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Preferred Lubricants Sticky

Post#1 » Sat Mar 07, 2015 12:21 pm

We should have stickies here for both the W460 and W463 chassis, both gas and diesel variants. Also, we should cover all manner of fluids, from an easy to follow arrangement like so:

Engine Oil
Engine Coolant

Transmission Oil

Differential Oil

U-joint grease

etc.

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GermanStar
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Re: Preferred Lubricants Sticky

Post#2 » Sat Mar 07, 2015 12:50 pm

Swivel ball grease

Transfer case oil

Cardanshaft grease

VolvoC303
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Re: Preferred Lubricants Sticky

Post#3 » Mon Mar 09, 2015 10:51 pm

Fluids specs and amounts would be better, and/or updated specs to better match what may be available these days.

Brands will cause nothing but arguments. I will say Redline for just about everything if you want the best, except diesel oil which should be something conventional (Rotella) but someone will inevitably say, "My daddy always used Pennzoil so damnit, that's what I do!". Countless threads are already full of that.

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Crank
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Re: Preferred Lubricants Sticky

Post#4 » Thu Mar 17, 2016 5:48 pm

Bumping to revive this thread...
-Crank

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aircruiser
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Re: Preferred Lubricants Sticky

Post#5 » Wed Apr 27, 2016 4:56 pm

This list is what I keep handy for my 2000 G500. Pick your own brand if you don't like mine.

Shopping list

Red Line 75-90 gl5 diffs 2 qt each

Redline MT90 75-90 gl4 transfer box 3qt

Redline 10-40 synthetic engine oil 9 ltr

Brake fluid Castrol DOT 4 2 ltr
Locker lines also (ate blue?)

Redline power steering fluid

Coolant 12ltr zerex

Trico 16-160 &16-140 wiper blades

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Crank
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Re: Preferred Lubricants Sticky

Post#6 » Wed Apr 27, 2016 7:06 pm

aircruiser wrote:This list is what I keep handy for my 2000 G500. Pick your own brand if you don't like mine.

Shopping list

Red Line 75-90 gl5 diffs 2 qt each

Redline MT90 75-90 gl4 transfer box 3qt

Redline 10-40 synthetic engine oil 9 ltr

Brake fluid Castrol DOT 4 2 ltr
Locker lines also (ate blue?)

Redline power steering fluid

Coolant 12ltr zerex

Trico 16-160 &16-140 wiper blades



Nice, thanks!
-Crank

Edem b
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Re: Preferred Lubricants Sticky

Post#7 » Sat Nov 02, 2019 12:52 am

Any suggestions for engine oil change for 300 diesel turbo 2001?

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Crank
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Re: Preferred Lubricants Sticky

Post#8 » Sat Nov 02, 2019 8:57 am

What would you use to lubricate the throttle linkages on a 280GE?
-Crank

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Chris
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Re: Preferred Lubricants Sticky

Post#9 » Sat Nov 02, 2019 9:08 am

ATF
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wonder9
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Re: Preferred Lubricants Sticky

Post#10 » Sun Nov 03, 2019 12:09 am

Edem b wrote:Any suggestions for engine oil change for 300 diesel turbo 2001?


Amsoil Series 3000 5W-30 Synthetic Heavy Duty Diesel Oil
1991 W461 250GD Wolf; 2011 W463 G550 (sold)
Location: Calgary, Alberta

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