2007 Maybach 57s AMG delivered 6/2007 with 125 miles on the odometer. The car comes with a twin turbo 6.0 liter V12 (my old “regular” Maybach 57 had a 5.5 liter V12). It has 612 BHP and 738 ft lbs torque. Driving: spirited around town, some highway driving, maybe 10 percent.
The regular Maybach 57 did spec. several 30 but mostly 40 grade oils. This engine only specs. all 40 grade oils. Note that the smaller engine was rev limited to 150 MPH whereas the AMG engine allows for 175 MPH. This is a big difference in oil heating in my book. Since I will have no opportunity to go over 100 MPH there are no reasons to go with the 40 grade oil.
Oct/2010 Update:
In May of this year we had around 15,000 miles on the car and it was a year since the previous oil change. The tires were getting changed (again) for a forth set and I went ahead and changed the oil. There was no UOA on that one. We then went on a road trip of around 1,200 miles. The other 1,300 miles was strictly around town since then and you can see the engine did not get hot enough to burn off any fuel. The car has 17,500 miles on it and the oil has 2,500. I took a sample but did not change the oil this time around:
___________5250_____2500__Miles on the oil
___________12250___17500__Miles on the car
................................................................................................................
Iron__________38____18
Chromium _____1____0
Nickel _________0____0
Aluminum _____11____4
Lead __________2____0
Copper ________9____7
Tin ___________0____0
Silver _________0____0
Titanium ______0____0
Silicon ________5____2
Boron ________10____10
Sodium _______13____11
Potassium _____0____0
Molybdenum __ 95____1
Phosphorus ___853____702
Zinc ________1056____1121
Calcium ____ 1923____2198
Barium ________0____0
Magnesium ____18____11
Antimony _____131___113
Vanadium ______0____0
Fuel %Vol _____1.16___1.94
Flash Pt_______355____245
Abs Oxid ______161____126
Abs Nitr _______14____11
Wtr %vol _____731KF__884
Vis CS 100C ___9.3____7.8
Vis CS 40C_____44____38
Vic index______202____180
SAE Grade _low 30/high 20__20
Gly test _____neg____0
TBN ________2.2____4.9
TAN________3.1____0.93
Soot_________0_____0
Sulfate By Product_115__143
10-21-10 Comments from Terry Dyson of Dyson Analysis:
No worries, the oil can certainly last a full 5,000 miles but he recommended a change just because of the high fuel content. The flash point was low. But wear is sub normal as the engine continues to break-in. Note that it has not blown up with a viscosity of only 7.8 at 100C.
This 20 grade oil is working well with this engine despite me lighting up the tires on a regular basis.
aehaas
The regular Maybach 57 did spec. several 30 but mostly 40 grade oils. This engine only specs. all 40 grade oils. Note that the smaller engine was rev limited to 150 MPH whereas the AMG engine allows for 175 MPH. This is a big difference in oil heating in my book. Since I will have no opportunity to go over 100 MPH there are no reasons to go with the 40 grade oil.
Oct/2010 Update:
In May of this year we had around 15,000 miles on the car and it was a year since the previous oil change. The tires were getting changed (again) for a forth set and I went ahead and changed the oil. There was no UOA on that one. We then went on a road trip of around 1,200 miles. The other 1,300 miles was strictly around town since then and you can see the engine did not get hot enough to burn off any fuel. The car has 17,500 miles on it and the oil has 2,500. I took a sample but did not change the oil this time around:
___________5250_____2500__Miles on the oil
___________12250___17500__Miles on the car
................................................................................................................
Iron__________38____18
Chromium _____1____0
Nickel _________0____0
Aluminum _____11____4
Lead __________2____0
Copper ________9____7
Tin ___________0____0
Silver _________0____0
Titanium ______0____0
Silicon ________5____2
Boron ________10____10
Sodium _______13____11
Potassium _____0____0
Molybdenum __ 95____1
Phosphorus ___853____702
Zinc ________1056____1121
Calcium ____ 1923____2198
Barium ________0____0
Magnesium ____18____11
Antimony _____131___113
Vanadium ______0____0
Fuel %Vol _____1.16___1.94
Flash Pt_______355____245
Abs Oxid ______161____126
Abs Nitr _______14____11
Wtr %vol _____731KF__884
Vis CS 100C ___9.3____7.8
Vis CS 40C_____44____38
Vic index______202____180
SAE Grade _low 30/high 20__20
Gly test _____neg____0
TBN ________2.2____4.9
TAN________3.1____0.93
Soot_________0_____0
Sulfate By Product_115__143
10-21-10 Comments from Terry Dyson of Dyson Analysis:
No worries, the oil can certainly last a full 5,000 miles but he recommended a change just because of the high fuel content. The flash point was low. But wear is sub normal as the engine continues to break-in. Note that it has not blown up with a viscosity of only 7.8 at 100C.
This 20 grade oil is working well with this engine despite me lighting up the tires on a regular basis.
aehaas