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AmuDimpka:
That is what I have been telling these guys here... I have driven benz for years now
.. it is just madness to use premium oil on a car that is over 10yrs old or over 100,000 kilometers... It's just doesn't make sense


If the engine is new then you can use such oil it would reduce the wear and year but not when you buy a tokunbo 2006 benz that you don't know the oil the previous owner used or even ha w access to know the level of depreciation and wear that has happened. You go dey shout Mobil 1 up and down


Abeg those that are hawking Mobil 1 here make una no vex... Have to tell them the truth

oluwaseunla:
Not all cars recommend premium unleaded fuel. For those that do, there are consequences of not using it. I know because I have a Nissan that recommends minimum of 91 RON, of course it is not available here. Guess what, my knock sensor get bad within 3-4 months of use. My point is there are consequences for not following manufacturer's recommendations, no matter how little. Those little consequences can now snowball into major issues in the long run.

All engines have wear and tear from use, yes. But use of the right fluids is going to greatly reduce that wear and tear, for example, using coolant instead of water slows down the spread of corrosion in your cooling system.

There are cars that are on 5W-30, and are already over 300,000km, no oil shorts. That our 99 Avensis comes to mind. Stop wallowing in ignorance.

I'm not convincing you to use the right fluids, but stop selling falsehood as facts.

rationalmind:
If the manufacturer say make I use palm oil, I use palm oil. If the engine like make get mileage of 1 billion.

I use full synthetic oil that can last 5k miles. My maintenance minder comes up between 3 and 4k miles. The manufacturer says whichever oil I use, the maintenance minder should be followed. So when my minder tells me service is due now, I service.

Whatever the manufacturer says, I do. I follow them religiously like a blind man

If you know better than your own manufacturer, good for you

sacramento1212:
Oga, you own and maintain your car. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. If your method works best for you, go ahead and allow those without their right senses continue to stick to 0w40. If their engine gets bad you won't fix it for them and if yours get bad, we won't fix it for you.

Philadelphia:
The long write up you are referring to by AmuDimpka is very true. That is how Physics/Mechanics work.

You are right that Mercedes recommends Mobil 1 0w40 for the C230 (recommendation as at when new) but not when the said car is 13 or 14 years old.

Let me ask you, the HID lamps some people use on their cars, is it factory recommended?

The PMS rating you use in driving your Mercedes, is it the Mercedes (Premium Unleaded petrol) recommended?

Bros, na Physics here. If the engineers of the C230 were to come and give a recommendation on the appropriate viscosity for this 14 year old car today, it won't be Mobil I 0w40.

Before I forget, AmuDimpka.... your moniker ehn....

AmuDimpka:
No! I have driven a C class and the car is over 13 yrs old now and the engine is still running , c class elegance and I use mobile 2, now I also have an ML SUV, I still use Mobil 2...there is no where it's written mobile one...ML IS A 12 PLUG CAR AND A heavy engine...you can't use light oil which is Mobil 1 for it .. it's simple physics naaaa

Not all Benz recommend that and also if the car is 2005 model or thereabouts it is mobile 2 because it's a bit heavier and the engine a bit old... Mobil 1 is for newer cars and engine...you can't be driving a2005 - 2010 car and be using mobile 1 , do you understand what is viscosity...these mechanics wouldn't tell you that

As the car gets older the friction gets higher and the engine need a thicker oil with higher viscosity...it's simple physics

But you can argue that if you want....that's why you say mobile one dries up...it is because it is designed for newer engine and it's lighter !


Well, keep wasting money on mobile 1 cor 2005 - 08 models

eagle13:
a very wonderful job here,pls I'm new here I just purchased a used2005 Benz c230k through a friend n it developed a brain box issue.n I can't find a match for d faulty one.can anyone help me out how to get this fixed. I was told water got inside d brain box while washing d engine,that was d actual cause of d damage. and d rewire has been trying to get a replacement, all to no avail. Pls help a brother.

valarinz:
Lol, e be like say na Canada dey sell market now, everybody wan identify with Canada.

My country people abeg make Una buy from me too oo, I source my Volvo directly from Canada too, infact my cars get visa immigration stamp which can be transferred to the new owners.

KingAzubuike:
Sorry bros but we no be mates ehn.. look for your level to tell this.

KingAzubuike:
Those people shouting Benz up and down don't know a thing about cars. What Benz is doing in today's Africa was what blackberry did those years too. There was a time range Rover was the trending thing here... Then came venza and now it's Benz. Benz is just a car for poor people who wanna have a taste of what luxury feels like. The brand is good but the hype is getting too much and irritating.

frozen70g:
Goband get a woman for yourself

If you don't like the embarrassment, shop else where

The truth is that, women don't like seeing men in soup markets

It's assumed that you are a stupid and stingy man and your wife will rather prefer you shop than giving her the money because even the money given to her isn't even enough for a pot if stew so she prefers you take your stingyness to the market

Such men are never caring

cococandy:
Don’t mind them. They are perpetuating stupid rigid social beliefs that men or women can’t do certain things.

Victims of their own mentality.
Thanks

AwkaetitiBabe:
Meaning? Ur hands are full and u dey struggle space for market with women huh? Anyways, I prefer my man going to d market or we go together... Not interested in the change one can save from market going unless we talking about grocery shopping... Eheeen

AwkaetitiBabe:
Yimu. This one just want longthroats that will pm him

emmaodet:
its's either you use super-markets selling fresh vegetables and tomatoes or you will have to be sending a young lady in your street or building to market why you tip her sha.

missyojo:
Ok ooo. May she be found

greatme2good:
Continue going to a distant market and don'tet what they are saying get to you. There are mini markets around every neighborhood too where you won't meet the crowd. Don't listen to those saying the women are interested in you... What yeye interest! Abeg do your thing. Our Nigerian / African society and their way of putting unnecessary marital pressure on people is really appalling.
Keep buying your things, even put Shakara to it and pay less attention to those simpletons in the market.

midnighter:
Hmm! Don't mind them dear. I guess that's how they make their work more interesting

On the other hand, which soup are you cooking today? Can we taste it

missyojo:
It's high time local man get married

Ladylite:
You simply are ignorant of the fact that these women.... Are sexually attracted to you.

Wise up and use your upper.