Search results

Hmm that's interesting. Did you have any oil tests done after you switched to 5 K oil changes and if so were the results on the test better?

If I have to start working on the engine I'll get rid of it.

No, none at all. It sounds and runs very smoothly and quietly. It does not seem to be burning any oil either.

Yes, Mercedes GL350 - is a 3 L turbo diesel - engine code OM642 - widely used engine in several MB vehicles. Re the MB BEVO list of approved oils - yes it is on there. - see enclosed link. https://bevo.mercedes-benz.com/bevoonlinebak/229.51_en.html So it's using the right oil alright - prior to...

Yes, I am not sure what happened to the information slip that I sent with the sample but I did send the information to Blackstone by e-mail yesterday. Will see what they say. Currently in the sump is the same oil (Motul-X clean 229.51 Metc spec.) only 5W30 instead of the 5W40 that was in it last...

Ha ha. No state secrets here. Using Motul X-clean 5W40 - Mercedes spec 229.51. I change the oil about every 6,000-7,000 miles. We tow our boat with the vehicle a few times a year. We had just changed the oil before we went on a trip where we towed our boat about 1500 miles. That trip has a few...

This is the first time that I have had an oil analysis done. Some things look good but both the Aluminum and Iron are quite high. See enclosed report. Should I be alarmed? I know that a fair amount of the use of the vehicle during the period that the oil was sampled from was towing a fairly...