Originally Posted By: loneryder
Eddyvw, I'm going by what the experienced MB guy said in his article. I'm not claiming to know anything. That's why I posed the question. Sometimes it seems that everyone just wants to argue on here. I have followed your posts for some time and always enjoy them.
Those Mobil 1 esp oils don't give any info on what classifications they meet, just that it meets MB specs which I have never seen.
M1 5W30 ESP is approved by Mercedes Benz for MB 229.51. Valvoline 5W40 MST is approved for MB 229.51, Motul 5W40 X-Clean is approved for MB 229.51 etc, etc.
If you go to Europe, just chat with any German cab driver what they use in their MB's and they rack up much harder miles then you and me.
I do not understand what you mean by "classification?"
Eddyvw, I'm going by what the experienced MB guy said in his article. I'm not claiming to know anything. That's why I posed the question. Sometimes it seems that everyone just wants to argue on here. I have followed your posts for some time and always enjoy them.
Those Mobil 1 esp oils don't give any info on what classifications they meet, just that it meets MB specs which I have never seen.
M1 5W30 ESP is approved by Mercedes Benz for MB 229.51. Valvoline 5W40 MST is approved for MB 229.51, Motul 5W40 X-Clean is approved for MB 229.51 etc, etc.
If you go to Europe, just chat with any German cab driver what they use in their MB's and they rack up much harder miles then you and me.
I do not understand what you mean by "classification?"