Hello fellow oil enthusiasts! First time poster here so please be gentle. I would love to hear recommendations for my next oil change.
Vehicle: 1998 Mercedes-Benz SL 500 Sport with the M119 engine – DOHC V8, 303 cubic inches – with 105,000 miles on it. It uses no oil between changes and a recent BlackStone Labs UOA indicates minimal wear levels so things are in good condition. I have been running Liqui-Moly 5w40 and it currently has Mobil 1 5w30 (both full synthetics).
Owner’s manual: Mercedes-Benz oil specification sheet
229.3 /
229.5. Mercedes-Benz recommends only the use of synthetic motor oil for all vehicles equipped with the
Flexible Service System (1998 & newer, which applies to my car).
What particularly intrigues me (in addition to the ‘approved oils’ list) are some of the newer “small company” synthetics such as
Amsoil and
Royal Purple as well as the really rare ones like
SynLube Lube-4-Life (anybody ever heard of it?).
Recommendations would be appreciated, thanks in advance!