned on this forum .. Might be worth
a stop if they happen to have a service center
near you .. I'll be checking one out next week
and will report back as to prices and availability
etc .. might even let them change the oil

On a related topic .. has anyone switched/tried
these oil impregrated foam air filters I've been
reading about .. supposedly effective in the
sub 5 micron particle size range ??

Jim in Ct ..