My 300 in my 94 sounds like a diesel on start up. I found that more freqent oil changes were needed, as soon as I started hearing the clatter on a regular basis, I changed the oil. I end up doing a oil change every 2 months on average and filter every second time. So far It has kept the engine in check. I use 5w30 in summer and 10w30 in winter.

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