...now $20.00 a gallon at Wal-Mart?! A week ago it was $16.42.

Mobil 1 Turbodiesel Truck isn't looking so expensive now, eh?

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2005 Pathfinder LE
2001 E55
1998 M3
1982 320i

Thats a lot, I pay that for Amsoil!

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

your buying FAKE Synt oil according to forcedinduction, stick with moble 1

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Current Garage
2008 Mercedes GL320 CDI 188k mi Repair/Work in progress
1994 S350 160k mi Garage Queen & prepping for repairs
2005 E320 CDI 203k mi Healthy & Daily Driver
1994 S350 357k mi Retried as parts car
1984 300TD 214k mi Blown OM617 Poss OM603 Swap??

Sold
1987 300SDL 200K+
1994 S320 181K mi
2008 E320 Bluetec 127k mi
1999 S420 130K mi
1980 240D 360k mi
15+ Others that has come, stay and gone

GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
1995 E320 SE 220k mi
1984 300SD 350k mi

Umm HUH?? FAKE, fake oil? Isnt that a double negative?

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NC Benz
Fuquay-Varina, NC
1979 300D
1983 300D Turbo 260,000 Miles
1984 300D Turbo 345,000 Miles (sons car)
OBK #31
1998 Ford Expedition 5.4l (fer Haulin'!) 145,000
1973 19' SeaRay with 115 Mercury TOWER OF POWER!
Club Car Golf Cart 36V
Ex toys:
1967 Mustang 289 (First Car)
Fiat 124TC
1975 Honda CVCC
1980 Audi 5000 Turbo

My engine ran louder on Mobil 1 than it does on the Rotella....Mobil 1 is super ultra uber expensive to use in a 617, because you can only safely go about 5k anyways till the soot levels are too high (especially on my engine)....oil changes run about $63 total with Mobil 1.....but only about $45 on rotella, I'll be using the rotella....unless I win the lottery.

I haven't been to walmart lately but the price had increased to 16.89 a gallon up from 16.24...... a $3+ jump seems unlikely. Either way its still only $17.99 at autozone, which is where I usually get it anyways. (Don't like to support evil walmart)

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

I just bought some rotella for $10.50/gal

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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver

1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver

1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine

Is it white bottle or "synthetic" blue bottle?

It is true, it's not really synthetic, it's only a group-3 oil. Many "experts" do believe it is a very good oil due to it's superior additive package. I personally don't know enough about it to say that but from what I've read, I'll use it in my car.

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My Primary Driver - '85 300CD - 4-speed conversion, 2.47 rear, lowered, euro headlights, rebuilding (not restoring so much)

Wife's - '08 Saab Sportcombi Aero

Riding a '03 Yamaha Warrior

The dino, white bottle stuff. When I buy synthetic I spring for full synthetic.

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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver

1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver

1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine

The way I look at it is that the "fake" synthetic stuff is WAY better than the oils that were available when the engine was designed, so its plenty good for it.

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

Shell Rotella-T not a real synthetic? Darn. I was really planning on buying some in the hopes it was a real synthetic oil.

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1967 W110 Universal Wagon, Euro, Turbo Diesel, Tail Fins, 4 Speed Manual Column Shift, A/C
1980 W116 300SD Turbo Diesel, DB479 Walnut Brown, Sunroof, Highly Optioned, 350,000+ Miles

Its perfectly good for these engines, they were designed with oils far inferior in mind, so a "fake synthetic" oil of today is far far better than the oils of their day. The most important thing is changing it often enough....every 3k on dino oil and every 4-5k on synthetic for the 617, longer on synthetic for the newer diesels.

If I lived in the south (way south) I'd probably be running dino rotella on 2500-3000 mile changes....but it gets way too cold up here for 15w40 in the winter....so I stick with the 5w40 year round, works great and helped a lot in the winter as it flows so much better.

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

Fake, as in group III is cracked dino oil that has properties similar to synthetic so they call it synthetic.

Thats why they can sell it for so cheap.

Either way, its better than dino. And full synthetic is way too expensive to use in a motor like the 617, where soot severely shortens the oil lifespan. If I had a 602, 603 or 606 I'd probably be using Mobil 1 since I could run it longer.

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

I called both Advance and Autozone this AM, prices were $15.99 Autozone and $17.99 Advance. Walmart here is $20 also.
I use this oil in everything I've got including our Kubota diesel mower.
It has to be an excellent oil since it's designed for long haul truckers.
Frank

The additive package is the most friendly to the upper portions of our engines.
Especially since the Refinery Bas-Turds foisted the non-backwards compliant
(Lubricity Wise and P wise) ULSD upon us!

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'84 300SD sold
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