Hi everyone, long time lurker here. I have been less than satisfied with the oils I have had in my (relatively) new to me E63. I have done one oil change so far and am coming up on the 3500 mile mark that I like to change at and need recommendations.
Car came to me with oil change at dealer with Pennzoil Euro 0W40. I changed it after 500 miles when I needed to change coils and plugs. Oil was a bit thinner than expected.
On the change, I used LM 0W40 on recommendation of my Indy Merc mechanic. I have noticed more "noise" from the engine and upon sampling the oil I have found it to be thinned out.
2015 E63 S AMG, M157 engine; Bi-Turbo 5.5L V8
The car is tuned and modded with ECU tune, TCU tune, intakes, and downpipes currently. Sitting around 650-700WHP depending on the dyno.
The car is a DD (short commute), taken out 2-4 times a week for roll racing and drag racing, spirited highway runs, and some upcoming Sebring track time (time permitting these days!).
My change interval I do for my cars is 3500-5000 miles.
I live in SWFL, so temps 3/4 of the year are avg. 80-90F when car is used. During winter months, 50-75F avg.
Oil Temp at cold start 3/4 of year is 75-89F. Winter is 59-69F.
Average Operating Oil Temp for just driving regularly sits between 196-216F.
Average Operating Oil Temp for "spirited" driving regularly sits between 216-230F.
For my DD commute, Oil Temp reaches about 180F-190F by the time my commute is over, dependent upon cold start temperature.
Based on that, what do you all recommend?
Thank you in advance and any other info you guys might need to give a good recommendation, let me know!
Car came to me with oil change at dealer with Pennzoil Euro 0W40. I changed it after 500 miles when I needed to change coils and plugs. Oil was a bit thinner than expected.
On the change, I used LM 0W40 on recommendation of my Indy Merc mechanic. I have noticed more "noise" from the engine and upon sampling the oil I have found it to be thinned out.
2015 E63 S AMG, M157 engine; Bi-Turbo 5.5L V8
The car is tuned and modded with ECU tune, TCU tune, intakes, and downpipes currently. Sitting around 650-700WHP depending on the dyno.
The car is a DD (short commute), taken out 2-4 times a week for roll racing and drag racing, spirited highway runs, and some upcoming Sebring track time (time permitting these days!).
My change interval I do for my cars is 3500-5000 miles.
I live in SWFL, so temps 3/4 of the year are avg. 80-90F when car is used. During winter months, 50-75F avg.
Oil Temp at cold start 3/4 of year is 75-89F. Winter is 59-69F.
Average Operating Oil Temp for just driving regularly sits between 196-216F.
Average Operating Oil Temp for "spirited" driving regularly sits between 216-230F.
For my DD commute, Oil Temp reaches about 180F-190F by the time my commute is over, dependent upon cold start temperature.
Based on that, what do you all recommend?
Thank you in advance and any other info you guys might need to give a good recommendation, let me know!