What oil should i be using??

[rio678]

Going to do an oil change now, my 190 is getting on and it has 169000 miles on the clock, what oil should i be using ??

Rio

 

[television]

A Moggy,Merky and a Toy, are they all well behaved.

Re the oil,any top grade Synthetic will do nicely. Use an MB filter,they are better tham the coppies, and only £2 more

Malcolm

 

[rio678]

Oh yes very well behaved, the moggy is my life saver, My Toy is very fast but expensive and my Merc is lovely, cant fault it



Synthetic ah right, never used it, any benefits from it? should i use europarts for my filters?

 

[Parrot of Doom]

No, go to the parts counter at the dealer. They're really not very expensive at all for filters etc.

For oil, wherever is cheapest I suppose.

 

[rio678]

Ok, i shall go to MB in Truro. I really want the engine in tip top shape and i need to rely on it, so shouldnt i use a good oil?

 

[Parrot of Doom]

Yes, use the best oil you can afford - but shop around, because prices vary wildly.

Try here for online:

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/

Also definitely try Makro or Costco if you have a card, because they often have deals on branded oils.

 

[rio678]

I live very near to opie oils will pop in tomorrow and see what they have

 

[Parrot of Doom]

Ask to speak to Simon or Guy, and ask for their recommendation.

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?t=237642&f=23&h=0

 

[eric242340]

avoid Mobil I distributed between july and Aug this year. to date we have had to rebuild approx 70 Benz engines because of a problem with this batch of oil. and Mobil I are paying the tab.

 

[jimsinessex]

Now you have got me seriously worried, I just changed my oil and used Mobil1 purchased at beginning of Sept from Halfords. How was the faulty oil packaged, 1 lt, 4lt or 5 lt containers, have you any batch numbers as I still have a couple of 5 litre lots recently bought.

Is there any more info out there, I did a quick Google but found nothing so far.

Jim