Oil usage in an R350
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2005 C240 2011 R350
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2008 R350, 2024 Subaru Legacy,2018 Chevy Colorado
I am a little overboard on maintenance but.......retired , plenty of time so why not treat it well. Its been a very good vehicle . An excellent ride!! Hopefully it'll last for many years.
Last edited by ghenry; Dec 27, 2014 at 07:46 PM. Reason: Sent before finished typing
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for gas you should rarely need to top up
For diesel 1 -2 liters between oil changes is to be expected.
@ghenry...there is no reason to do this.... your time and money would be better spent elsewhere! Buy flowers for your wife and kiss her!
For diesel 1 -2 liters between oil changes is to be expected.
@ghenry...there is no reason to do this.... your time and money would be better spent elsewhere! Buy flowers for your wife and kiss her!
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Basically for most cars if synthetic oil is used then the oil can last at least 15-20k miles(some veterans says military vehicles use oil even longer than this) but filters don't last that long especially if vehicle is mostly driven in city.
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Well from the newest research this is not necessarily true. The oil technologies are renovating every day but filters don't improve once the engine is designed. Remember this M272 engine is introduced in 2004 so it was probably designed in the 19th century or around 2000. And the filter for M272 is the same as the one for M112 which was introduced in 1998, probably designed in mid 1990s.
Basically for most cars if synthetic oil is used then the oil can last at least 15-20k miles(some veterans says military vehicles use oil even longer than this) but filters don't last that long especially if vehicle is mostly driven in city.
Basically for most cars if synthetic oil is used then the oil can last at least 15-20k miles(some veterans says military vehicles use oil even longer than this) but filters don't last that long especially if vehicle is mostly driven in city.
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