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Hello everyone. I just purchased a very clean 1990 mercedes 300e with a hundred thousand miles on it. The car runs fantastic. It holds a little over 7 quarts of oil. My question is what weight should I use in the winter? I'm located in upstate N.Y. It drops as low as 0 here. The manual calls for...

I was in autozone the other day, checked three 5w20's. valvoline exceeds, havoline meets, and coastal is recommended. Does this mean coastal is not approved? Also, is valvoline approved also by exceeding? What are the differences in these wordings?

Just curious. If it's below freezing, how long do you wait until you drive off?

In the late 70's, I remember the old timers claiming it was fantastic oil. Maybe becouse it was a multi blend?

Hey guys. Quick question. Searching through the voa boards, Seen conflicting reports on moly count. Does the sm rated havoline 5w30 dino have 80 ppm of moly or 300? Thanks for the reply

Searching through voa of new sm oils, wondering if sodium may be involved for sludge protection. I believe silicone helps with anti-foaming? I see castrol and many others claiming to prevent sludge. What should I look for on these voa's for the best protection?

Hello. Searched this post. Was wondering if anyone has ran this oil in there mc. Currently running mobil 1 10w40 mxt. With the amount of sheering involved with all mc oil, may be beneficial to run dino, change often. Thoughts? 05 vtx 1300

New to the board, wanted to say hello to all. On the valvoline website, I put in my vehicle make and model (03 ram 4.7, 60k) They recommend 10w30 for my truck. Others, including the manual, recommend 5w30. Why would they do that? I could understand over 75k, but living in ny, where it plummets...