RE: C230 kompressor...oil change
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RE: C230 kompressor...oil change - 7/22/2005 11:52:23 PM
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C240AWD
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You buy a Mercedes and can't afford 8 quarts of oil? Get the factory oil out between two and three thousand miles. It has nothing to do with the quality of the oil. The issue is all of the manufacturing debris that is dislodged by now and floating around in the oil. Also, who cares about the engine making it to fifty thousand miles? That only lets MB off the hook. I have seen engines do that without ever having the oil changed, and it was not synthetic. The issue is having the engine last a minimum of 250,000 miles. After that, absolutely no problem going six thousand miles on synthetic, and probably even 12,000, but since MB will not be picking up the tab after 50 k, I am in for 6 k oil changes. And don't skimp on the filter either. JMO.
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RE: C230 kompressor...oil change - 7/23/2005 7:26:07 AM
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Lugnut
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$250 to syphon the old oil out is truly a rip off. Think what they would charge if they did a "real" oil change?
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RE: C230 kompressor...oil change - 7/23/2005 9:43:42 AM
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ride the benzo
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To clarify... I own several high performance vehicles and all use mobile 1 and I typically change the oil myself.
The interval between recommended oil changes and the $250 dealer charge both seem excessive... and its not a matter of being able to afford it. Oh yeah, oil changes always require a filter change to be done correctly... duh.
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RE: C230 kompressor...oil change - 7/23/2005 11:16:27 AM
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Lugnut
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The recommended 10K mile interval is for synthetic oil only. Also, it only applies to "normal" driving conditions, i.e., no dusty areas, no high RPM, mostly highway, no stop 'n' go traffic, etc. I don't think it's excessive if all these ducks are lined up, but how often does that happen?
MB already lost a class-action lawsuit over the 10K interval. They forgot to tell customers they needed to use synthetic oil. So, this recommendation, as it currently stands, has been thoroughly vetted... I would hope.
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RE: C230 kompressor...oil change - 7/23/2005 11:49:24 AM
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Ride, you would be astonished at the number of folks who think that they can either change just the filter and preserve the remaining oil, or vice versa. It is astounding. In fact, I think that there is some oil manufacturer that touts only changing the filter and leaving the oil. That will do a lot to revove the chemical contamination in the oil. Not. There is nothing like pulling a drain plug and having nothing come out when the oil is full. Think jello. Just put on a new filter, add a little diesel fuel and run it at idle for a few minutes to loosen it up so you can drain it, replace the new filter and oil, get real cozy with your favorite engine rebuilder. Never seen it with synthetic though. Happens a lot with the dime store cheapo 10w40.
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