Advice required re engine oil

[MSG2004]

Hello
This year for the first time since I've had the car, I'm pretty certain I won't use MB
for a car service - cars over 8 years old and up until now its
had a FSHMB

The oil - low ash Mercedes 5w 30 is the one I will buy as I guess it is what MB uses
(car is gle, 24k miles 2016 250d)

what oil filter and plug do I need - hoping to use the ones MB use

Am I right in saying my cars oil change capacity is 6.6 litres?
Thanks,

(The cars done less than 2k since last service and 2k before that service - so its done 4k over 2 services 2023 to Jan 2025)

Just saw this kit inc new plug washer and filter

Pardon our interruption...

 

[Fastcar155]

I have found that In my recent experience that main dealers are far more competitive for servicing work than they use to be.

Some Mercedes dealers offer a value service with different levels of service.

Presently I have a Skoda Superb 1.5 Tsi and the VW group have changed the engine oil specification required in my ownership twice.

I wouldn't use the Kwit Fit type of service centre due to a bad experience I had decades ago : they local depot overfilled the engine and when I told them the reply was well you got more oil than you paid for ! In Kwit Fix defence they did drain the oil and fill the engine to the correct level.

 

[markjay]

The oil should obviously be MB229.52. And you can't go wrong with the MB-brandes oil, available from MB dealers via eBay.

Regarding the oil filter, you can simply buy genuine MB (again, from MB dealers on eBay). Otherwise, Hengst, Mann or Mahle will be fine - the genuine MB oil filters that I saw were all Hengst, BTW, though I'm sure they also use other brands.

Regarding the drain plug, firstly you can use a Pela pump and leave the drain plug untouched, or you can replace the washer - in which case the make really doesn't matter, as long as it's a new washer. The drain plug itself can be re-used and it is usually replaced only if the old one is damaged.

 

[190]

Just saw this kit inc new plug washer and filter

Pardon our interruption...

If you are planning to do this long term consider buying the genuine MB oil in a 20L cube for £98 which should do 3 oil changes. As Markjay said this can be bought on ebay. The filters don't have to be genuine MB, any of the quality brands mention above will do.

The best thing I ever did when changing my oil over the last 10 years was to quit lying on the floor and messing with drain plugs which I couldn't get at anyway without removing the under tray. Get an electric oil pump from Lidl and pump it out from above.

I mentioned on another thread that I was changing my MB for a VW Golf which I've now done. My 10 years of DIY services documented on a spreadsheet and printed out was more than acceptable and didn't make a damn bit of difference to the trade in value of a 15 years old car.

 

[tonysmb]

As above, Mercedes - approved 229.52 oil. I've also had genuine MB oil filters stamped 'Hengst'; Mann are also fine and I'd happily use Mahle.

I use a Pela 6-litre suction pump (bought at boat chandler), makes life much easier and cleaner. If it's more than 6-litres, simply stop part way though, empty, start again, With regard to p.ex values, when I enquired about part exchanging an 11-yr old MB, against a new MB, I was told that a full 'dealer' history would have,added £200 to the price offered - not exactly a deal-breaker.

 

[MrGreedy]

what oil filter and plug do I need - hoping to use the ones MB use

I link this not because they are necessarily correct for your car (probably incorrect), but it gives you a couple of filter recommendations and typical price you can pay.

Which Filter? | Engine

To see which OEM is actually OE for your Merc, get the Merc oil filter showing on eBay, and usually on a good close up of a genuine Merc filter, it will also have the OE brand written on their.

I can only talk for the OM642, but they are supplied by Mann.

 

[MSG2004]

I have found that In my recent experience that main dealers are far more competitive for servicing work than they use to be.

Some Mercedes dealers offer a value service with different levels of service.

Presently I have a Skoda Superb 1.5 Tsi and the VW group have changed the engine oil specification required in my ownership twice.

I wouldn't use the Kwit Fit type of service centre due to a bad experience I had decades ago : they local depot overfilled the engine and when I told them the reply was well you got more oil than you paid for ! In Kwit Fix defence they did drain the oil and fill the engine to the correct level.

Not around London they seem to have a closed shop.
The one at Lakeside/Essex was up until a few months ago easily 200-close to 250 cheaper on services costing 700+ and about
150 for others but they are the same price as the ex-MB owned dealerships

Years ago the local MB did a lower price on cars 3+ but that went out of the window a long time ago

I'm just having the oil done - I bet you the cabin and air filters are still like new and the fuel filter, will get changed a few months down the road
and around the same time change the air/cain filters myself.

The due service was a B pulse fuel filter and cabinet /air

 

[MSG2004]

The oil should obviously be MB229.52. And you can't go wrong with the MB-brandes oil, available from MB dealers via eBay.

Regarding the oil filter, you can simply buy genuine MB (again, from MB dealers on eBay). Otherwise, Hengst, Mann or Mahle will be fine - the genuine MB oil filters that I saw were all Hengst, BTW, though I'm sure they also use other brands.

Regarding the drain plug, firstly you can use a Pela pump and leave the drain plug untouched, or you can replace the washer - in which case the make really doesn't matter, as long as it's a new washer. The drain plug itself can be re-used and it is usually replaced only if the old one is damaged.

Cheers - the link I've posted in my OP has the package and that's why I asked just to confirm I need 6.5 litres - its got the oil/filter and seals all MB from MB dealer. (Oil will be drained the usual way by mechanic I used for rear pads)

 

[MSG2004]

If you are planning to do this long term consider buying the genuine MB oil in a 20L cube for £98 which should do 3 oil changes. As Markjay said this can be bought on ebay. The filters don't have to be genuine MB, any of the quality brands mention above will do.

The best thing I ever did when changing my oil over the last 10 years was to quit lying on the floor and messing with drain plugs which I couldn't get at anyway without removing the under tray. Get an electric oil pump from Lidl and pump it out from above.

I mentioned on another thread that I was changing my MB for a VW Golf which I've now done. My 10 years of DIY services documented on a spreadsheet and printed out was more than acceptable and didn't make a damn bit of difference to the trade in value of a 15 years old car.

I did consider that but too old now.
I should have said, I am using a mobile mechanic who changed my rear pads - saved hundreds vs MB - front pads by changed by a local garage - saved hundreds compared with MB

I'm giving the guy hours rate and its easy for him as he lives less than ten mins drive from us.