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Old 04-30-2016 | 12:02 PM
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Wondering what grade oil you guys are running in your dieseles?
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Old 04-30-2016 | 01:03 PM
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15W40 Rotella, Delvco, NAPA, any with the API certification label and CJ-4
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Old 04-30-2016 | 01:31 PM
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Rotella is good stuff.
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Old 04-30-2016 | 03:18 PM
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Motorcraft 15-40
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Old 04-30-2016 | 04:23 PM
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Mobil 1 5w-30. Used this since new 127000 miles not a drop used. I change every 13000 miles

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Old 04-30-2016 | 08:21 PM
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Old 04-30-2016 | 09:16 PM
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Mobil 1 5w-30. Used this since new 127000 miles not a drop used. I change every 13000 miles

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5/30 in a diesel? is that for a VW? just about anything american calls for 15/40
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Old 04-30-2016 | 09:34 PM
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5/30 in a diesel? is that for a VW? just about anything american calls for 15/40
Sorry I should have said that this is a Mercedes E320 CDI

As a side bar - I had a couple of oil analysis done at 13,000. The oil came out with almost the same specifications as new. The ONLY elevated item was soot - didn't surprise me since it is a diesel.

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Old 04-30-2016 | 09:34 PM
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Amsoil 15w-40 HD Diesel / Marine oil
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Old 04-30-2016 | 09:41 PM
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Rotella synthetic

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