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Hello everyone, I have a 2000 E55 AMG that I don't drive much during the winter and change the oil every spring. I put about 2000 miles on it every year. I've run out of my supply of M1 0W-40 European Car Formula and need to buy more oil for the next change. I was considering getting the M1...

Yes that's correct. Judging from the condition of the car when I got it you could be right about the OCIs. There were areas of neglect that I have worked to correct since I have had it. Replaced valve covers and fixing other engine oil leaks and replacing suspension components to name a few...

Had this car since 2018. I usually change the oil every year regardless of mileage but skipped a few years due to COVID and not driving it a lot. Car has approximately 121K miles on it. I did a TBN to see how that was doing since it's been 2.5 years since changing. I attribute the high iron to...

Originally Posted by BHopkins Originally Posted by wag123 Didn't Mythbusters do an episode on this? If I can remember correctly, their results were that A/C ON always uses more fuel. Yes. But their findings were busted later. If I recall correctly, Mythbusters used a constant speed of 50 mph...

Hello there. I own a 2015 Forester with the 2.5 as well. Without sitting in the car and experiencing what you're hearing/feeling, it's hard to tell what's going on. I will say that the FB25 engine is pretty noisy. It's not the most refined so if you don't drive it often maybe that's something...

Thanks for posting. Compared to a VOA a Russian site did in 2016, It's not exact, but in the ballpark to their results. Being a novice at oil I won't comment on the makeup of it.

Originally Posted by zeng IMO, the 'extra' iron are principally corrosion wear arising from very low mileage usage over time and winter storage . Would 5W40 make a difference ? I don't think so . You may be right. If I get a similar UOA with a run of 5W-40, my mind will be at peace and I'll...

Originally Posted by kschachn The other question is that if you're worried about your iron in your UOA, you think that changing the winter rating from a 0W to a 5W will improve things? Honestly I'm not sure. But I want to try 5W-40 to see what happens. The car is garaged in the winter and...

Originally Posted by loneryder I'm waiting for results on virgin MB 229.5 5-40. I believe it is the same oil as Mobil 1 M 5-40. Both are about the same price. I would use one of these two. I'm using the MB oil in my 2000 CLK 430. It was noisy when I got it but has quieted down with this oil and...

Originally Posted by Snagglefoot Can you post the two UOAs? Here they are. The first UOA was the first oil I put in the car when I got it. Through that time I was trying to diagnose fuel trim issues as well as address other issues. Which I thought was the cause of the extra iron. With engine...

I have a Mercedes 2000 E55 AMG which currently uses M1 0W-40 Euro and I'm considering using a 5W-40 for the next oil change because iron in the past two UOA has been slightly higher than normal and the M1 0W-40 has been sheared down to a 30 in about 3K miles for each UOA. Given that, I just want...

My 2000 E55 AMG. MSRP was $73K. I purchased for $5K with 112,000 miles.

Another thought I had is that the oil filter housing is attached to the engine by a 46mm nut inside the housing where the oil flows through. You have to torque the nut to 55 ft/lbs so maybe that could get some iron particles into the oil.

This is my second UOA on the E55. Total miles is 119,220. A link to my first UOA is below. I changed the oil because it's been one year and I store it in the winter and like to have fresh oil in it while it sits. During the life of this current oil, I had to replace the oil cooler/oil filter...

I've never had a problem covering over a previous color using Behr Ultra. You get what you pay for, and I'll pay $30/gallon to only paint the room once.

Originally Posted by GON Kev, Thanks for posting this (as a MB driver). Good stuff, especially as MB is recommending on many of its vehicles to use 5w40 instead of 0w40. I know the analysis came back 5w30 for you. Where did you see that 5w40 is recommended over 0w40 by MB? They are both on 229.5.

I replaced the radiator cap and thermostat. It continued to occasionally overheat. The tell tale sign is that the exhaust gasses push all the coolant to the plastic expansion tank. If your coolant was filled to the brim in the tank, you knew you were screwed.

Man that sucks. My wife had a 2001 Honda Civic and the head gasket went with symptoms similar to what you're experiencing. I read it was somewhat of a common problem for Civics of that generation. I went to a local mechanic and he said it was better off to just replace the engine rather than...

Whole life is only worth considering if you have maxed out all 401k contributions, Roth IRA, and/or IRA. Even then it's only a way to accrue a little interest year over year without paying taxes every year. You only pay taxes on the interest/dividends you make and take out. The cash you put in...