which engine oil

[alfabm]

Which engine oil should i use in my 1997 e300 td diesel ?

 

[grober]

If you do a search of the forum you will find plenty of advice. Alternatively you could try the OPIE OILS site Opie Oils for engine oil, car oil, motorbike oil, gear oil, motor oil, race oil, brake fluid

 

[BenzLover]

Which engine oil should i use in my 1997 e300 td diesel ?

Good afternoon alfbm.
I have no idea what grade or weight of oil used in in the UK for diesel's,but here in Canada we use 15w40 for our diesel's.Is it different in the UK?

Cheers
Big Dan
Vancouver Canada

 

[Smiley]

A good quality diesel semi synthetic 10/40 will do the job - try GSF if there is one near you - they have Fuchs oil at a fair price. Stick with a genuine MB filter - they are not expensive.

 

[Number_Cruncher]

>>but here in Canada we use 15w40

As per Mr. Smiley's post, a 10W40 semi synthetic would be a more common choice in the UK.

One other difference I would guess at would be that we also tend to leave longer between drain intervals (although there are some British Luddites who follow slightly silly oil changing regimes!)

In my OM606, I use a 5W40 oil that meets 229.5 changed at 9,000 mile intervals - although I'm fairly sure it could stay in for longer.

Starting with a 15 weight oil in the cold conditions of a Canadian winter must put quite a strain on the electrics.