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EdyVW- I can no longer find the Mobil 1 5W30 ESP from my regular sources, I am told it has been superseded with the Mobil 1 0W30 ESP with the 229.52 rating. The 0W30 seems to be the new "house" oil at the MB dealerships. I'm leaning towards just using the Valvoline MST 5W40 year round, that...

OK, thanks. I'm still puzzled that the OM642 3.0 engine in the Sprinter with the DPF and DEF appears to be so much more reliable than the same engine with DPF and DEF in our Mercedes GL 350's. From what I can tell they are the same engine, is that correct? I really like the GL and want to...

Sorry, new to forum. My question on brand and viscosity of oil was for Danno with the fleet of 120 Sprinters. Thanks

Very interesting. Do you mind sharing the brand and viscosity of the oil you are using in your Sprinters? And just to confirm, these would be Bluetec engines with DPF and DEF, correct? Thanks

I have a 2012 Mercedes Benz GL 350 that suffered a timing chain failure at 63k. Fortunately it was covered under the CPO warranty. My friend with the same model waited too long to address the start up clatter and wiped out the engine...again fortunately under CPO warranty. I have read a number...