1995 Mercedes Benz 300d Synthetic Oil Viscosity

1995 MERCEDES BENZ 300D
21,500 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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BRYAN SOLTYS
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I will have the oil changed in my E300 Diesel soon and I plan to switch to synthetic oil. Here in the Northeast, (CT), what is the proper oil viscosity for this power plant?
Nov 10, 2010 at 6:01 AM
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DR LOOT
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I will give you a little piece of advice, if you want to ruin your diesel go ahead and change to synthetic oil, but if you want your diesel to live for ever you will continue to run Delo 400 or Rotella 15W-40W
Dec 10, 2011 at 5:50 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Ever since this type of oil was invented it didn't impressed me a bit, it does more bad than good
Dec 10, 2011 at 6:13 PM
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DR LOOT
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rasmataz..........SMART!!!
Dec 10, 2011 at 6:50 PM
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