oil change.

[97C28O]

It's time for an oil change soon.. Several questions:

Where do you guys buy your oil filters? Kragen's don't seem to carry them for our cars..
[Part number?]

Which oil do you guys use? I've been using Mobil1 0W-40 for the last few changes

Which is the correct oil filter wrench to remove the cap? I've never DIY oil change before on this car.

[sacc230]

oem mbenz oil filter from dealership plus mobil 0w40 oil ...get the socket wrench and the attachment that you need forgot what they call it but the carry those at kragen or whatever

[97C28O]

Originally posted by sacc230
oem mbenz oil filter from dealership plus mobil 0w40 oil ...get the socket wrench and the attachment that you need forgot what they call it but the carry those at kragen or whatever

Do you know the cost of the filter?

[JRE320]

The filter cost is about $5.70 from Autohauz.com.

[sacc230]

^this...not sure exactly how much from dealership havnt done an oil change in a while now probably 10-15 dollars though

[JRE320]

The dealer cost is about $15.00 bucks.

[Sulaco]

I fear I might be hijacking, but I wanted to get a recent assessment of how often everyone changes their oil? I still change mine about once a year (15-20k miles)

[JRE320]

Originally posted by Sulaco
I fear I might be hijacking, but I wanted to get a recent assessment of how often everyone changes their oil? I still change mine about once a year (15-20k miles)

Damn!!! once a year? You must be kidding me!! :confused: :eek: I change my oil every 3000 miles. ;)

[Sulaco]

So far i've gone 225k miles (11 years) with yearly oil-changes. Surey I'm not the only one.

[hvmercy]

Originally posted by JRE320
Damn!!! once a year? You must be kidding me!! :confused: :eek: I change my oil every 3000 miles. ;)

My daily commute is 3 miles roundtrip (house to train station). On the average I log about 1k miles per year so it makes sense to change my oil yearly.
for the past few years I've switched to mobil1 on my C-class. Mobil 1 is the recommended oil for the E and I have yet to try it on the 911.

[chimchongdlight]

I understand that we dont have oil filter cans right? Just the filter cartitdges? Where is it located? I myself haven't done it on this car either but recession time is saying do it urself. Haha

[190si]

on a c280 v6 it pokes u in the eye when u lift the bonnet (hood)

[190si]

easy to do dont forget a new sump plug washer and to put the new oil filter housing gaskets on