Found this on another forum, thought I'd share it with you. Looks like May 15th is the big day.

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Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later!
-German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123.

It had better be cheap, otherwise I'm migrating to Amsoil. Mobil pisses me off with their availability boondoggles.

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'08 Ducati Hypermotard 1100S 6k
'06 Ducati S2R800 14k(sold)

Wow they bumped the rating up to. I guess MB plans on brining more diesels to this market and wants an oil that can handle more soot then the 0w40.

AFAIk it never had the 229.51 rating before, I'll have to check the gallon I have sitting in my garage.

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i just saw it in the 1qt container in a reiley auto parts chain store in
louisville kentucky on preston hwy

You sure? You saw the 5W-40 turbodiesel oil, not the 5W-30 Truck and SUV oil right?

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'81 MB 300SD, '82 MB 300D Turbo (sold/RIP), '04 Lincoln Town Car Ultimate

Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later!
-German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123.

screw em, I switched to rotella and my engine seems to like it, and its less than half the price... I'm putting the money toward NAPA gold filters instead.

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yes,
its in the oil section at
o reilieys auto parts which is a chain and its
located on preston hwy... louisville ky...
it also has a web page..

here is the link where they are selling it now..

http://www.oreillyauto.com/EW3/ProductDetail.do?id=15086857&taaKeyword=MOBIL

http://www.oreillyauto.com/EW3/ProductDetail.do?id=15086857&taaKeyword=MOBIL

For all you oil spec guys, how does this oil compare to the Mobil Delvac synthetic 5w40?

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Hello, Hello. :-)

As far as I can tell there is no Mobil 1 5W-40 229.51 oil available yet in the USA.

In Europe Mobil sells a thinner Mobil 1 ESP Formula 5W-30 229.51 version only. Some specs are on the server:

http://www.mobil.com/Germany-English/Lubes/PDS/GLDEENPVLMOMobil1_ESP_Formula_5W-30.asp

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W163.154, M112.942, 722.662, ZF.970.402

I've just come to realize that this new oil is different than the Mobil 1 5W-40 turbodiesel oil we've been waiting for. This oil is a "special" type. I quote this from the "other" forum
So, I'm guessing this new oil is geared more towards the CDI and new Bluetec crowd.

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'81 MB 300SD, '82 MB 300D Turbo (sold/RIP), '04 Lincoln Town Car Ultimate

Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later!
-German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123.

Exactly. Mobil calls it a "Mobil 1 ESP Formula 5W-30 - Emission System Protection" oil on the spec sheet above.

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W163.154, M112.942, 722.662, ZF.970.402

I'm running non-synthetic Mobil Delvac 5w40... Since MB articles 229.3 and 229.5 are the suitable oils for our cars, I looked in those lists but did not find Delvac listed there... That's strange... Maybe I should switch, but I don't really know what to pick. I've been recommended Shell Rotella, but it's not on MB 229.3 or 229.5 lists either.

I like the Lubro Moly products, but it looks like not a single Lubro Moly oil that's available in US is suitable for MB 229.3 or 229.5, strangely enough. The only online place I saw that sells Lubro Moly oil conforming to those MB articles is a place in Canada, and it would be rather expensive to buy from, especially due to shipping.

What about the Lubro Moly MoS2 10W40 Super motor oil? I like it because of the MoS2 lubricant that people say does a good job quieting down the engine. Perhaps it's a bit viscous. There's the new Lubro Moly Volsynthese Energy high tech motor oil 0w40, which claims to provide immediate oil delivery even during cold weather start conditions, and it certainly costs the most. It has MB 229.1 approval, but again not quite 229.3 or 229.5.

Seems like Lubro Moly is the German favorite... What are your thoughts on Lubro Moly - anyone here uses their oils in their MB diesels right now?

well,
guys, i did not fall off the turnip truck yesterday...
I walked into a rileys auto parts store looking for mobil 1 5w40...
and there it was in the 1qt containers with pictures of trucks on it.
and you can also verify this at there web site.... and if you send me the
cash I will go in there and buy you a qt....

http://www.lubes-n-filters.com/synthetics/technical/motoroils/afl.pdf#search='mb%20229.51'

I wouldn`t put it in a PC diesel,although it has the ACEA A3/B3 approval. Isn`t it one of those nasty low Sulph.ash/low phosphorus and sulphur oils???
Better find an ACEA E7/E5/B4/B3,API CI-4 oil...