... wow.
filter is 13.50 at NAPA and that's for the Baldwin officially best filter.
Rotella 15W40 dino oil should be around 12.00/gallon... say 25 at the worst for 2 gallons... $38.50 cost.
I've seen Fram filters 2 for 7.00 on sale at Pep Boys... once a year sale... stock up.
advance sells the Mann filter for 9.00

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

NAPA in Palm Springs, 2 gallons of Valvoline 15w40 Diesel and a Mann Oil Filter for $32.97

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Did you just pass my 740 at 200 kmh in a 300SD?????

1978 300SD 'Phil' - 1,315,853 Miles And Counting - 1, 317,885 as of 12/27/2012 - 1,333,000 as of 05/10/2013, 1,337,850 as of July 15, 2013, 1,339,000 as of August 13, 2013



100,000 miles since June 2005 Overhaul - Sold January 25th, 2014 After 1,344,246 Miles & 20 Years of Ownership

I just got back from the parts store who sold me the oil in the first place and they were happy to refund me the difference between what I paid for it and what I could have gone for down the street. 17 dollars is the cheapest I could find it. I guess the proverbial Cape Cod tax comes into play on this one.

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I could not own any MB without the help from you...fellow forum members.


83 300td 207,XXX

Oh man you guys make me want to go back to my old ways...

5L jug + 3 1L jugs of 5w40 Lubro Moly $63
Mahle filter $10

but then again... I don't touch the oil until at least 5,000 miles

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Onus probandi incumbit ei qui dicit, non ei qui negat

I recondition w123/w126/w124/w140/r107/r129/ steering boxes!


1984 300D "Elsa" odo reset 6/2011 147k
1983 300TD "Mitzi" ~268k OM603 powered
1995 E300 "Adelheid" 262k [Sold]

It's usually about $50 for me to do an oil change. Two jugs of Rotella 15W40, an oil filter, and an air filter (I change it whenever I change my oil since it's usually due anyway).

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1983 240D, 272K+ miles (odo broke)

I use Lubro Moly Diesel Touring which is about $26/gallon. Oil filter about $10 and the inline diesel filter about $3. Usually I do a few other things while I'm at it like a diesel purge $10, and whatnot. Cost for the oil change is about $80 and includes a 6-pack of a beer of my choice.

I rack up about 3000 miles in 45 days tops, so Im thinking of extending my OCI to about 5000.

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2012 BMW X5 (Beef + Granite suspension model)

1995 E300D - The original humming machine (consumed by Flood 2017)
2000 E320 - The evolution (consumed by flood 2017)

I'm knocking down 1,200 a week...

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Did you just pass my 740 at 200 kmh in a 300SD?????

1978 300SD 'Phil' - 1,315,853 Miles And Counting - 1, 317,885 as of 12/27/2012 - 1,333,000 as of 05/10/2013, 1,337,850 as of July 15, 2013, 1,339,000 as of August 13, 2013



100,000 miles since June 2005 Overhaul - Sold January 25th, 2014 After 1,344,246 Miles & 20 Years of Ownership

we are using these diesels for what they were built for - putting the odo on the treadmill.

hehe

Im planning to drive it upnorth to Chicago to meet some freinds, I think my car will like it.

btw - you should add your odo mileage to your signature..

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2012 BMW X5 (Beef + Granite suspension model)

1995 E300D - The original humming machine (consumed by Flood 2017)
2000 E320 - The evolution (consumed by flood 2017)

So let it be written, so let it be done!

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Did you just pass my 740 at 200 kmh in a 300SD?????

1978 300SD 'Phil' - 1,315,853 Miles And Counting - 1, 317,885 as of 12/27/2012 - 1,333,000 as of 05/10/2013, 1,337,850 as of July 15, 2013, 1,339,000 as of August 13, 2013



100,000 miles since June 2005 Overhaul - Sold January 25th, 2014 After 1,344,246 Miles & 20 Years of Ownership

Are those miles for real on your signature? Wow!

That's some serious return on investment there.
As a side note, I always loved the W116 styling. I sometimes think I should sell both my W123s and find me the perfect W116. Maybe someday...

1,244,000 on the first engine. By that mileage, it was low on compression and getting hard to start when cold.

70,000 on this engine since the 2004 rebuild....

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Did you just pass my 740 at 200 kmh in a 300SD?????

1978 300SD 'Phil' - 1,315,853 Miles And Counting - 1, 317,885 as of 12/27/2012 - 1,333,000 as of 05/10/2013, 1,337,850 as of July 15, 2013, 1,339,000 as of August 13, 2013



100,000 miles since June 2005 Overhaul - Sold January 25th, 2014 After 1,344,246 Miles & 20 Years of Ownership

On your 95, that would probably work okay. If you're running the miles by that quick, it's probably not getting alot of temperature cycles between changes which is good.

Drain it when it's hot and it will get more of the nastiness out, making the interval work even better.

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2001 SLK 320 six speed manual
2014 Porsche Cayenne six speed manual

Annoy a Liberal, Read the Constitution

Just amazing! I didn't think the 617 could survive past 500k without an overhaul, even with routine maintenance. How many transmissions did you go through?

Probably none, assuming he changed the fluid/filter on time and kept the vac system in order.

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$60 OM617 Blank Exhaust Flanges
$110 OM606 Blank Exhaust Flanges
No merc at the moment