Thursday, June 1, 2017

The Right Fluids for your DIESEL Mercedes

The choices are endless when it comes to automotive fluids, and knowing which one to buy can be a daunting task. It can also feel just as daunting to get as many opinions as their are products to choose from.

Hopefully these recommendations will help make your next trip to the auto parts store that much easier. Obviously, this is yet another opinion, but all the products discussed have one thing in common, they are all well tested, and proven products.

These are my personal recommendations, and fluids I have had great success with for many years.

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PRODCUT LIST (in order from left to right)

BlueChem 
• Fuel System Cleaner (periodic maintenance)
• Oil System Care (regular maintenance)
• Oil System Cleaner (periodic maintenance)

Red Line Oils
• Water Wetter (periodic maintenance)
• 85 Plus Diesel Addative (regular maintenance)
• Gear Oil (periodic maintenance)

Mercedes-Benz
• MB Coolant (periodic maintenance)

Pentosin
• Super DOT 4 Brake Fluid (periodic maintenance)

Castrol
• Dex/Merc Transmission/Power Steering Fluid (periodic maintenance)

Shell
• Rotella T 15W-40 Motor Oil (regular maintenance) Oil weight will vary by climate. Being in a hot climate I prefer a thicker oil.