On sale til Nov. 24, $5.99 ea - four or more qts. High mileage for $6.49 IIRC. I'm not a stockholder, honest.

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Te futueo et caballum tuum

1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

You can buy 5 quarts at Walmart any day for $5-6 depending on the kind (regular, high mileage, etc.)

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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes

1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

Thanks, Walmart just jumped the price up a couple bucks.

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Strelnik
Invest in America: Buy a Congressman!

1950 170SD
1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
1953 220a project
1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
1983 240D daily driver
1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
3 x Citroen DS21M, down from 5
3 x Citroen 2CV, down from 6

i don't know if it is true but somewhere i read that the M1 you buy at walmart is not the same M1 elsewhere.

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Ben
1987 190d 2.5Turbo

Yeah, but then you have to go into WalMart.

Maybe I'm a sucker for a marketing ploy, not sure, but I like the 15w-50 variety and I haven't seen that in the 5 qt. jug whereas O'Reilly does have it on sale in qts. For awhile I would buy the 5 qt. jug and refill used qt. bottles to keep in my trunk. Don't have room for the large bottle in my trunk.

I honestly couldn't tell you whether or not 15w-50 is any better than 5w-30. It's sort of like vitamins or herbal supplements: you read the reports and take it on faith.

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Te futueo et caballum tuum

1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

I have to that if you read the MB owner's guide for your car, and the oil you use meets or exceeds the needs of the climate where you are driving per the MB manual, you gotta be ok.

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Strelnik
Invest in America: Buy a Congressman!

1950 170SD
1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
1953 220a project
1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
1983 240D daily driver
1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
3 x Citroen DS21M, down from 5
3 x Citroen 2CV, down from 6

Well, that's part of my dilemma. When I bought my first Bimmer, it had 214K and was in exc. shape. The PO took it to a spendy indie garage every 6 months (whether it needed it or not). They filled it with Castrol Syntec 5w-50 the whole time.

Castrol quit offering that one, at least here, but they did have 0w-40 which was advertised as being ideal for Euro engines. So I bought a bunch on sale. Later I read that 0w would be good for northern Minnesota or central Canada but too thin for warm climate. The thinness before becoming hot being ideal for arctic climes. And me in Mediterranean Bay Area. DOH! Surprisingly naive me.

And I also found that supposedly if you mix the weight designations it will balance out. So I figured that if I went with two 15w and one 0w, I could use up my stash of 0w.

And it's almost gone.

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Te futueo et caballum tuum

1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

In my area - Mobil1 is > $5-$6 a qt. at Walmart.

Costco puts it on sale 3-4 times a yr. - 6 qt. case for $26.99 - comes out to about $4.50 a qt. + local tax.

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Mike Murrell
1991 300-SEL - Model 126
M103 - SOHC
"Fräulein"

FWIW - I picked up a 5qt jug of M1 0w-40 at my local walmart for $24 and some change.

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

OReallys' has 15W40 Rotella on sale as well, IIRC 5.50?

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1998 VW Cabrio
2001 Audi SomeRoad A/T (no air suspension)
2003 Audi DeadRoad M/T (no vroom, for later)
2002 Audi NoRoad A/T (nothing under the hood, being rebuilt)