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120man · *** Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 171

Now here is a very informative linky:

http://www.lubrizol.com/EuropeanEngineOils/default.html

The Relative Performance Tool is very useful in showing in clear form the relative strengths of oils by refernce to spec. What I take from that is something that confirms the conclusion I had already come to: if you want an oil that gives the best performance against sludge and soot thickening then a product conforming to the Mercedes Benz MB229.51 spec seems to be the one to go for

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leon · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 1:52 Post subject:

try to change my oil every 3k miles or min of 6 months ( i know its mebe not needed but a man and his truck time etc ) so not realy a problem
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Huw · Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 19:57 Post subject:

My friend uses MB228.5 oil in his D4D LC90 and changes it every 10,000 to 15,000 miles if he remembers. I use the same oil, which might now be the emissionised version [228.51?] in my LC100 with 1-HD FTE and change it every 10,000 miles. Mine is coming up to 150,000 miles and like new. His is at 120,000, chipped, and sounds like a bag of nails but he swears it is no worse now than new.......what do I know?
Its very expensive oil and not really worth it at the change intervals I use. Probably worth it for him as he is so haphazard with maintenance, having too many fish to fry.
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120man · *** Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 171

Huw · Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 23:47 Post subject:

Personally I also run an Audi Q7 diesel which meets current emission standards and has cooled egr and all that jazz. So far its engine oil changes have been at an average of 16,000 miles. When I had my Mercedes it did start counting down from 12,000 miles but it could count either way and within 2000 miles of an oil change it had counted up to 13000 giving a total between services of an average of 15,000 in my hands. Hope that makes sense.

In the LC I tend to use heavy duty engine oil in the 228 mb sequence rather than the light duty 'multifleet' oils from the 229 sequence.
My current choice is Morris Ring Free Ultra
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1998 100 series diesel 1HD-FTE with about 170,000 miles and counting. Active suspension.
Pioneer touchscreen sat-nav and entertainment system fitted.