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Maxlife 10w30 @ 3K intervals.

I didn't find the old jugs difficult. I dislike the new jugs because they can't be carried upright (when open, etc). Change for the sake of change.

I was expecting an oil filter, too. At that mileage the next question is, "do you want a turbo with that?"

Originally Posted By: ridgerunner Oooh! Drool! Me likes ugly practical things! Uhm! Don't you mean "rugged" and "utilitarian"?

Originally Posted By: car51 AlexV: what oil are you running in that Mercedes? Thx Schaeffer's 9000 5w40 and a Wix filter. PO ran 15w40, which is what a lot of people run. Some even seem to believe that anything except 15w40 + Lucas will lead to a quick demise...

Originally Posted By: ridgerunner Did they make a diesel wagon? Me want one! Behold, the 300TD. This one resides in Louisville. (Not my pic.)

Originally Posted By: DuckRyder Originally Posted By: ridgerunner Did Merc ever make a wagon in one like those? If so I want one! They did. We had on of these (actually a 240D) that my step mother filled up with unleaded and drove about 30 or 40 miles... after that it had an even more...

Originally Posted By: ridgerunner Did Merc ever make a wagon in one like those? If so I want one! Yep, it was the 300TD is the US. The rarest of the body configurations, and at the top of the collectability heap now. But they are nice rigs - I did some work on one a few months ago and it's...

Originally Posted By: Chris142 Originally Posted By: Alex_V An acquaintance through a Facebook group for our cars was in the area today and brought his '82 300D by. California car, just over 300K, 5 cyl. turbo/auto with tan interior. D you know "rollguy" on the Benz forums? Friend of mine. He...

Originally Posted By: KJSmith Originally Posted By: Lolvoguy which one is the OP's? White one. Yep, the white coupe. It's actually the very first turbocharged 300CD made - the diesel coupes were a US-only model to begin with, and were NA until August of '81 when mine was built. Serial...

Originally Posted By: gathermewool Very cool looking cars. I’ve never been behind one that didn’t stink to high heaven and smoke, though. Heh, yes, they seem to be most prone to running rich in low/mid RPM's before the turbo gets going. Unlike most diesels they cruise at 2,700+ RPM (the 4...

An acquaintance through a Facebook group for our cars was in the area today and brought his '82 300D by. California car, just over 300K, 5 cyl. turbo/auto with tan interior.

Maxlife 5/10w30 @ 5K intervals unless it gets a lot of pure city driving.

Originally Posted By: PimTac I notice the OP has Kansas as his location. That says a lot right there. Add hills to the equation and see if you get the same mileage. My Cruze actually seems to get better mileage through reasonably hilly terrain than over flatlands (aka Illinois). It's an LT...

FWIW, my brother-in-law and I tried some 110 leaded racing fuel in our '72 and '81 Honda motorcycles - 175 and 400 CC twins. They ran like nobody's business but we noticed non-typical deposits in the combustion chambers afterward. I'm no expert on it but I'd stick to some kind of unleaded.

Wix/Napa Gold.

While there is a chance, I think it's a small one that doing a pan drop on a transmission that's working properly will cause any problems. I've done it on multiple different vehicles with no ill effects.

Originally Posted By: Linctex Originally Posted By: Alex_V He also pulled the hitch off a belly scraper with that tractor... I can't imagine that kind of wear and tear on equipment. I have a Farmall Super "C" with a souped-up C-135 engine... the "weak point" is actually tire traction. All the...

Yes, it had multiple heads. I've also seen this setup on 2-135? Whites. Interesting. I can see how Case would have been late to adopt "frills" like power steering which gave other companies an edge. My father-in-law has told me about an IH with a 5.9 Cummins they had on the farm when he was...

Was at a plow day at a local historic farm today and saw this beast. What astounded me was the size of the engine - the block alone had to be at least 3.5 feet high and long. Dug up some specs: PTO horsepower: 79 Max. no-load RPM: 1,950 Bore: 4" Stroke: 5" 377 cu. in. Valve clearance: .015"...