Oil for '03 CLS
01-14-2003, 08:32 PM
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Oil for '03 CLS
I've used whatever the dealership has been giving me so far. I'm going to make the switch to fully synthetic. Amsoil. Which oil weight should i go with?
SAE 5W-30 Synthetic Motor Oil
SAE 5W-20 XL-7500 Synthetic Motor Oil
SAE 10W-40 Synthetic High Performance Motor Oil
SAE 5W-30 Synthetic Motor Oil
SAE 5W-20 XL-7500 Synthetic Motor Oil
SAE 10W-40 Synthetic High Performance Motor Oil
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01-15-2003, 07:03 AM
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Am I wrong or doesn't the season and temperature have something to do with the viscosity you choose?
Hey Zapata, how many miles do you have on your car? I was going to change over at 12K miles.
Hey Zapata, how many miles do you have on your car? I was going to change over at 12K miles.
01-15-2003, 07:15 AM
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Originally posted by Pappy
Am I wrong or doesn't the season and temperature have something to do with the viscosity you choose?
Am I wrong or doesn't the season and temperature have something to do with the viscosity you choose?
Yes, in simple terms
colder the temps, lighter the oil. Also lighter oil creates less
friction on the engine, hence the 5w30 in our cars. Its all about
fuel economy.
check your manual, it has the ranges listed in a chart.
01-15-2003, 08:42 AM
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Originally posted by Juker008
Why do u say that?
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Why do u say that?
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Because it's not fully synthetic. There was a dicussion on this board a while back. Mobil had to come out in and say it contained "regular" oil and their synthentic was actually a blend. Sorry, i' can't provide any more detail but I was at work till 2am last night and i can't think straight
01-15-2003, 09:09 AM
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Originally posted by Zapata
Because it's not fully synthetic. There was a dicussion on this board a while back. Mobil had to come out in and say it contained "regular" oil and their synthentic was actually a blend. Sorry, i' can't provide any more detail but I was at work till 2am last night and i can't think straight
Because it's not fully synthetic. There was a dicussion on this board a while back. Mobil had to come out in and say it contained "regular" oil and their synthentic was actually a blend. Sorry, i' can't provide any more detail but I was at work till 2am last night and i can't think straight
"Mobil 1 with SuperSynTM fully synthetic."
https://dallnd6.dal.mobil.com/GIS/Mo...0?OpenDocument
01-15-2003, 09:14 AM
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Originally posted by Zapata
Because it's not fully synthetic. There was a dicussion on this board a while back. Mobil had to come out in and say it contained "regular" oil and their synthentic was actually a blend. Sorry, i' can't provide any more detail but I was at work till 2am last night and i can't think straight
Because it's not fully synthetic. There was a dicussion on this board a while back. Mobil had to come out in and say it contained "regular" oil and their synthentic was actually a blend. Sorry, i' can't provide any more detail but I was at work till 2am last night and i can't think straight
Get some rest man! I hope they paid you for that mad overtime.
Yeah, I'm gonna find that info out b/c if that's the case then the
bottle has false advertising. "Fully Synthetic Motor Oil"
01-15-2003, 10:06 AM
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Originally posted by xenon7
hence the 5w30 in our cars. Its all about
fuel economy.
check your manual, it has the ranges listed in a chart.
hence the 5w30 in our cars. Its all about
fuel economy.
check your manual, it has the ranges listed in a chart.
01-15-2003, 10:10 AM
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Re: Oil for '03 CLS
Originally posted by Zapata
I've used whatever the dealership has been giving me so far. I'm going to make the switch to fully synthetic. Amsoil. Which oil weight should i go with?
SAE 5W-30 Synthetic Motor Oil
SAE 5W-20 XL-7500 Synthetic Motor Oil
I've used whatever the dealership has been giving me so far. I'm going to make the switch to fully synthetic. Amsoil. Which oil weight should i go with?
SAE 5W-30 Synthetic Motor Oil
SAE 5W-20 XL-7500 Synthetic Motor Oil
01-15-2003, 10:23 AM
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Originally posted by scalbert
Not for the 2003 model, 5w20 is the reccomended...
Not for the 2003 model, 5w20 is the reccomended...
very interesting, did not know that one. hummmm
Amsoil would be my alternate as well, worked well the RX's
and I assume its quality will prevail in the CLS.
01-15-2003, 11:16 AM
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Originally posted by CO-CL-S
Not according to the Mobil 1 site.
"Mobil 1 with SuperSynTM fully synthetic."
https://dallnd6.dal.mobil.com/GIS/Mo...0?OpenDocument
Not according to the Mobil 1 site.
"Mobil 1 with SuperSynTM fully synthetic."
https://dallnd6.dal.mobil.com/GIS/Mo...0?OpenDocument
Yea, not sure about the new one....SuperSyn... but mobil1 synthetic was definitely not fully syn.
01-15-2003, 11:20 AM
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Re: Re: Oil for '03 CLS
Originally posted by scalbert
I recently switched to the Amsoil 5w-20 blend from Mobil1 simply due to the lack of the reccomended viscosity from Mobil. I had been loyal to Mobil1 for many years so this was a hard departure.
I recently switched to the Amsoil 5w-20 blend from Mobil1 simply due to the lack of the reccomended viscosity from Mobil. I had been loyal to Mobil1 for many years so this was a hard departure.
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