I'm thinking that 228.1, 228.3, and 228.5 may be more applicable. Hard to tell, as MB has punted with the statement from 223.2: "This table only contains oil types for engines that are currently in production! Information on unlisted, older engine models can be found in the vehicle operator's manuals or the maintenance procedures."
The situation really is sad. The API specifications have changed, so your owner's manual is not useful, and MB's oil sheets don't help much either. Very respectfully, /s/ Max Dillon '87 300TD 334k miles (Off with the head!) '95 E300 292k miles (daily driving duties) '73 Balboa 20 (High & dry until the head is back on) Charleston SC ________________________________ From: Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Mon, August 15, 2011 9:01:06 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] lubromoly oil (was: OM617 crankshaft bolt) Thanks Jaime! I knew they were out there somewhere. So it looks like 229.1 and 229.3 are current specs for oils compatible with older engines. The "Low SPAsh" oils are not compatible with older engines. (~1990 and before) The "low SPAsh" oils may not cause obvious damage, or may work ok, depending on how tight your engine is. They often lower viscosity, and are noticeably noisier with noticeably higher oil consumption. >Here is enough information to confuse you for several hours or days: > >http://bevo.mercedes-benz.com/bevolisten/bevo-sheets-sort1.html > >Its searchable. So, Rotella is on sheet 228.3 and 228.31. Delo is also, in >addition to 228.5 and 228.51. > >What does all this mean? Well, sheet 221.0 might start to explain it: >http://bevo.mercedes-benz.com/d/d/en/Spec_221_0.pdf > >Sheet 210.0, 211.0, and on and on might also be useful. > >And in the end, I use Rotella T in just about everything built before 1991 >or so, gas or diesel. > >Jaime > > > > > > >On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 7:04 PM, Allan Streib <str...@cs.indiana.edu> wrote: > >> 229.something. I'll make a note next time I'm in there. >> >> It was a diesel-rated 5W-40 I was looking at. They had several >> different weights. >> >> Allan >> >> Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> writes: >> >> > Which MB spec??? Makes a difference! OM617 is a different spec than >> > newish gassers. >> > >> > >> >> >> >> >> >>I was at NAPA earlier and they no longer loan out tools but noticed that >> >>they carry LuboMoly oils, which feature Mercedes-Benz spec numbers on >> >>the label. About $35 for a 5l bottle, which is a bit better than normal >> >>M1 pricing. Anyone used this/have an opinion about it? >> > >> > _______________________________________ >> > http://www.okiebenz.com >> > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> > >> > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > >> >> -- >> 1983 300D >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >_______________________________________ >http://www.okiebenz.com >For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
