Dealers used (and still do, I believe) Mobil 1 0W-40 full synthetic.

A full list of approved oils can be found here however: www.whnet.com/4x4/oil.html

 

it is recommended to use synthetic oil only? does $80 sound as a good price for oil change

 

it is recommended to use synthetic oil only? does $80 sound as a good price for oil change

Yes, full synthetic only. Make sure the filter is fleece and make sure they have the o-rings included because the old ones will have to be replaced. $80 does sound good since mine usually runs at about that much to $100 and I do it DIY.

 

its 5-40 now at my dealer and others..........

 

its 5-40 now at my dealer and others..........

wtf, I heard some dealers went back to 0W-40. Can't you guys make up your minds? :rofl:

 

it says in the engine 5w30 mobil 1, and thats what i used. whats the difference with the other ones?

 

How long is a Oil change supposed to last. My dash said 9k...... Is that Right?




ALi

 

it says in the engine 5w30 mobil 1, and thats what i used. whats the difference with the other ones?

Was the 5W-30 synthetic? I'll let Serge or someone else answer that.

How long is a Oil change supposed to last. My dash said 9k...... Is that Right?




ALi

FSS usually counts down 10,000 miles. I change mine when FSS says about 500 miles left. The thing with the FSS is that it doesn't do an exact countdown of 10,000 miles one by one. I can set the trip odometer to 0 and drive around like normal for 1,000 miles and the FSS might only count down 500 or 700 miles. Some kind of oil quality sensor in there (supposedly) in conjunction with your driving style and it counts down from there. In actual miles, I typically go over 10,000 before FSS tells me I need to change.

OP has an '07, and iirc, they have the fixed 1 year or 13k miles (whichever is first) interval. None of this counting down stuff.

 

USE WHAT EVER THE FACTORY SAYS. EVEN IF THEY CANT MAKE UP THEIR MINDS!! USE MOBIL 1 FULLY SYN!! USE M.B. OIL FILTERS AND OTHER FILTERS.
MB has been fully syn. since about 98ish

 

They used to be 0-40 full synthetic and now they went to 5-40 full synthetic because of the loose motors they are putting together ie: m156 motor and the new 273 motors like the 63's and the 550's. What hg said please use mb approved filters and fluids....... hope this helps.