Oil Oil
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1989 190E 3.0L 5speed
If you ask me synthetic oil is no good for old cars, only new ones. Mine is a 1989 and I use conventional 20w 50. Conventional just has more minerals or something in it that the older engines are designed to have present, go to synthetic and it may or may not have an effect on your car in the long run.
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2008 Black Out C350 Saks Edition / 87 VW GTI
If you ask me synthetic oil is no good for old cars, only new ones. Mine is a 1989 and I use conventional 20w 50. Conventional just has more minerals or something in it that the older engines are designed to have present, go to synthetic and it may or may not have an effect on your car in the long run.
synt oil works great on old cars
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1993 190E 2.6
Anyone use that oil that is suposed to be "elastic" where it rebonds with the closest oil providing continued lubrication or something better then reuglar oil. I forgot who makes it. Penzoil or GTX I think.
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#2 It will have affect your engine, it will run better (smoother and more efficient) in the short run, and last longer in the long run.
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1987 190E 2.3
It may cause a few oil leaks. After I switched to Mobil 1, the rear main started leaking. It is not real bad, but one of these days I will get around to replacing it, but then I have said that for almost three years.
