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| G1977 | Thu Jun 28, 2012 4:20 am Post #1 |
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2.6 6 cylinder
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Looking at doing an oil change on my 190e 2.6 looking at my service book its had 15w40 from one dealer and 5w40 from the other . What do you recommend ? |
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| Neil | Thu Jun 28, 2012 5:09 am Post #2 |
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Newbie
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10W40 Semi-Synthetic is usually a safe bet with these cars at average mileage (ie over 100k miles). What's the mileage? Do you know what's in there right now, whether there are any oil leaks? |
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| cornershop | Thu Jun 28, 2012 7:25 am Post #3 |
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Part of things
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it's the 40 that's more important than the 5w or 10w in terms of leaks |
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| kentronix | Thu Jun 28, 2012 9:42 am Post #4 |
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I'm only really here for the Kitchens
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I use 10w40 in mine. |
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| G1977 | Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:07 pm Post #5 |
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2.6 6 cylinder
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160.000 mile's full dealer service history no leak's . I think 5w40 run's great |
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| PARI | Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:09 pm Post #6 |
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i normally do 10w40 castrol, mobil 1 or havoline and a good filter |
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