I found Mobil 1 oil at a PA Walmart this week for $19.82 for a 5 quart jug. That's slightly less than $4 a quart.

P E H

They used to have it for $17.88 per 5 quart jug. Looks like there prices on it have gone up again.

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Ali Al-Chalabi

2001 CLK55
1999 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins Diesel
2002 Harley-Davidson Fatboy
Merlin Extralight w/ Campy Record

They had it around $22 a few moths back...

Yep, 22 around here too.

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1984 300D Turbo - 4-speed manual conversion, mid-level resto

1983 300D - parts car

1979 300TD Auto - Parts car.

1985 300D Auto - Wrecked/Parts.


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"If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there". Lewis Carrol

Wow I must have missed it at $17, I bought a few jugs of it at $19 soon after it went upto $22.

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Jeff M.
Mercedes W123 DIY pages are now located here.
1983 / 1984 300D Sold
2000 CLK430 Cabriolet ~58k Sold
2005 Avalanche 4x4 ~66k

Kragen had a coupon for $3.99 a quart a week ago. Got 6 for the shhhhh.............gasser............

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84 300DT Puke Yellow. Totalled after 438,000
84 300DT Orient Red. 169,000 (actual mileage may vary)
2002 Explorer EB (wife's)

My local Costco has sixpacks (6 quarts) for $23. Wish they had some Mobil Delvac 1 though...

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'81 300TD Wagon 355k (Miss Diesel)
'83 300SD 180k
'84 500SEL 190k (Parting it out)

Our local Wal Mart gets $17.88. The problem is that they get a truck load of it and two days later it's gone. You never know when you can find it there.

Have a great day,

The Mobil 1 Truck & SUV 5w-40 oil ($4.77 qt in Wal Mart) is the same oil as Mobil Delvac 1 that's designed for diesels. The oil has the extra additive package to control soot in the oil. THe 15w-50 Mobil 1 does not have this additive package. That's not to say the 15w-50 Mobil 1 is not an excellent oil, it just that the Truck & SUV oil will handle the soot in the oil better.

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'10 Chrysler T&C Stow-N-Go White. Grandpa's ride.

'13 Chrysler 200 Touring Candy Red. Grandma's ride.

Age and cunning will always over come youth and vigor.

Keep in mind that Wal-Marts in the same town often have different prices on the exact same items. From town to town it's a given...Wal-Mart is evil...

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1982 Mercedes-Benz 300CD
1982 Mercedes-Benz 240D - stick

What is the advantage of running synthetics in our diesels? I've heard many times that the synths have a tendency to completely drain down to the pan overnight and leave nothing in the top end when you cold start. I remember years back when my uncle used it in his Honda Prelude he ended up with a lot of premature valvetrain wear.

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84 300D Turbodiesel 190K with 4 speed manual sold in 03/2012

oldnavy is right, M1 5w-40 Truck and SUV is the same as Delvac, re-packaged in quarts.

If Costco ever starts selling THAT, then I'll be standing outside doors looking for someone to adopt me so I can buy all they hanE.

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1984 300D Turbo - 4-speed manual conversion, mid-level resto

1983 300D - parts car

1979 300TD Auto - Parts car.

1985 300D Auto - Wrecked/Parts.


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"If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there". Lewis Carrol

You heard bumb info fella, I remember showing friends back in late 70's that if you dipped one screwdriver tip in conventional oil and another in Mobil 1 and hung them up over night the screwdriver that had been dipped in conventional oil would be completely dry the next day. The Mobil 1 screwdriver would be slippery and hard to hold.

One of the big deals that is never discussed by makers of synthetic oils is the big time increase in film strength over conventional oil's. That's really important in a diesel with the higher loading of the crank and rod bearing from the way a diesel ingnites fuel.

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'10 Chrysler T&C Stow-N-Go White. Grandpa's ride.

'13 Chrysler 200 Touring Candy Red. Grandma's ride.

Age and cunning will always over come youth and vigor.

I've never used synth oil mainly on the basis of higher cost. I guess the "bumb" info further turned me against it. I do remember reading that back in the '80's, Mazda's warranty on their rotary engines would be voided if you used synth oil in them.
Sorry to hijack the thread.
I wonder what would 240Joe's take on synth oil would be?

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84 300D Turbodiesel 190K with 4 speed manual sold in 03/2012

For what its worth, I am about 2000 miles into a switch to Delvac 1 from dino. I have a 84 300D I bought about 10,000 miles age (for $1700!) so far so good, no oil use and it may be my imagination but it seems quieter (?) Bought a 4 gallon case from the local distrutor for $98 after tax.