Thread: Who Dat with dat OIL deal
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Old Nov 18, 2010 | 04:43 PM
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Default Re: Who Dat with dat OIL deal
Originally Posted by BoilerUpXFire
It is the wrong viscosity and not the recommended Mobile1, I was just curious. Have you been running this type/weight of oil for long?
God I love it when people post up that Mobil 1 is the only oil that should ever enter the Crossfire motor.

You are wrong.

In fact, here's the list of engine oils that meed the MB 229.3 spec, direct from Mercedes Benz:

Mercedes-Benz Betriebsstoff-Vorschriften: Motoröl, Getriebeöl, ATF, Kühlmittel, Bremsflüssigkeiten

Holy Crap!
There are other oils other than Mobil 1 on there!
In fact, there are so many grades of oil OTHER than 0W-40!

In fact, there are oils that are 5W-30 that meet the spec, according to MB.
OMG!!

Here's the link for the 229.5 oils, while I'm at it.

Mercedes-Benz Specifications for Operating Fluids: Engine Oil, Gear Oil, ATF, Coolant, Brakefluid

Most of the oils on these two lists are European companies, which makes sense, since MB is a European based company. Quite a few flavors that you can get here in the US, too.

So many oils, so little time.

BC.
 
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