Also called MB approval, MB 229.5, engine oil.
How you know it is this
- A service is due
- Oil that is black and thin on the dipstick well before the interval
- An oil quality or service message
Worth knowing before you buy
- MERCEDES APPROVES OIL BY SHEET NUMBER, and the sheet matters more than the viscosity. The right 5W-30 to the wrong sheet is still the wrong oil, and on a diesel with a particulate filter the wrong sheet will block it.
- Diesels with a DPF need a low-ash oil. A standard oil in one of those shortens the filter's life considerably.
- Long intervals are what kill camshaft adjusters, timing chains and turbos. In this climate, shorter is cheaper than the repair.
- Tell us the engine and we will tell you the sheet — do not order on viscosity alone.
What we need to quote it. The engine code, and whether the car has a diesel particulate filter. The chassis number settles the generation, the body and usually the engine in seventeen characters — it is on your mulkiya. A photograph of the old part helps where there is more than one version.
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Get in touch
Engine oil to Mercedes specification for your Mercedes-Benz?
Send the chassis number and a photograph of the old part. We come back with genuine, OEM and aftermarket options priced side by side, with lead times.
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