Then why are dealers swiching to Pennsoil 5W-40?
MB also recommends other oils as well.
You have to ignore sales pitches. LOL

 

The Mobil 1 0w-40 seems to be in a shortage. Most Oil changers do not have it. Chrysler sent a memo out to all dealers to start using 5W-40 now, to get a better price. Wal- Mart and Auto Zone about the only ones who carry it here in the west, and they never seem to have all 9.5 Qrts. So I have been using 5W-40 and change the Oil and filter every 7000 miles. Running well.

 

Kendal is supposed to be very good but is difficult to find.
I'll use what oil is close to the weight. Living in Southern Florida a 5-x would not be bad. i am looking for a cooler T-stat but it seems only the 188* is available so a bit heavier oil is fine for me. It's been 14 years since my SLK hit the streets and oils have changed since then with many good synthetics out there.






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castrol 5w40 edge.

it's perfect for our car, non supercharged. Castrol 0w40 for the supercharged car.

 

So, here we are, 4 years later, with even more advanced lubrication synthetic oils on the market. I hear a lot about the Amsoil products, but haven't compared specs. They claim NO WEAR DETECTED in their testimonial advertisements, naturally. The engineers did pick the Mobil1 , 0-40 for our crossfires in 2004, 15 years ago. I wonder if the recommended oil for the MB was a Mobil synthetic or something else.
...Mobil mental excercise....Put the word Exxon in front of the word Mobile and tell me the first major event that comes to mind....Peace

 

I use Mobil 1 European Car Formula, which wasn't available when the Crossfire was being built, and possibly not when this thread started. I drive my Crossfire 12 months a year in the El Paso climate, and use 5W-40 when I can find it, otherwise 0-40. I change oil yearly, always at less than 7000 miles.

I don't know if the European car Formula is different (except for the label ); but the engineers at Mobil are smarter than I, and they may have added "secret ingredients" to the regular oil they sell.

 

Hi,
I use Mobil 1 0W-40 in my 04 Crossfire. I buy it at the local Walmart for around $25.00 for a 5 quart container. It always seems to be on the shelf.

 

YES! I own a Mercedes 2005 CLK 500. It has the M113 engine, which is basically the Crossfires M112 engine but two additional cylinders. Mercedes recommended oil for the CLK is also Mobile1 0-40w. However, the recommended oil change interval is 12,000 or 14,000 miles.

 

Like others, I've used the Mobil 1 0w40 product, which is a European formula for respective marques. Always find it on the shelf at Wal-Mart, both in 5 quart jugs & 1 quart bottles. Typically, as economical as any product from other main-stream synthetic brands. Nearly always much cheaper than Amsoil, Royal Purple or any other specialty brand. And like others, I install 8 quarts of oil during an oil/filter change. While the fleece filter element is not required on the NA engines, I use it because I feel (don't know) the filtration level is better than the paper filter element. With my driving habits, an oil change for me is every 2 years and getting to 7000 miles is a rarity. No issues after 11 years of ownership.

 

The mobile1 paper filters collapsed when I tried them on my NA. I now only use the Mann 718/5x fleece oil filter

 

Dont think you "need" the Fleece filter?

Fine. GO buy a paper filter, run the car 3000 miles or so. Now, take the filter out and look at it - my SE had a paper filter in it when I got it home, less than 1000 miles on it - collapsed.

If a collapsed oil filter is good enough for you, please indicate that when you put the car up for sale.

 

Yesterday I ordered two Mann filters from Amazon for $7.11 each.

 

I checked Amazon.ca and they are $17 and change each, buy three and they are $71 and change, amazing there must be some up charge for bulk buying. Free shipping though. 🙄

 

I've been using Mobil 1 for 15 years in my 04 Coupe,, have 199,000 miles, still going strong...….why change?????Carl

 

Thanks for the tip . . . I just stocked up again!

OneHundred80 . . . Look here:

 

Hi Dave, Yes I noticed that too . . . But look here for the $7.11 price . . .

 

Wilma's (2008) only being driven 3-4K / year.......been changing every year as per Mobil reply to low miles / year driving question......you pretty sure the stuff holds up for two years....considering the change to 2 yrs?

 

Going to two years puts it at the 7,000 mile mark, I drive mine a little less than you and I change the oil and filter every fall when it is put away for the winter. So the engine sits in virgin oil when it is hibernating in the garage.
Keep the oil changes at your mileage you do now.