what oil to use? - MBWorld.org Forums

Mar 1, 2004 | 08:11 PM

Acs

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1971 250

what oil to use?

i've got a '71 250c (inline 6) and i was just wondering what oil is recommended. i've just bought the car and i wanna do a tune up on it before i put it on the road. thanks.

rich

Mar 6, 2004 | 10:40 AM

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Re: what oil to use?

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Originally posted by Acs
i've got a '71 250c (inline 6) and i was just wondering what oil is recommended. i've just bought the car and i wanna do a tune up on it before i put it on the road. thanks.

rich

The most important thing is to use the correct viscosity. Check your owner's manual. Frankly, I'd use a good name brand petroleum-based 10W-40 in Vancouver. I wouldn't use a synthetic in that older engine.

Here's the current M-B oil recommendation list but it won't help you.

http://www.whnet.com/4x4/oil.html

Mar 6, 2004 | 01:09 PM

m444

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Audi C7.5 S6

Check the orginal manual for oil viscosity recomendations. Also some oil companies are producing 'classic' oils for older cars. They have less detergent.

Like: Castrol Classic XL 20w/50

http://www.castrolclassicoils.co.uk/oildet2050.htm

http://www.castrolclassicoils.co.uk/OILbeblowed.html

20W may be a little heavy, fo Vancouver, I don't know.

If you could find a oil like this at 10w-40 10W-50, then that would probably be the oil to use.

Here is the Havoline high mileage oil:

http://www.havoline.com/products/na/motoroil_hhm.html

Here an interesting website:

http://www.canadiandriver.com/articl...ileage-oil.htm

http://www.valvoline.com/carcare/art...=ccr20030901v2

Cheers,

Don

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