Dealer's oil choice

[jonnyc]

I'm having an "A" service at a Mercedes dealership but have chosen to supply the oil myself, which they are happy with.
But I've been asked to supply a specific brand and type.

Surely I can choose the brand and typ as long as the oil meets Merc specs (229.1)??


Jonathan

PS I'm going for Castrol GTD magnatec.

 

[grober]

ask DC UK?

ASK WHAT TYPE THEY HAVE IN THE 50 GALLON DRUM IN THE WORKSHOP. What type/specification is a reasonable request but brand seems a bit picky as long as you use a merc recognised manufacturer. DCUK should be able to tell you if your Castrol GTD MAGNATEC is OK.

 

[230K]

Hi

I think our local dealer uses Castrol SLX, if i was supplying the dealer with oil i would go for a fully synthetic oil, magnatec is not.

230K

 

[tzar]

manchester mb dealer uses mobil 1 semi, and mobil 1 fully syn.

 

[230K]

manchester mb dealer uses mobil 1 semi, and mobil 1 fully syn.

Hi

Didnt think there was a Mobil 1 semi but then again i have been wrong before.

230K

 

[Rory]

As long as it's got MB229.1 on the container then I don't see how they could object? There probably some anti-competition law that would make such action illegal?

I'm taking mine in next week and supplying my own oil - Motul MB specific MB229.5. The only thing the dealer asked was if it was 0W30? In fact it's 5W30, but the handbook suggests that practically any grade could be used - the W number only being an issue in really cold climates.

 

[tzar]

Hi

Didnt think there was a Mobil 1 semi but then again i have been wrong before.

230K

hi., thanks for your reply, i should have been more specific, mobil super s, its a blend of syn and base oils but a good compromise and capable of perfoming up to the [assyst] time [milage] parameters...