w202 1.8 oil change advice

[pingping]

hi folks, would like to know which engine oil is best suited for my w202 1.8 1995 with 140.000 miles on it.needs changing soon.
was thinking 10/40 fully synth ?

 

[Nasco12]

There's an MB specification. If memory serves it's 229.1 for mine and it's probably the same for yours as well. Anything that meets that will be fine and probably a good deal cheaper than fully synthetic.

If any doubt read the manual.

 

[grober]

A decent 10w40 semi-synthetic will be fine. Fuchs TITAN SYN MC 10w-40 High Performance Semi-Synthetic Engine Oil (formerly known as Fuchs Titan XTR)

ps tis' rumoured that UNIPART oils are supplied by Fuchs so any Unipart oil that meets MB 229.1 would also do the trick

 

[EuroCarParts]

229.1 is the basic Merc spec, and will be what the 202 requires

a few options here:

TRIPLE QX 10w40 Semi Synthetic Engine Oil - 5ltr Semi Synthetic - £19.99 [£13.99 forum price]

Mobil Super 2000 X1 10W40 5 Litre - Semi synthetic - £28.00 [£19.60 forum price]

Castrol GTX 10W-40 A3/B4 4Ltr - Mineral £17.14 [£11.99 forum price]

Castrol Magnatec 10W40 4 Ltr For Diesel or Petrol - Semi Syn £21.41 [ £14.99 forum price]

Shell Helix HX7 10w40 5ltr - Semi Syn £22.00 [£15.40 forum price]

Hope that helps

Pat

 

[k15yeo]

Fully synthetic is too thin for an old engine. Use semi synthetic 10w40. Don't worry too much about the oil unless a car has a turbo or a dpf filter. I know it makes you feel better but it doesn't matter

 

[markjay]

Fully synthetic is too thin for an old engine. Use semi synthetic 10w40. Don't worry too much about the oil unless a car has a turbo or a dpf filter. I know it makes you feel better but it doesn't matter

While I agree that the cheaper semi-synthetic oil will be good enough for his car, I am not sure I understand the comment regarding full-synthetic oil being thin?

The 'thinness' of the oil has to do with the viscosity value, not chemical composition.

There's nothing wrong with full-synth 5W-40 for his car, and you can even get full-synth with 10W-40 grade if this is the grade you want (Mobil-1 does them).

As long as he chooses the correct viscosity grade, he'll be fine with either semi or full synth.

 

[millo777]

The cheapest 229.1 spec 10w/40 I've found is Petronas Syntium 1000 from ECP which is £12.59 for 4 litres before the forum discount. It worked out better for me as I needed 7 litres for my w124, so buying in 4 litre packs made more sense than the seemingly standard 5l packs for other brands. Even the per litre price is better than ECPs own Triple QX brand.

Petronas 4Ltr Syntium 1000 10W40

 

[markjay]

The cheapest 229.1 spec 10w/40 I've found is Petronas Syntium 1000 from ECP which is £12.59 for 4 litres before the forum discount. It worked out better for me as I needed 7 litres for my w124, so buying in 4 litre packs made more sense than the seemingly standard 5l packs for other brands. Even the per litre price is better than ECPs own Triple QX brand.

Petronas 4Ltr Syntium 1000 10W40

Petronas are now sponsoring MB, so while the brand name may be unfamiliar to some, they are a major player in the petroleum industry.