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hus55
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Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: north cyprus,lapta.
Vehicle(s): 300GDS, G300 LONG,300GDT CLK55 AMG CAB.
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| what oil should i use in my 280 GEL?
is it worth using an expensive oil brand in the m110 engine?
what do you guys use in the states?
rgds hus. |
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DUTCH
Administrator Doppelgänger
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: US, GA, Atlanta
Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter
Posts: 9963
| RE: what oil should i use in my 280 GEL?
hus55 - 6/27/2007 5:38 PM
is it worth using an expensive oil brand in the m110 engine?
what do you guys use in the states?
rgds hus.
I used Castrol 20W-50 dino. I tried switching to synthetic around 100,000 miles; and ended up with a whole bunch of seeps that I didn't have before. |
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CaptnPete
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| Re: what oil should i use in my 280 GEL?
When you went back to dino oil, did the seeps stop? |
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DUTCH
Administrator Doppelgänger
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: US, GA, Atlanta
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| Re: what oil should i use in my 280 GEL?
CaptnPete - 6/27/2007 5:47 PM
When you went back to dino oil, did the seeps stop?
I sold it before any switching. You'll have to ask the later owners (Burquedoka and Woody) about any seepage. |
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hus55
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Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: north cyprus,lapta.
Vehicle(s): 300GDS, G300 LONG,300GDT CLK55 AMG CAB.
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| Re: what oil should i use in my 280 GEL?
well thats answered my question!
g-wizz also mentioned using a 20w50 morrison oil in gwoa threads.
this is gonna save me some ££££££..! |
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Photoman
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: New Zealand
Vehicle(s): 280GE, ML500, 280SE 3.5
| Re: what oil should i use in my 280 GEL?
older engines don't do well on alot of the modern oils. It's a mistake many make. When the 460s were around the top of the line stuff for the 560s etc was 40-15, so 20-50 is all good. |
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hipine
Date registered: Jul 2006
Location: US, CO, Bailey
Vehicle(s): 460 1980 280GE w. 617A
| RE: what oil should i use in my 280 GEL?
In the M110 I always used 20-50 castrol in the summer, and 10-40 in the winter (20-50 is like glue at -20F!) 335,000 miles on that engine, and still runs like a top, so I think that oil is okay! I use 15-40 year round in the 617A so far. -Dave G. |
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TWODOGS
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Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: UK
Vehicle(s): Norwegian Army 240GD
Posts: 584
| Re: what oil should i use in my 280 GEL?
use normal oil ..change more often
job done
Twodogs |
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hus55
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Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: north cyprus,lapta.
Vehicle(s): 300GDS, G300 LONG,300GDT CLK55 AMG CAB.
Posts: 2230
| RE: what oil should i use in my 280 GEL?
well put twodogs  i have just ordered valvoline 10/40 off the net for a bargain (2x 5l) enough for tops aswell.
photoman; what you mentioned sounds logical,old engines dont need modern oils that cost a lot more.
i hope to have all the oils done on saturday 
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BusBar
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Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: UK. North West / Wales
Vehicle(s): 463 300GDL, 460 280GEL
Posts: 382
| RE: what oil should i use in my 280 GEL?
Could be this Guys problem
http://www.gwoa.co.uk/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=4869 |
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