UOA: ELF FULL TECH 0W30 @10.5k miles - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

uberwgn · #1 12-05-2006, 09:43 AM

Subject car: 2002 MBz E320 (gasser ) wagon, total mileage is 78k, 10,440 miles on this analysis. Oil used was ELF FULL TECH 0W30 which is a newer product from ELF and on the thick end of the 0W30 spectrum. This oil complies with the following mfr specs:

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ACEA 2004 : A3 / B4

API : SL/CF

Exceeds the technical demands of the biggest carmakers, to be applied at least to 15 vehicle brands:

MB PAGE 229.5

BMW LONGLIFE 01

VOLKSWAGEN 502.00/505.00

GM-LLA025 / B 025

RENAULT GASOLINE DIESELPEUGEOT CITROEN

Previous two UOAs were done on Mobil 1 0W40 which is the recommended product for this car. In fact, this car has been run on the M1 product its entire life. Car consumes no measurable oil between changes, no make-up oil was added. It took about 5 months to cover the nearly 10.5k miles. The car's predictive oil change system said the car could have traveled another 2,400 miles before oil needed to be changed. I've made a decision to change the oil between 10 - 11 k miles.

OA commentary:

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No corrective action required. oil is suitable for continued use. resample at next regular interval.

SootyPast · #2 12-05-2006, 10:34 AM

Impressive. Do you know if it is VW 505.01 certified? Where did you buy it?

uberwgn · #3 12-05-2006, 11:12 AM

I purchase the oil from TDiparts.com...he's local to me. IIRC, it was $8/Litre..prices may have gone up.

No, as far as I know, it's not suitable for the VW PD cars.

data sheet:

Hatterasguy · #4 12-05-2006, 11:46 AM

Wow thats pretty impressive! Looks like it beat M1 but its expensive. At least in my area most autoparts stores stock 0w40 and its priced between $5-$6.50 a quart.

uberwgn · #5 12-05-2006, 12:35 PM

Yeah, a little bit higher than than the M1. OTOH, all Mobil (and other) lube products have seen significant price increases since a year ago.

I, too, am surprised to see the improvement in wear numbers. I certainly wasn't expecting it.

Thx.

Hatterasguy · #6 12-05-2006, 01:58 PM

Oil prices have risen across the board in the past 18 months. We buy Pennzoil by the pallet at the marina I work for, and the price increases have been scary!