Mercedes-Benz E-Class (W211) - Which oil is better?

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Sun 14 Jun 2020 13:10
Mercedes-Benz E-Class (W211) - Which oil is better? - Stevemmitchell

Hello everyone. I own W211 E200 Kompressor 2004 I want to change the oil but I don't know 5w30 or 5w40? Or maybe 0w? Mileage 180000tkm. In the book I looked, I found only tolerance 229.3 or 229.5. ATP in advance.

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Sun 14 Jun 2020 14:13
Mercedes-Benz E-Class (W211) - Which oil is better? - Falkirk Bairn

Castrol

https://applications.castrol.com/oilselector/en_gb/c/recommendation?vehicleType=cars&manufacturer=mercedes-benz-(eu)&model=e-class-w211-s211-(2002-2009)&modelType=e-200-kompressor-211-042-242-(2002-2006)

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Sun 14 Jun 2020 15:47
Mercedes-Benz E-Class (W211) - Which oil is better? - Stevemmitchell

Thanks Falkirk Bairn

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Mon 15 Jun 2020 10:16
Mercedes-Benz E-Class (W211) - Which oil is better? - John F

It's an old high mileage engine in a car worth not much. I'd use the cheapest 5-30 or 5-40 fully synthetic I could find, e.g.Wilco.......

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Mon 15 Jun 2020 14:53
Mercedes-Benz E-Class (W211) - Which oil is better? - thunderbird

Asda sell different oils that meets most manufacturers specs. I bought 5 litres of Ford spec Fully Synth 5w30 last year for £15. They do VAG spec oils as well (we need some for the Fabia just in case) just need to check the exact spec I need before I next visit).

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